Tag Archives: Gulf War Vets Help

CAN YOU SPELL “DRAFT”?

Posted on January 4, 2014 by asknod

They say you reap what you sew. We experienced this in Vietnam when we discovered we had no more MK 82s lying around left over from WW II.  We ended up buying them back from the German Air Force for … Continue reading →

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DVA–WE HAVE TO PASS IT TO SEE WHAT’S IN IT

Posted on January 3, 2014 by asknod

In an old government trick so antique they don’t even have a name for it in DC anymore, the VA tried to trot out this innocuous document in Rodney King format (Can’t we all just get along?) but in the … Continue reading →

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VAOIG’S LATEST ATTABOY LIST

Posted on January 3, 2014 by asknod

We always get a big bang out of the VA’s OIG squandering millions of dollars in pursuit of $10. In construction, we call it 10¢ chasing a dollar. While I admire the verve and devotion to duty that seems endemic in the OIG, … Continue reading →

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THE SHARPER IMAGE FARMER

Posted on January 2, 2014 by asknod

Veterans Administration psychiatrists are quick to tell you that Veterans, as a whole, are more prone to mental aberrations like being anally retentive, suffer obsessive compulsive disorder and antisocial, positively icky personalitites. Well, why wouldn’t they? Those are manifestations of … Continue reading →

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PROJECT SANCTUARY

Posted on December 29, 2013 by asknod

Here’s a real hands-on charity in Colorado. I read over their 2012 IRS 990  Sanctuary 990 2012 and liked what I see.  Project Sanctuary conducted ten retreats in 2011, their latest year tabulated above. That took 103 military families-Dads, Moms, and in … Continue reading →

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FACEPLACE–I LOVE THIS POST

Posted on December 28, 2013 by asknod

Pen Astronutt loans us this one for the weekly winner. There’s just not enough horses or dogs in this world by a long shot.

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NORAD tracks Santa again this year

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Laura

What would Christmas be without children and Santa?  Thank goodness the North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base will be on the job again.  According to Navy Lt. Cmdr. Bill Lewis, NORAD has been tracking Santa global … Continue reading →

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VA TO EXPAND TBI INJURIES

Posted on December 23, 2013 by asknod

Well, the VA finally has decided to think like an AO presumptive claim. Certain diseases travel in a herd. TBI is a compendium of many brain damaged functions in no particular order. Additionally, no one suffers from exactly the same … Continue reading →

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SHARPER IMAGE GIFTS–HEATED DEER BLIND

Posted on December 23, 2013 by asknod

That’s right. For the Vet who has everything. These guys are so hard to shop for.  New.338 Win. Mag w/ 4X9 Redfield tube? Got a nice semi two years ago. Electric Heated boots by Tesla? Been there. Got ’em. Four-wheeler … Continue reading →

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VAOIG–8 HOUR WAIT IN EMERGENCY ROOM “WITHIN LIMITS”

Posted on December 23, 2013 by asknod

I received this today from our Watchdog Guardians. Ever-vigilant, they were quick to descend on Denver for a quick check of rumors about excessively long delays in VA’s newer, larger Emergency Department (ED) waiting rooms. While there, they decided to … Continue reading →

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