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Recently uncovered documents show that the United States conducted top-secret tests of Agent Orange in Okinawa in 1962, according to a veterans services employee.
May 18th, 2012 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
The war has ended for 38 years . Although Vietnam has attained miraculous changes in many fields, the country remains blighted by toxin which are not only harmful to environment but also affect seriously health, causing many potential dangerous diseases which heredity factors.
May 8th, 2012 | Posted in Living,Vietnam War | Read More »
Dow and Congress holding hearing on the Report on Carcinogens (RoC).
April 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »
Edmonton Journal In the year after release from the military, veterans see a spike in income: a combination of their military pension, severance and any disability pay.
February 29th, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
Since 1991, the VA has been required to follow special retroactive benefit rules whenever it grants a disability compensation claim or a claim for death benefits under the VA’s Agent Orange rules.
February 14th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
I was invited to attend a symposium at the US Naval War College in Newport, RI last summer to learn something about how our Navy deals with terrorist threats to our fleets worldwide.
February 14th, 2012 | Posted in Opinion Maker,World | Read More »
Adm. Zumwalt was keenly aware that his efforts were being under minded during the years he was tasked to look into the Agent Orange issue when he was given a job at the VA. His report was classified and later leaked and can be found on the internet.
February 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
“Men and Women in the military know that they risk their lives when they go into combat. What they have not anticipated is that they might be exposed to chemicals or toxins that could cause cancer many years later”
February 1st, 2012 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
VA has added 47 vessels to its list of Navy and Coast Guard ships whose crews may have been exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange.
January 24th, 2012 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
She walked onto the campus of the West LA Veterans Hospital in her Anne Taylor outfit and instantly could feel her throat tighten. “You OK Ma’am?” said one of the VA tour guides, a young male half her age.
January 20th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations | Read More »
Sometimes it hits really close to home and reaffirms a commitment to the mission of serving others, and for Hampton VA Medical Center (VAMC) nursing educator Debra Frondelli, her own personal experience feeds her passion of helping Veterans.
January 13th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Victims in connection with America’s spraying of Agent Orange during the American War in Vietnam must be assisted more, especially from the US side, US Congressman Bob Filner said in Hanoi Monday.
January 10th, 2012 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
In an effort to help tip the scales for the United States during the Vietnam War, Agent Orange was developed by biotechnological companies in order to help clear dense fields, giving soldiers a clearer vision of their targets.
January 7th, 2012 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
This is about the latest industry efforts to stop EPA from releasing its assessment of TCDD.
January 6th, 2012 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
I was sent an email by a veteran who had lost his job last summer, and has been searching hard for a place to find work.
January 5th, 2012 | Posted in Economy,Jobs & Careers | Read More »
The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association (www.bluewaternavy.org) is seeking the public’s help.
January 4th, 2012 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
I seldom get moved about a movie, or a cause, beyond the confines of my own home, where I take time for my own kids every day, day after day, week after week.
January 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Editors Picks,Heroes,Military | Read More »
A joint US-South Korean investigation team announced that it discovered no evidence of Agent Orange during its probe into claims that the toxic defoliant was buried on Camp Carroll.
January 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
I strongly urge you to co-sponsor and support S 1629, the Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011, introduced by Sen Gillibrand.
January 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
Whether you are aware of it or not, your food, air and water are the battle ground upon which a titanic struggle between the multinational biotech corporations Monsanto and Dow AgroScience is now playing out.
December 29th, 2011 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
Once upon a time, I ran the largest shelter for Homeless Veterans in the USA, located in Boston Massachusetts. Here is a story that I remember with a smile:
December 28th, 2011 | Posted in Education,Humor,Living,Of Interest | Read More »
I recently read a story online about a little 8-year old girl from Israel and the trouble she encounters just going to her local elementary school everyday because some ultra-orthodox Jews living in a city called Beit Shemesh take offense to the way she dresses .
December 27th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Of Interest,Peace,Religion | Read More »
Almost 20 years ago I met a combat Vietnam Veteran named Robert Van Keuren and his partner in crime Dr. Jon Nachison both advocates like me doing work for homeless veterans in San Diego.
December 19th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
“Yes, Children are being Killed the dissidents say” NOTICE: GRAPHIC VIDEOS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS STORY. by Ken Smith I admitted upfront in an earlier post that I know even less than you do (the reader), about the twisted and fragmented history of Israel and it’s interactions with Arab and non-Arab neighbors in the middle east especially [...]
December 15th, 2011 | Posted in Israel,Middle East,Syria | Read More »
A friend of mine called and said: We should try to find ways to advance ourselves with our allies and even our perceived enemies by sharing our knowledge of prosthetics.
December 12th, 2011 | Posted in Health | Read More »
I admit upfront that I know even less than you do (the reader), about the twisted and fragmented history of Israel and it’s interactions with Arab and non-Arab neighbors in the middle east.
December 12th, 2011 | Posted in Bahrain,Editors Picks,Egypt,Israel,Middle East,Palestine,Syria,World,Yemen | Read More »
I was searching the internet the other day and came across a story online about a group collecting money for homeless Veterans outside a shopping center.
December 9th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Forget about Occupy Wall Street. My readers and other Veteran Advocates nationwide say “Occupy HUD” and ask How many Iraqi or Afghanistan Combat Wounded Veterans Live in HUD Subsidized or Disability Housing?
December 1st, 2011 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Editors Picks,Government,Legislation,Politics,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Dozens of barrels of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange were buried in the late 1960s beneath what is now a busy neighborhood in the central Okinawa Island town of Chatan, near Araha Beach, according to a former U.S. soldier who has recently pinpointed the location thanks to a 1970 map of a U.S. base obtained by The Japan Times.
November 30th, 2011 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
Some Vietnam veterans who have had or now has diseases brought on by Presumptive Exposure to Agent Orange Dioxin are not alone.
November 30th, 2011 | Posted in Agent Orange,Health | Read More »
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