Comments on: Forgotten veterans of ward 71 http://www.disabilityhappens.com/forgotten-veterans-of-ward-71.html And the journey to heal begins... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:22:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Tracy http://www.disabilityhappens.com/forgotten-veterans-of-ward-71.html/comment-page-1#comment-468 Robert Tracy Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:10:12 +0000 http://www.disabilityhappens.com/forgotten-veterans-of-ward-71.html#comment-468 "Vietnam War veterans suffered long-term effects from a defoliant that is now referred to as the 'Agent Orange Syndrome'." Yes, I received a rather large check in the early 1990's from Dow Chemical via the VA. I felt, and still feel, a twinge of guilt for that. Dow is the innocent party in this. Moreover, we liked it when we came upon a vast open space in the jungle where all the trees were skeletons. For a moment we could see if the enemy was ahead of us. “Vietnam War veterans suffered long-term effects from a defoliant that is now referred to as the ‘Agent Orange Syndrome’.”

Yes, I received a rather large check in the early 1990′s from Dow Chemical via the VA. I felt, and still feel, a twinge of guilt for that. Dow is the innocent party in this. Moreover, we liked it when we came upon a vast open space in the jungle where all the trees were skeletons. For a moment we could see if the enemy was ahead of us.

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