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A good day for veterans: The V.A. canceled its controversial plan Thursday to review vets who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.; By Mark Benjamin Nov 11, 2005
Sticker shock over shell shock: The U.S. government is reviewing 72,000 cases in which veterans have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, claiming that misdiagnosis and fraud have inflated the numbers. Outraged vets say the plan is a callous attempt to cut the costs of an increasingly expensive war.; By Mark Benjamin Aug 9, 2005
So, who's really hurting the troops?: If it's "liberals" who want to put U.S. soldiers at greater risk, why is the White House the one underfunding medical care for veterans?; Tim Grieve Jun 24, 2005
Dinner is served: A new Senate bill requires veterans hospitals to stop charging wounded soldiers for meals.; By Mark Benjamin May 13, 2005
Inside "Gunner Palace": Soldiers in the new documentary, and Iraq war veterans, discuss how filmmaker Michael Tucker captures the real terror and craziness of their lives and service in Iraq.; By Mark Follman Mar 4, 2005
"Secretary Rumsfeld and President Bush, you are responsible": An open letter from the wife of a soldier who lost his leg in Iraq.; Oct 13, 2004
"That flag is our flag": Veterans, led by war heroes Wesley Clark and Max Cleland, charge out of the trenches in Boston for John Kerry.; By Tim Grieve Jul 26, 2004
Smear Boat Veterans for Bush: The "swift boat" veterans attacking John Kerry's war record are led by veteran right-wing operatives using the same vicious techniques they used against John McCain four years ago.; By Joe Conason May 4, 2004
The sappiest generation: My cantankerous father and my own better judgment won't let me get sentimental about WWII veterans.; By Sean Elder Jul 31, 2000
Fred's dead. Or is he?: In Puerto Perdido they're still talking about the double death of Captain Hook, going buggy with machetes and the penalty for unholy hanky-panky.; By Carlos Amantea Mar 10, 2000
Attack of the holiday gift guides!: Annual shopping-spree extravaganzas turn otherwise respectable journalists into shills for Santa Mammon.; By Jenn Shreve Nov 19, 1999
Unarmed and under fire: An oral history of female Vietnam vets: "All we had was prayer. And I did a lot of that."; By Austin Bunn Nov 11, 1999
Pentagon points a finger: Anti-nerve-gas pills may be a culprit, but in general, Gulf War Syndrome is still a mystery.; By Arthur Allen Oct 21, 1999
Crosses in the field: A bus tour of Normandy leads to an unforgettable encounter at the American cemetery.; By Diane R. Molberg May 29, 1999

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