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Vietnam veterans are dying at the rate of 390 deaths each day. I don't know about you guys, but it kind of gives me the chills.
Enjoy today's Memorial Day and please take time to "Remember".
Enjoy today's Memorial Day and please take time to "Remember".
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Posted 9 y ago
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski Unbelievable amount of loss in lives during this war and to be treated the way those veterans that did return or make it back, just makes me sick - this nation owes such a debt of gratitude to all these young men and women that served their country (those that volunteered and those that were drafted). We need to spend the rest of our lives making sure that "we" veterans make-up for a country that was very selfish and self centered at the time and didn't treat their own with dignity and self-repect when they returned from any war, esepcailly this one. I know I will spend the rest of my days doing everything I can to make sure they know that I respect them, I'm grateful, I'm thankful for their sacrifices, and will do whatever I can to make a wrong a right in their eyes for their reamining days on this earth. I'm ashamed of our country at that time - just ashamed! This is my personal feelings that I'm sharing, so keep that in mind if you disagree with my personal thoughts on the matter!
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A1C Riley Sanders
Very well spoken COL Mikel Burroughs:
I would hope today's statistics of Vietnam Veterans die ing each day would influence the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's findings are implemented implemented into law concerning Agent Orange Claims would Influence an immediate decision.
I would hope today's statistics of Vietnam Veterans die ing each day would influence the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's findings are implemented implemented into law concerning Agent Orange Claims would Influence an immediate decision.
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SP5 John Giovo
I saw the worst of the worst with the 4th Inf.,and for us VNV to be treated then & now is a shame!
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PO2 Michael Geary
As a Vietnam veteran, I thank you for your service and how you feel about vets. God bless
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PO3 Paul Lowrey
The biggest shame in my thinking is that if we had taken our war machine to Hanoi like we did to Baghdad I believe that the outcome wouldn't of ended the way did in Saigon. I still have the memory of seeing that NVA tank crashing through the palace gates with their stinking flag raised. That was a heavy cost for our country, 58,220 fallen hero's and not to forget the thousands of wounded and lives changed forever.
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We hear numbers bandied about all the time. 22 veterans per day committing suicide, 390 Vietnam veterans per day dying. It would be nice to see where these numbers are coming from. I hear denials of the accuracy of the numbers but do not know where to find the official count and the data as to how the count is done (i.e. what is counted and what is not counted).
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A1C Riley Sanders
We all have an expiration date and Vietnam Vets is present tense, shouldn't be to difficult to count, their lives are ending in high numbers, VA pushing back citing high cost for Agent Orange claims,especially when the most recent grading The National Academies of
Sciences have given " Sufficient " Evidence Linking Hypertension to Agent Orange Exposure . Adding hypertension to VA's LIST OF Presumptive conditions would mean that Vietnam-era veterans with "boots on the ground " service in Vietnam or along the Korean DMZ between certain years would not need to prove that their hypertension is directly related to military service. VA assumes Vietnam-era veterans who served in these areas were exposed to herbicides during service. VA citing cost as in the billions. To my understanding " Sufficient " evidence has not been made law as yet.
Sciences have given " Sufficient " Evidence Linking Hypertension to Agent Orange Exposure . Adding hypertension to VA's LIST OF Presumptive conditions would mean that Vietnam-era veterans with "boots on the ground " service in Vietnam or along the Korean DMZ between certain years would not need to prove that their hypertension is directly related to military service. VA assumes Vietnam-era veterans who served in these areas were exposed to herbicides during service. VA citing cost as in the billions. To my understanding " Sufficient " evidence has not been made law as yet.
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Sgt Gordon Sparadeo
NOTHING OR NOBODY CAN REPLACE THE EXPERIENCE OF SERVING IN COUNTRY AND KNOWING THAT YOU PUT YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE AND CAME HOME DOING THE SAME THING. AGENT ORANGE IS THE REMINDER OF YOUR TIME SPENT ISNT OVER UNTIL YOU ARE IN THE GROUND.NO MATTER WHAT I WOULD STILL DO IT AGAIN SEMPER FI
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski
Keeping it short today SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL - Good friends and sharing memories. Enjoy your day.
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