Comments on: Agent Orange effects linger for Vietnam vets

By: Ken Napier

Ken Napier — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:49:27 +0000

I am sick to my stomach with what I have read and found out on here and other sites. First let me begine with the spinabifda disease they keep talking about with offsprings. This IS THE LEAST LIKLY DISEASE OF THEM ALL !!!!!! I have read the entire list of medical issues pertaining to vets themselves (not offsprings) and I have almost every damn one of them and Im an offspring. 7 other brothers and sisters and we are all sick with a ton of these issues. I just now got dx’ed with stroke of the brain and optic neuritis and have had diabetes for a long time on insulin and neuropathy of hands feet and parathasias. My spine is a mess and hips and all my other joints are covered in what is known as arthritis. My docs have given me the dx of firbromyalgia for the time being and now sending me to another cardiologist and hematologist cause my blood work keeps coming back with weird numbers across the entire board. I as an offspring want to sit in front of these jerk wad congressmen and tell them they are full of shit. I mean totally full of shit. My medical records have me being an 80 year old man and Im only 40.

Someone send me a lawyer that will fight for the offsprings either with the VA or the mosantos. I dont care which one.

Email me and lets get this moving Im falling apart here. And my daughters both have been dx’ed with thyroid disease now. I am very serious email me if you know of any lawyer thats willign to take on the va or monsanto. here is my addy kjkbnapier@yahoo.com

By: Colin

Colin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:55:59 +0000

Old age? At 20 right after getting out I had urinary problems and prostrate problems. At thirty I had high blood pressure and developed ashma (sp), rashes including Psorisis (sp), and arterial problems along with peronies and ED. At 50 2 heart stints and kidney stint and have two kidneys funcitoning as one. Prostristis and thyroid calcification. And right after discharge and since removal of lumps all over my body. I have three bad heart valves diagnoised at 30 and arythmia as well as cholesterol problems since late 30′s. Diabetic, type II at thirty along with stomach problems since discharge which is uncontroled with meds. IBS in my 20′s along with fatique and depression. Diagnosed PTSD by VA and jogged on the perimeter of base in Thailand where the Chico report showed they used AO to control vegitation since mowing was impossible and area inward was mined. Used there up to 1975 even after they stopped using it in Vietnam of which I was there too. VA now admits use of it in Thailand to 75. Now have cyst in bladder and showdow in prostrate yet to be taken care of by the VA since they are working on the thyroid calcification. Have had to use Cpap since 30′s and I was not obese then.
Now tell me that its all due to aging. I am 59 now and have had most of the problems from early twenties to early forties. None runs in my family who many have lived into mid 80′s’ to 103. And where in great health with exception of mother who died of alcoholism.
To say thyroid is not presumptive? well studies could not find why all vets who served foreign and domestic are high for MS? So if all vets are high for may other things such as thyroid then we have to look at that as well as peronies. Thyroid is largely undiagnosed unless you are looking for it and most vets will not tell about peronies or ED. A list is need for those exposed who have any health problems.
Not to mention the DDT sprayed every night with kerosine for bugs. Most old oil men died young of heart problems from getting heating oil and kerosene on them them when they delivered it in the 30′s and 40′s. How about us who were sprayed daily for all the time we were in SEA

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:40:12 +0000

The fact that the US would take such a tough stand on communism was absolutely in the minds of those at the Kremlin. And, what about the various CIA operations we will never know about, or, the Korean War – did they serve for any other reason than to help end the cold war?

By: Robin Smith

Robin Smith — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:36:34 +0000

My father was in Vietnam I believe from 67 to late 69. He was always a very strong man until the last several years and his health has done nothing but decline!! He has had quad heart by pass, enlarged liver, kidney disease, anemia, pstd and severe depression! He has just found out about the anemia, given 3 pints of blood and a 3 day iron infusion and still not better. Now they are talking about checking bone marrow!! I’m so pissed off at the way the vietnam vets have been treated!! My father has terrible night terrors now, has had to retire from his job and the VA is steady giving him the run around!! He also has shrapnel in his left foot which has caused him so many problems. This ordeal has been going on since 1982!! Regular drs say its agent orange and VA claims other wise!!

By: chekawa

chekawa — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:55:45 +0000

alvin e thomas

Call your local DAV, VFW service officer and ask to make a appointment with them and explain your case. I know they can be a huge resource for you on getting you claim and processing going in the right direction. For years I walked away from asking for any help from anyone. What a fool I was. Don’t make the same mistake and GIVE UP! They can open doors that are closed.
Three tours in the Delta and greatly damaged by Orange.

