Evidence of Change for Gulf War Vets Not Translating to Transparency in Government

ShareThe VA First Internal Evidence Of Change For Gulf War Veterans Of 1990-91 Does Not Transmit President Obama Pledge For Transparency in Government
VETERANS AFFAIRS FIRST OUTWARD EVIDENCE OF GULF WAR TASK FORCE EFFECTS ACTUALLY SHOWS FEBRUARY 4,2010
In November the VA Research Advisory Committee met and was to be followed the day after by a US [...]

Gulf War Veterans Question VA on Training

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By Kimberly Hefling – The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department says it will look again at the rejected claims of veterans who say their Gulf War service caused a mysterious illness, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.
VA Secretary Eric [...]

Gulf War Veterans 19 years After Operation Desert Storm

He said the swift victory in the war was an “incredible rehabilitation” for the Army. The malaise that hung around the military following the Vietnam War and the stagnation of the Cold War made the Persian Gulf War an opportunity to show the world what the U.S. military could do, he said.

GULF WAR ILLNESS CONTROVERSIES DIVIDE VETERANS

ShareTHE WAR WITHIN – Infighting among Veterans is counterproductive
David K. Winnett, Jr.for Veterans Today
There are no greater patriots than our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coastguardsmen. Collectively, the members of America’s Armed Forces represent the most formidable foe that any potential enemy could possibly imagine. They are better educated, better trained, and better motivated than [...]

GULF WAR VETERANS DYING AT EARLY AGES

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Half of the twenty deaths were under the age of 50!  
Count is 20 so far for October.  Age Groups: 30’s -3, 40’s-7, 50’s -6, 60’s -3, 70s -1.  Military Service count:  Army- 4, Army Reserve 1, USMC 5, USAF 4, NG 1, Army National Guard 1, USN 3, [...]

Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Final Report

ShareThe Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans has submitted its final report to Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA).
Below is the text of the letter to Gen. Shinseki, the report’s introduction, and a listing of six issue areas. From the Final Report, "Changing the Culture, Placing Care Before Process," dated [...]

Chairman of The VA RAC GWI Letter outlines the Need

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 Excerpts of the Chairman’s message to the Senate
Friends of Gulf War illness treatments research:
"I was stunned to learn that the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee report on the 2010 defense appropriations bill includes no dedicated funding for the Gulf War illness research program of the Congressionally Directed Medical [...]

TAPS- 45 Gulf War(90-91) Veterans for August 09

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A minimum of 45 Veterans of Operation Desert Storm died in August 09.  These are collated from online obituaries and do not include all deaths.  Small towns and rural areas are probably not being picked up.  Of these 9 were Navy Veterans, 1 was a Navy Reserve, 26 were [...]

GULF WAR 90-91 VETERANS DYING RAPIDLY

ShareTAPS GULF WAR VETERAN DEATHS SO FAR FOR SEPT TOTAL 25! I have been saving all the Obits over last several Months, but I too needed to take a mental break from publishing the Taps columns. 
Service(counts include multiple services)  
USMC-5, USN-4, USNR-1, ANG-1, USA- 11, USAF-5Ages  38-39=7     40-45=6   46-49=2        53-57=2          60-63=4   81-89=2    ?Age=2Conflicts(multiples (5)  VN and [...]

Gulf War Veterans Announcements and Requests

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Gulf War Veteran Update
 
Veteran’s Affairs Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Advisory  is holding their last meeting on Wednesday and Thursday in DC on Wednesday and Thursday.  There is a phone line to use to listen in on this two day wrap up.  They are continuing their work on reccommendations and [...]

GULF WAR VETERANS THE TRUTH IS THERE! NOW Accountability and Leadership will be Judged

Share TRUTH – 12th Preventative Medical Team- ODS
The possession, probable use of,  use of, and deliberate destruction of Iraq stockpiles VX, sarin, cyclo sarin, tabun, soman , multiple seven , and novachuks that were provided by the U.S., England, Germany, and the Soviet Union to Iraq throughout the 1980’s  was well known during ODS and the [...]

Gulf War Veterans and Their Family and Friends Called to Action

ShareGULF WAR VETERANS A CRITICAL WEEK RIGHT NOW
Gulf War Veterans who are ill and their family members have a critical week this week.  Your US Senators are at their Home offices in your own state as are your US Representatives.  It is time after 19 years of watching your fellow veterans getting worse and many [...]

NGWRC Press Release Aug 31, 2009

ShareThe Department of Veteran Affairs needs to act quickly to gain the trust of the Gulf War Veterans.
The National Gulf War Resource Center calls upon the Secretary to form a panel of veterans from the Gulf War Groups, VA staff and outside researchers that will create new guidelines on how the VA will deal with [...]

UTSW Medical Contract for Gulf War Illness Canceled by VA

ShareAs a doctor, I committed myself many years ago to helping others through medicine. Research for undiagnosed or unknown illnesses is a critical part of providing care to patients.
So I was disappointed to hear that the Veterans Administration has decided to terminate its contract with the UT Southwestern Medical Center conducting research on Gulf [...]

Gulf War Illnesses and the Cover up

Shareby Denise Nichols, Staff Writer 
How Do I go on?  I am not sure.  I ask all my veterans and civilian friends to unite and further distribute news of all the facts.  The Gulf War Veterans are ill and are DYING!  This is beyond sitting and just reading.  The Government now for 18 years has refused to [...]

A Gulf War Veteran Salutes Senator Kennedy

ShareA Gulf War Veteran Salutes Senator Kennedy 
As we all mourn the passing of Senator Kennedy, The Lion of the Senate and Health Care and a Veteran himself, who always answered the call from service members and their families.  I sit here and wonder what would he say about the current situation of cutting funds to [...]

UTSWMED Center and DR Haley Credentials

ShareTHE Critical Steps That Are NOW IN LIMBO For Gulf War Veterans 
Next Steps
The symptoms of veterans suffering from Gulf War illnesses are subjective, and the causes, diagnoses, and treatments are elusive. Therefore, a guiding principle for this research program has always been that objective studies—verified by researchers at different institutions and replicated in representative and [...]

The Government Side of the Dispute with Gulf War Illness UTSW Medical

ShareThe Government Side of the Dispute with Gulf War Illness UTSW Medical
AKAKA URGES SHINSEKI TO TERMINATE CONTRACT WITH UNIVERSITY AFTER INVESTIGATION REVEALS BREACH OF TERMS
IG finds VA in error and University in breach of $15 million contract on Gulf War IllnessWASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) reacted to the [...]

Limited Scope of Gulf War Illness Research

ShareThe Implications of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Limited Scope of Gulf War Illness Research340 Cannon House Office Building
Opening Statements

Hon. Harry E. Mitchell, Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hon. John J. Hall, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York

Witness Testimonies
Panel 1

Lynn Goldman, M.D., MPH, Professor, Bloomberg School of PublicHealth, [...]

The Cut in the Funding of Gulf War Research at UTSWMed

ShareWhy can’t there be a Third Way?
Personal Editorial on Gulf War Illness VA Collaborative Center UTSWMED Dallas
Here is a brief Editorial just posted from a Dallas Source.UT Southwestern’s Gulf War setback 
Just a few weeks ago, congressional influence and common sense seemed to have combined to save UT Southwestern’s research efforts to determine why [...]

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