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Michael Moore would be proud...
On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 05:10:52 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Jan 3, 7:23*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in ...
My brother did not retire, but did spend 11 years active duty. *He gets VA
medical care because of Agent Orange exposure. *He paid a lot for that
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Well, then, quantify it. How much did he pay?
Here are some of the diseases associated with Agent Orange, Loogy.
Chloracne
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Soft tissue sarcoma
Hodgkin's Disease
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT)
Multiple Myeloma
Respiratory cancers
(including cancers of the lung, larynx, trachea and bronchus)
Prostate cancer
Peripheral neuorapthy
(acute or subacute)
Type 2 Diabetes (Diabetes mellitus)
Me, I'm right on the borderline for several of these, although I'm
receiving nothing from VA for any of them...yet.
I really think the best thing you could do for your attitude is visit a VA
hospital and just walk around for an hour. Have a cup of coffee in the
cafeteria. I'll buy.
You're starting to sound like Harry with this stuff. You sure as hell don't
want to sink to that low.
--
John H
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