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Veteran Resource List
A full list of veteran resources as published by The National Veteran Foundation.
Chemical Exposure in Veterans Over the Years
By Larry Nader, US Navy Veteran There is nothing new about the extremely high possibility of military members being exposed to harmful, and deadly, chemicals; some of which comes from our enemies use of chemical warfare while many others are from the mishandling, misuse, or over-use, of chemicals by our very Department of Defense. It’s …
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TBI In Modern-Day Warriors
By Larry Nader, US Navy Veteran Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is a wound that until more recent wars was unheard of. The reason for its more recent uptick in statistics is due to advances made over the years in modern day medicine, as well as speedy battlefield treatments, and advanced armor. Prior to these …
Is The VA Grading Veteran Nursing Homes A Case Of The Fox Guarding The Henhouse?
When people start quoting statistics using partial numbers, I must question what they are not telling the public. And with the VA, as with any government agency or public corporation, what they do not tell you speaks louder than what they are telling you.
Upcoming Articles from The Ranting Vet
Be sure to check out our newest veteran blog article titled “Is The VA Grading Nursing Homes a Case of The Fox Guarding The Henhouse?” this Friday, August 30th. Following this article The Ranting Vet will be on a short vacation and will return with new articles on September 13, 2019 when we will attack …
7-Percent of Living Americans Have Served in the Military; Freedom is Not Free
By Larry Nader, US Navy Veteran As of 2014, the Department of Veteran Affairs estimates there were 22 million military veterans in the U.S. population. If you add their figures on veterans to the 1.4 million active personnel (only 0.4% of the population of America), it brings you to a mere 7.3 percent of all …
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Screwing Our Vets; Our Government’s 243 Year Time-Honored Tradition
It seems that you cannot go a day reading local and national news or looking at social media posts without yet another story on the US Government and its breaking of promises to take care of veterans who become sick and/or injured/disabled while serving our country. To many this appears to be new stuff, but …
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