Chekawa

By: alvin e thomas

alvin e thomas — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:28:22 +0000

I AM A 1964-1965 NAVY VETERAN. WHEN I WAS 56 YEARS OF AGE, I HAD 4-5 STROKES, ACCORDING TO THE MINNEAPOLIS VA HOSPITAL. I HAVE TREATABLE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, SLEEP APNEA LOW POTTASIUM AND 1 HEART ATTACK . I HAVE HAD CLAIMS IN SINCE 1997. VA SENT ME TO MINNEAPOLIS VA HOSPITAL IN AUG. OF 2010 FOR AN EXAM AND THE DR SAID HE WOULD SERVICE CONNECT ME, ESPECIALLY AFTER SPOTTING A SHRINKING PORTION OF MY SKULL AWAY FROM MY BRAIN, ALSO PER THE MRI AT THE MINNEAPOLIS VA HOSPITAL. NOW I FEEL I AM ONLY WAITING TO DIE. I AIM NOW 67 TIRED AND DEPRESSED ALL THE TIME. I FEEL THE VA IS WAITING FOR ME TO DIE, BECAUSE EVERY VIETNAM VETERAN WHO WON A CLAIM, DIED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. ONE FRIEND JUST DIED OF SLEEP APNEA, CAUSE HE WOULDNT USE THE MACHINE. AT AGE 65. THE VA DOESNOT CARE! THEY PROVE IT DAILY! THE VA WILL NOT PAY NAVY NOR AIR FORCE SERVICE PEOPLE BECAUSE OF AGENT ORANGE, THIS WAS SET IN STONE DURING THE BUSH ADMIN. NOW I DONT MIND DIEING, I HAVE THOUGHT IT OVER AND HOPE IT WILL BE BY MASSIVE HEART ATTACK. I AM MORE ASHAME OF THE US GOVT AND THE VA THAN PISSED. I WILL NOT ENCOURAGE ANY KID TO JOIN THE SERVICE ANYMORE. I AM NOT THROUGH FIGHTING THEM. I CANT SAY WHAT I WISH WOULD HAPPEN TO THEM. OF COURSE THEY NEVER DID PROMISE US THEY WOULD TREAT US WITH HONOR. OF COURSE THEY NEVER DID PLEDGE ANYTHING TO US. OF COURSE THEY DONT OWE US ANY ALLEGIANCE. I STILL SIT HERE, LAW BIDING, PATROTIC AND FAITHFUL IN THE LORD.

By: Leon Mcknight

Leon Mcknight — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:29:30 +0000

3 / 5th Cav. 9th / 1967 Div My agent orange the Dixons in the cells can and do last for years and years and breakdown over time. Mine started out on my back and my feet as jungle fungus, it move to my groin and then the back of my hands and between my fingers, the acme pimple and puss bumps type, then the itching behind my ears, this stuff is no joke. Remember the connection from school between plant life and humans, if it kills life it kills everything else. Some of my best defects come from problems with Agent Orange remember it starts with the thyroid gland.

By: Judy Marlar

Judy Marlar — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 03:09:43 +0000

My husband was in Vietnam in 67- 68 . He also helped clear jungle with heavy equip. and can remember feeling the cool mist from the spraying overhead.to kill the jungle growth . I met and married him in 1970 and noticed how his hands shook the first time I met him. Many nights of being woke up from him jerking, yelling and waking up from a flashback was so sad. In spite of the hard life I lived with him ,we are still together .. he was a wreck from the start when I met him. In 1983 he had a spell of dizziness and staggering and though it lasted only a day or so, he decided to go and was seen at the V.A. medical center and no cause was found. In 2000 he was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis and was recently diagnosed with Blastomycosis and in my understanding is a fungus that is also found in soil contaminated with dioxins. He is totally disabled and only wonders if he could have got this fungus from Vietnam ;since he could have carried it in him for years, the doctors say , and only showing up now.

By: Don McCarty

Don McCarty — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:02:37 +0000

good Vietnam Buddy of mine Lamar Gilmore got the word from his VA in new york and help me in Newark Ohio when l got the news that l had Prostate Cancer. I had never been to a VA and could not beleive that l would get any help at all, well l did and 11 months now and thank GOD things our working out. D McCarty

By: Leon Mcknight

Leon Mcknight — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:10:43 +0000

If you want to know what i know about the va. e-mail me or how to get over drop me a question on how too? daroseman