Category Archives: Vietnam War history

CAVC–REAVES v. McDONALD–THE PANDORA PARADOX

Posted on October 23, 2014 by asknod

This is a great Single Judge decision to illustrate  the ultimate stupidity of finally granting something now that they’ve been denying since 1982-fully 32 years ago. Add in “losing” the c-file and having to reconstruct it (funny what makes it back … Continue reading →

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REMODELING THE VIETNAM WAR

Posted on October 12, 2014 by asknod

I get a bang out of listening to some of the younger generation of America, civilian and former military alike, who have a discombobulated perception of what happened in the Vietnam War and why. I also fear that what my … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK–19 JANUARY 1969–THE DAY AFTER

Posted on October 7, 2014 by asknod

I received a call yesterday from my secret VA weapon at Representative Derek Kilmer’s office. The news was confusing as well as disheartening.  Nick Carr informed me that the Army REMFs are requiring more proof of Butch Long’s bravery under … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK-JANUARY 18TH,1969–A DAY IN THE LIFE

Posted on October 5, 2014 by asknod

From the Vietnam footlocker of life, we pull out a story of one who thankfully missed his opportunity to be immortalized on the Vietnam Wall. On that day, three would die and fifteen would suffer life-altering changes from their wounds. This is … Continue reading →

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DECLASSIFIED CAS DOCUMENTS

Posted on September 14, 2014 by asknod

Sorry for the mixup. I published this as a post and then moved it up to the widgets in black above.

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BVA–NEW 2ND QUARTER DECISIONS POSTED

Posted on July 17, 2014 by asknod

The second batch of 2014 decisions were put up today and the increase of cases being won via jetguns is finally getting some traction. Here’s the very first one I looked at and the turn around in VHA “expert” opinions … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER VIETNAM–42 YEARS LATER

Posted on June 15, 2014 by asknod

After winning my VA claims in 2008, I became extremely introspective and examined my sparse case file for why it took so long. After obtaining my military records from the NPRC in St. Louis, I discovered the Air Force had … Continue reading →

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LETTUCE APPRECIATE WHAT WE HAVE

Posted on May 16, 2014 by asknod

No thanks to the VA, I have managed to make the garden produce more than in years past in the summer. I attribute that to my erstwhile fertilizer production experts Dude and Wally. They have been performing yeoman-like service in … Continue reading →

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MAY 7TH, 1975

Posted on May 7, 2014 by asknod

VA uses this day, May 7th, 1975, as the delineator of the last day any of us who participated in the Southeast Asia War Games were exposed to Dow and Monsantos’ revolutionary new herbicides. That meant you had one year … Continue reading →

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VIETNAM MEMORIAL AT THE ASS END OF NOWHERE IN COLORADO

Posted on April 9, 2014 by asknod

Here’s a lovely piece of history with a huge question mark after it. Since I served under the Erawan in a round about way via USAID and Air America, I find it extremely interesting from several points of view. Obviously, … Continue reading →

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