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Veteran Points Out Why The VA’s “Veterans Choice” Is No Choice At All
Editor’s Note: The following is an account of an actual Vietnam Veteran who has been a faithful contributor here for several years. When you read this, consider that he is not the only veteran who has served and is being given this kind of treatment. For how he was treated …
50 Years Later: A Parasite From Vietnam Could Be KILLING Veterans
A new Veteran’s Affairs study is showing that a parasite from Vietnam could be killing veterans who fought in the war a half a century later. Hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet. Test results show some men may have been …
Veterans’ Organization Calls On Facebook, Twitter To Fight Fake News With DOD And VA
Vietnam Veterans of America is calling on Facebook and Twitter to work with the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs to fight counterfeit veterans’ advocacy pages on Facebook spreading fake news. In the wake of a report from The Washington Post bringing attention to a new study showing that Russian-linked propaganda …
VA Still Letting Vets Die: 100 Veterans Died Waiting for Care in Los Angeles
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has come under scrutiny over the past decade, especially following what took place in 2014 at the Phoenix VA with long waiting lists and veterans dying from not getting the care they needed and deserved. Now, it looks as if about 100 veterans have …
Veterans Affairs Accountability Legislation To Face Major Battle In Senate
A bill to give Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin authority to quickly fire incompetent employees faces a major battle in the Senate, although it has his backing and has already passed the House. Shulkin came out in favor of the legislation after realizing he couldn’t immediately fire an employee caught …
House Passes Veterans’ Gun Rights Bill and VA Accountability Bill
On Wednesday, the House was preparing to vote on a number of bills, including one that would reverse the Obama administration’s previous attacks on the rights of America’s veterans to keep and bear arms. I’m happy to report that the bill passed, along with another bill that seeks greater accountability …
257,000 Veterans May Get Their Guns Back Real Soon!
On Thursday, the House of Representatives will consider a bill that will restore the rights of over quarter of our nation’s veterans to keep and bear arms that were illegally infringed upon during the Obama administration. HR 1181, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, will head to the floor of …
Public Outraged After VA Completely Ignores Elderly Veterans In Pain
Thousands of people are furious at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) after a former Marine posted pictures on Facebook depicting two elderly veterans in pain being completely ignored by hospital staff. A former Marine veteran and his wife posted photos of two veterans struggling in the waiting room of …
VA Sec Shulkin to Veterans: Use the Private Sector if it’s better than the VA
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin said Thursday that he supports veterans receiving care from the private sector if that care is superior to the care offered by the VA. Pete Hegseth, once himself a candidate for the position of secretary of the VA, sat down with Shulkin …
While Our Veterans Were Dying, The VA Spent $20 Million On This!
While we know the Office of Veteran’s Affairs has been embroiled in scandals for at least two years while America’s veterans are waiting for treatments and dying. All the while, there have been attempts to cover it up. However, in the midst of this, it has come to light that …