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Veterans Need to Enroll in VA Healthcare Before January 17 As another brilliant example of the Bush Administration supporting our...

Supporting Our Troops -- comment #1 from Xopher

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:47:40 -0500

Evil, filthy bastards. I just passed word to the veterans I know, in case they haven't heard about it.

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Posted January 1, 2008 10:47 PM by Xopher

Supporting Our Troops -- comment #2 from Chris Adams

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:02:13 -0500

Does anyone have a more authoritative source for this? While it'd certainly be in character I get itchy any time I read something like this without any quotes, bill/policy numbers, etc.

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Posted January 1, 2008 11:02 PM by Chris Adams

Supporting Our Troops -- comment #3 from Chris Adams

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:04:06 -0500

According to VA Watchdog it's an urban legend

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Posted January 1, 2008 11:04 PM by Chris Adams

Supporting Our Troops -- comment #4 from Summer Storms

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:07:10 -0500

Thanks, Chris; I was just about to post that link.

(Ironically, I'm watching M*A*S*H reruns as I type this.)

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Posted January 1, 2008 11:07 PM by Summer Storms

Supporting Our Troops -- comment #5 from Sisuile

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:15:06 -0500

...I'm still going to remind vets I know to do both healthcare and grab their cert of eligibility for a VA loan. God knows either one may be yanked these days.

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Posted January 1, 2008 11:15 PM by Sisuile

Supporting Our Troops -- comment #6 from Bruce Cohen (SpeakerToManagers)

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:34:19 -0500

It's sad that our government's support of its military veterans has been so poor that it's easy to believe they would do this, even if they haven't yet. The last I heard there may be at least 25,000, and quite possibly more, veterans with mental and emotional problems from combat in the current war who have been given general discharges that prevent any benefits at all. That's not so different from taking it all away from everybody. Not morally, anyway.

At that, at least some in the current military admit the existence of PTSD. A large number of Vietnam, Korea, and WWII vets were simply told, "Suck it up soldier; cowardice isn't a psychological problem."

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Posted January 2, 2008 2:34 AM by Bruce Cohen (SpeakerToManagers)

Supporting Our Troops -- comment #7 from Seth Breidbart

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:48:51 -0500

I've heard (with no references) that they call Reserves up for 1 year, 364 days, because calling them up for 2 years lets them get educational benefits. (I did find a reference to some educational benefits that require a 2-year callup for eligibility.)

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Posted January 2, 2008 11:48 AM by Seth Breidbart

Supporting Our Troops -- comment #8 from James D. Macdonald

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:57:03 -0500

It's sad that our government's support of its military veterans has been so poor that it's easy to believe they would do this, even if they haven't yet.

Even though they already have -- as of 2003.

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Posted January 2, 2008 11:57 AM by James D. Macdonald

Supporting Our Troops -- comment #9 from P J Evans

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:18:10 -0500

Seth @ 7

The Minnesota regiment, I think it was, that served for one day less than two years, and it hit the news last summer.

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Posted January 2, 2008 12:18 PM by P J Evans

Supporting Our Troops -- comment #10 from Terry Karney

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:39:05 -0500

Actually, they've done a decent job of pro-rating the educational bennies, so that total call up (cumulative) counts.

And that at intervals of (IIRC, I'd have to go find the paperwork they sent me last year) six months, the pro-ration go up.

So I am entitled to 50 percent of the active duty GI bill, as if I'd paid in.

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Posted January 2, 2008 2:39 PM by Terry Karney

Supporting Our Troops -- comment #11 from Scorpio

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:05:56 -0500

Considering that there is a whole year of Bushies left, maybe registering en mass would still be a good idea. Can those bstrds be trusted? Sure Charlie Brown! Now kick the football!

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Posted January 2, 2008 3:05 PM by Scorpio

Supporting Our Troops -- comment #12 from Earl Cooley III

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:41:56 -0500

Now that oil has hit $100 a barrel, Halliburton should take note that the Administration has upheld its end of the deal, freeing the Halliburton Board of Directors to sign the order allowing our troops to come home.

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Posted January 3, 2008 10:41 PM by Earl Cooley III