Tag Archives: Veterans Humor

Remember DEROS?

Posted on October 2, 2011 by asknod

Remember that magic moment when suddenly you only had 30 more wakeups? Think back 40 years. All of a sudden 6 actual said”Take him off Point. He’s too short.”  Recall how your buddies would bait you by asking just how short you … Continue reading →

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VA Employee Of The Month–August 2011

Posted on September 30, 2011 by asknod

 VA’s employee of the month at VAMC American Lake, Washington is Edna. Or is it Ethel? I thought it was Maria several weeks ago. I put in my right hearing aid and then discovered next visit it was Edna. Yesterday, … Continue reading →

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New and Improved AO

Posted on September 30, 2011 by asknod

Some of you probably thought that Dow Chemical quit manufacturing Agents Orange, Blue, White, Pink, Purple and Green after the Vietnam War. You would be wrong. Agent Blue is still manufactured and used extensively in theUS. Agent Purple was 300% … Continue reading →

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New Presumptive AO Diseases.

Posted on September 30, 2011 by asknod

 In an exciting development for Vietnam Veterans, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gen.Eric K. Shinseki announced today that the National Institute of Health has identified 3 new diseases with presumptive ties to the defoliant know as Agent Orange. Exposure to Agent … Continue reading →

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New Libyan Theatre Medal

Posted on September 30, 2011 by asknod

We called our inside guys at Fort Fumble to get the skinny on the Libya thing. They always have the latest news from that fishing shack down in Georgia where all the vast right wing conspiracies are hatched.  This is … Continue reading →

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Male Vets Only

Posted on September 30, 2011 by asknod

 This post is for gentlemen Vets only. I know a lot of women will be drawn to this, but it really has no bearing on them. It isn’t a sexist woman-bashing post either, so calm down.      Men have a … Continue reading →

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RVN Vets and Agent B(Presumptive)

Posted on September 30, 2011 by asknod

The Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) has just announced a new presumptive exposure entitlement due to Agent B for Vietnam Veterans. As usual, this one will only apply to Vets with “boots on the ground” in country from January 9th, 1961 … Continue reading →

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One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Posted on September 30, 2011 by asknod

     Did you know that the Ken Kesey’s seminal 1962 book “One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was based on material he collected while working at the Palo Alto VAMC Psychiatric ward? I’m sure Nurse Rached must have been … Continue reading →

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Reenacters Needed

Posted on September 29, 2011 by asknod

I was reading about all the War of Northern Aggression reenactments scheduled for this year as it is the  sesquicentennial of the War. For those of you from St. Petersburg, that’s one hundred fifty years. Thinking about this sent me … Continue reading →

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