Tag: Agent Orange
Muslim Christian Jew, Extremism is Extremism
I recently read a story online about a little 8-year old girl from Israel and the trouble she encounters just going to her local elementary school everyday because some ultra-orthodox Jews living in a city called Beit Shemesh take offense to the way she dresses .
Homeless Veterans need to Stand Up – Not Stand Down
Almost 20 years ago I met a combat Vietnam Veteran named Robert Van Keuren and his partner in crime Dr. Jon Nachison both advocates like me doing work for homeless veterans in San Diego.
Syrian Dissidents Reach Out. Yes, Assad is Killing Children
"Yes, Children are being Killed the dissidents say"
NOTICE: GRAPHIC VIDEOS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS STORY.
by Ken Smith
I admitted upfront in an earlier post that I know even less than...
Prosthetic’s for Peace. The costs of Land Mines and War.
A friend of mine called and said: We should try to find ways to advance ourselves with our allies and even our perceived enemies by sharing our knowledge of prosthetics.
Israel and the Blame Game
I admit upfront that I know even less than you do (the reader), about the twisted and fragmented history of Israel and it's interactions with Arab and non-Arab neighbors in the middle east.
Veterans Support Organization
I was searching the internet the other day and came across a story online about a group collecting money for homeless Veterans outside a shopping center.
“Occupy HUD” Movement Gains Traction
Forget about Occupy Wall Street. My readers and other Veteran Advocates nationwide say "Occupy HUD" and ask How many Iraqi or Afghanistan Combat Wounded Veterans Live in HUD Subsidized or Disability Housing?
Agent Orange Buried At Beach Strip?
Dozens of barrels of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange were buried in the late 1960s beneath what is now a busy neighborhood in the central Okinawa Island town of Chatan, near Araha Beach, according to a former U.S. soldier who has recently pinpointed the location thanks to a 1970 map of a U.S. base obtained by The Japan Times.
More Victims of Agent Orange
Some Vietnam veterans who have had or now has diseases brought on by Presumptive Exposure to Agent Orange Dioxin are not alone.
An Open Letter to British Athletes and the 2012 Olympics
Olympic Games set to compete in a stadium surrounded by a curtain of shame made by Dow Chemical.
Hundreds Sign Up 4 Veterans Hotline
As my readers already know, I volunteer once a month for the Veterans Hotline. This is a two-hour commitment and I will be "On Station" from 5am to 7am, the third Monday of each month.
Veterans Hotline Seeking Volunteers
A new Veterans nonprofit, "Veterans Workshop" has begun their nationwide recruitment for Volunteers who can assist with answering calls from American Veterans via a new Veterans911 hot-line.
She Toured Vietnam With USO, Now She Shares Vets’ Cancer Battle
She began her journey alone, armed only with mountains of documents, photographs, maps and letters that she thought proved the rare cancers she suffered from were linked to chemical exposure during the Vietnam War.
The children of Veterans are the innocent victims of Agent Orange
Children of those exposed to Agent Orange and the genetic damage we have seen are the future victims from the fallout of using this dastardly chemical
2011 Marine Corps 236th Birthday Message
The Continental Marines were the Marine Force of the American Colonies during the American Revolutionary War.
“When Jane & Johnny Come Marching Homeless”
There are hidden wounds soldiers have always experienced upon returning home from every war- this documentary will shed Light and Healing on these many issues through the Voices of Veterans and their Families.
All Men Are Created Equal – Except Homeless Veterans
Since our nations founding, America's Veterans have fought for our liberties contained within our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
“Traumatic Brain Injury and the Great Lie”
I recently was invited by a good friend who lives in the Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts to participate in a panel discussion about PTSD and TBI .
So….What's the Problem?
"Never let a good crisis go to waste" is what got us into this problem!
Agent Orange Studies Overlook Vietnamese Americans
A few years ago, my father, a former naval officer in the South Vietnamese Army, developed liver cancer. The diagnosis followed decades of struggle with Hepatitis C, a viral infection he contracted through a blood transfusion during the war. A liver transplant saved his life.
“PTSD Secrets”
I must confess right upfront that this posting is a little self promotion. Well, kind of. Three months ago, a dear friend of mine that I have known for over 25-years contacted me with an urgent request concerning his son who had recently returned from Afghanistan.
…And so it came to pass (Hopefully NOT)
S-1629 is not a bill to help veterans of Vietnam be compensated for Agent Orange exposure. It's a bill for all Americans
The Agent Orange Flim-Flam Man commeth
Is anybody in Congress listening about the extent of Agent Orange and the health problems is has created?
Documenting US Involvement in Chemical Warfare
"Show us the meat" regarding the government was unaware of the danger of Agent Orange
The “War Crimes” Burden of Proof
If the Senate doesn't act responsibly this time around regarding Agent Orange it's time for an old fashioned hanging!
Keeping the Lid on The Congressional Pressure Cooker
Senate Bill S-1629 needs to go much further into Agent Orange remedies
A Chance to Nail The Lid on The Agent Orange Coffin
Agent Orange-The dirty secret of the US Government
Bassakword Government Policies – Part 2
Legislation is being developed in both houses of Congress to correct the Agent Orange inequities
America’s “Ready, Fire…Aim” Government
Some may remember the horrific wild fires that burned in Pinal Mountains of eastern Arizona near Globe, from August 28th to mid-September. They became known as The Frio Fire, which was cause by lightening.
Agent Orange Update
Information about Agent Orange, possible health-related problems and VA benefits
Children of Agent Orange
Fifty years ago this month, in the early stages of the Vietnam War, the US military began spraying rural areas of the country with the herbicide, Agent Orange.
AGENT ORANGE: Okinawa
This article focuses on who has not been asked about sea lane cargo shipping and unloading of the Rainbow colored toxic chemical agents on Guam and Okinawa to include the US Merchant Marines, civilian contracted US Navy cargo ships, and the smaller fleet of Army contracted cargo vessels.
Where Does VA Stand Compared to Other Countries?
Many Veterans have deep animosity the Veterans Administration. So where does our VA stand when compared to other countries? Are we really behind or leading the pack?
Where Have All The Lawyers Gone…Long Time Passing.
Where have all the lawyer gone...long time passing
VA Acknowledges Ships Associated with Presumptive Agent Orange Exposure
Now the VA offers a list of ships who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam Conflict.
Over $2.2 Billion in Retroactive Agent Orange Benefits
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today that more than $2.2 billion in retroactive benefits has already been paid to approximately 89,000 Vietnam Veterans and their survivors who filed claims related to one of three new Agent Orange presumptive conditions.
Toxin healthcare issues are an irrevocable government obligation
The never-ending saga of the Vietnam War
A Veterans Herbicides (plural) Learning Experience
I have given you readers, our government officials, and our media over the past decades the facts as I can find it on our herbicide issues ‘with documented references.’
Mexican senators support AO victims
The Mexico-Vietnam Friendly Parliamentarians Group on August 11 declared support for Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin in their struggle for justice.
Changing US Chemical Companies’ Attitude
The US must admit its responsibility and compensate the Agent Orange victims in Vietnam. It is your moral obligation. Sooner or later, it has to be done”, said Len Aldis, Secretary of the Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society.
Thousands of People Walk for AO Victims
Thousands of people walked around Hanoi’s Thien Quang Lake in the morning of August 7 to raise fund for Agent Orange victims.