Some of you are soon going to run afoul of the strictures of classified operations as I did after the war. This precluded my filing for legitimate injuries in a timely manner. As we used to say “If I tell you about it, then I have to kill you.” Fortunately we don’t have to do that anymore on claims related to SEA or one would hope not. I’m still not sure as no one mailed me a letter releasing me from my Nondisclosure Agreement of 1970.

However, that stricture still applies in spades for much of what happens over at SOCOM. For those of you contemplating how to approach this, the vA has come up with a crackerjack way of fixing it. Unfortunately, no one is aware of it and, like the Independent Living Program, it isn’t exactly well-publicized.

For your ease of use, I converted this document from PDF to Microword so it can be filled out and printed with the barest of computer skills. Best of luck on the claims and Thank you for you unrecognized service to America’s continued freedom.

fAST LETTER 09-52

Postscript to this. Attached is Pilot in Charge (PIC) accident report I waited forty years to obtain from Consolidated International Airlines. And for the record, I don’t believe for a minute that the gentleman’s name was Jack F. Smith. We called him “JFC” Smith, the C standing for Christ. His flying technique with PC-6 Porter aircraft left many of us underwhelmed.