Tag Archives: Helping Veterans

TWO OLD ARMY BUDDIES

From the joke king in south Pierce County who knows where all the good tattoo parlors are in Da Nang (Tombo)… Russ and Sam, two older Vietnam survivors, met in the park every day to feed the pigeons, watch the … Continue reading

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VBMS–THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

USB Hickey: ” But the very last thing I do want to just tell you is I leave today at this hearing and I go do what I have been doing for the last four months. I get on a … Continue reading

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FEINSTEIN SAYS VETS HAVE BENT BRAINS

Member Paul sends us this juicy tidbit from Capitol Hill. It kind of makes you wonder what’s in the water in California. Perhaps Timothy Leary polluted the groundwater back in 68. That might explain why Diane thinks PTSD originated during the Iraqi War. Whoooooooo, … Continue reading

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Tattooing and HCV: A study that is actually useful

Although I can only access the abstract, this study in Hepatology (1/13) was reported by Fox News and other news outlets.  The researchers excluded IDUs and those who had blood-transfusions (pre-1992).  The CDC writes,”Fritz Francois, MD, a researcher from New York University Langone … Continue reading

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JACK NICKLAUS TO BUILD MY BACK NINE

I just received this from Tombo the Proud. Way cool. That’s my golf course. Thank you America and thank you Jack. Now if I can figure out how to last eighteen holes -walking or riding.

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VBMS– WHAT’S NEXT?

As we all know from the propaganda fliers VA dropped over us recently, VBMS is getting ready to make a big difference in the backlog. This expected windfall is programmed in to seize the high ground and eliminate  Global Warming by going … Continue reading

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When HCV kills really fast

I came across a study* that was a shocker.  In 1994, 30 UK patients with  primary immune deficiencies received a batch of HCV-contaminated human immunoglobulin (that had been screened) and became infected with acute hepatitis. Of these 30, four developed … Continue reading

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AIR AMERICA FINALLY ENTERS THE PICTURE

I had often wondered over the last forty years when this would come to pass. So many of the AirAm guys I worked with were Vets that I figured someone would have come forward a lot sooner. I always marveled … Continue reading

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FACE STREET JOURNAL

And the envelope, please.  From Carrie Stiffler, this week’s winner is…. You find some funny stuff on the Facepage.

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Rep. Jeff Denham distainful of VA

This Congressman serves on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee and may be a friend. Congressman Jeff Denham represents the 10th District of California in the U.S. House of Representatives. His district includes all of Stanislaus County and part of San Joaquin County. He … Continue reading

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