Tag Archives: Agent Orange

AO–RESERVISTS GET PRESUMPTIVE EXPOSURE

Posted on June 19, 2015 by asknod

One small step for weekend warriors, one giant leap for Vetkind. VA Secretary “Call me Bob” McDonald is expected to announce that all the ANG folks who got saddled with the old $1.23s, as we used to call them, will … Continue reading →

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New free release: Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure in Agent Orange-Contaminated C-123 Aircraft

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Laura

The VA ordered this study and it is now available as a free download (pdf link)–or it can be read online. In short, the findings state: “Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure rejects the idea that the dioxin residues detected on interior surfaces … Continue reading →

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CAVC–BIRTH OF A WRIT-ACT III SCENE 7–I’LL SEE YOUR ‘ME WORRY’ AND RAISE YOU 10

Posted on March 5, 2015 by asknod

In a poker game, you don’t want to scare them off with a superior hand, but rather inveigle them to see you and raise yet again. We’re playing VA poker here so I want to convey the futility of further … Continue reading →

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LZ CORK–BOB LOCKETT’S LP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LZ.

Posted on January 29, 2015 by asknod

LZ Cork was a zit on Charlie’s ass from the moment they built it in early fall 1968. It’s artillery covered a wide swath of land from it’s high perch. The Viet Cong began an eradication plan in earnest when … Continue reading →

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AO- GREAT NEWS ON THE C-123 AO VETS BATTLE.

Posted on January 17, 2015 by asknod

Seems the Institute of Medicine came up with the wrong answer after endless conjecture. So much so that the government withheld it as long as possible in an effort to either coerce the scientists into a different prognosis or corral … Continue reading →

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Bachelor Nation: Was Vietnam really the perfect place to fall in love?

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Laura

I’ve tuned into two popular “reality” TV shows on ABC for the last several years: The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Both star attractive Millennials acting in a highly-scripted and staged winning formula: Contestants are eliminated during Rose Ceremonies by the person … 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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MILITARY SITES ON THE EPA SUPERFUND LIST

Posted on September 28, 2014 by asknod

Here’s some good stuff for those of you filing for Stateside/ Guam chemical exposure. A regular grab bag of goodies for dang near every base in the states that had any aircraft using AVGAS or JP-4. The Fort McClellan stuff … Continue reading →

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Harvard Law Report (2013) on HCV cites Fast Letter 04-13

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Laura

There is a huge disconnect between policy makers and the VA/VHA–and it’s been working really well to keep the public ignorant of the many service-connected factors that relate to the veteran HCV epidemic. If any institution can assign people to … Continue reading →

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CAVC-WELLS V SHINSEKI–THE VA GIVETH AND THE VA TAKETH AWAY

Posted on June 17, 2014 by asknod

Ah, reversals. What could be more fun? I’m just guessing Alexandra Lio, Esquire is walking on air over this one. It’s a fine feather in Chisolm, Chisolm and Kilpatrick LLP’s hat, too. It illustrates perfectly the urge of VA to … Continue reading →