Tag Archives: Vietnam Veterans Claims Help.

vA HCV RELATED DOG & PONY SHOWS

Enclosed for your edification is a large compendium of all things HCV from the vA library. No, Virginia. The small v is not a typo. It represents the government’s commitment to Veterans who merit a capitalized V. As such, anything you read … Continue reading →

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ENCOUNTERS OF THE ROTARY WING KIND

Member Bob ( a rotary wing fanatic) sent us this lovely picture of his first rating flight. Seems he confused the throttle with the collective on this buggy. Everyone came out in one piece except the hanger and the chopper. … Continue reading →

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MARS–IN ALL ITS SPLENDOR

Member Dave sends me these uncensored photos taken by the new Mars probe. He works for NASA and felt that I should have them. Apparently we aren’t getting the whole story on this. Way to go, Dave. Thank you for … Continue reading →

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DRACO–HCV GODSEND?

I found this in a magazine and immediately did a lot of research on it. DRACO stands for  Double-stranded RNA Activated Caspase Oligomerizers. It was touted as a killer of HIV and innumerable other viruses-some as lethal as Ebola.  What was … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten “92%”

According to the VA, about 8% of Veterans are female, which would make about 92% of Vets male. About 1 in 5 female Vets are victims of MST. This means men outnumber women in the military by better than 10 … Continue reading →

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“If you haven’t figured it out yet, we’re here to talk about jet injectors.”

More excerpts (in italics) from the FDA public hearing on jet-guns 8/9/05 FDA Presenter:  Jason Lipman.  Lead Reviewer. General Hospital Devices Branch. Definition? “These devices typically have a large medicinal vial that fills an injection chamber after each subsequent injection. Reusable … Continue reading →

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CAVC–CLINE v SHINSEKI–3.156(c)(2)–WELL,NOT EXACTLY

Have you ever been suckered into buying or selling something where you read all the fine print, filled out all the forms and jumped through the hoops? When you were finished, did you then find the “not exactly” clause? Or … Continue reading →

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COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE

Member Cal sends us this wisdom: The wife left a note on the fridge “It’s not working, I can’t take it anymore!! Gone to stay with my Mother.” I opened the fridge, the light came on and the beer was cold………What the … Continue reading →

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CDC–TIME FOR YOUR CHECKUP, BOOMERS

In a surprising announcement which I just discovered on my facenovel from Pen Lutt Astronutt, the CDC has decided it’s time for a Boomer physical to see how we fared all these years vis a vis HCV. Yes, they are … Continue reading →

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VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM–CHEHALIS, WA.

In a rare moment of spare time, I opted to make a one and a half hour run south from Gig Harbor, Washington to Chehalis to the Veterans Museum. It was well worth the journey. These ladies and gentlemen, and … Continue reading →

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