Tag: Agent Orange

- SupportingAgent Orange Healthcare and Benefits for Vietnam War Veterans  Against Dire Threat - September 1, 2010 (Countdown) - MSNBC's Keith Olberman interviews Veterans for Common...

 -  When the US Government sends its sons and daughters off to war, it must be prepared to pay the full price; a commitment...

-  Oh, I'm sorry, are our veterans' illnesses inconvenient for you, Alan Simpson? - By Steve Benen in the Washinton Monthly MAYBE ALAN SIMPSON SHOULD ENJOY A...

It's not war that is costly, about which lawmakers have no reservations about spending. No, it's those damn veterans who should go away or at least die.

Update: See Diseases Associated with Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents,   . - The final regulation follows Shinseki’s determination to expand the list of conditions for...

Radiation and CFIDS Potential Connection Pieces of the puzzle continue to be discussed in widening circles of concerned and ill veterans and civilians.  See the...

VT Becoming a True Hub of Information for Veterans and Civilians The news as demonstrated by another news item that has gotten legs from what...

- What's frustrating, Vietnam veteran Frank Tate said, is that the Department of Veterans Affairs doesn't acknowledge cirrhosis as a disease caused by Agent Orange....

Abram, 68, was drafted into the Army and served at Fort Detrick from November 1962 to 1964. He is not allowed to talk about the work he did at Fort Detrick, but Abram said he enjoyed walking around the greenhouses in his spare time.

By Nicholas Johnston and Brian Faler in Bloomberg President Barack Obama signed a $60 billion war-funding bill that will pay for his plan announced last...

- WMDs and the War on Terror: Lies that won't die - By Jim Staro Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) has become the new mainstream term...

- New Online Medical Claims System Launches This Year, Agent Orange Presumptives Get First System Use - From the VA: VA plans to develop a fully automated, online...

As our readers already know the questions surrounding Agent Orange and related Rainbow Agents used during Herbicide Warfare in Vietnam are very complex, and...

As I finished up writing my last article on questions surrounding Agent Orange Outside of Boots On the Ground Vietnam, Rainbow Colored Chemical Agents...

Just got this from Don Vanzant through Dan Cedusky's veterans' newsletter. As many of you know, R. James Nicholson, former Secretary of the Department of Veterans...

Regional Veterans News 6/21/10 Regional stories on veterans’ health, education, benefits, legal affairs and other issues today from: El Paso, Texas; Columbia, Missouri; Mansfield, Ohio;  Big Sandy, Montana; Jellico,...

Although that is not the title of this very recent media release by Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) to address all the questions now...

Agent Orange and related toxic chemicals are nothing but bad--decades after use. Sens. Webb and Akaka, are you listening? Action plan addresses toxic legacy of...

VT has done quite a few recent articles on Agent Orange and how members of Congress, from both political parties, but surprisingly the Democratic Party...

By Tom Philpott VA Secretary Eric Shinseki met with Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, last month to ask that...

Why Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) and Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) are trying to screw veterans on Agent Orange is in a word: Mystifying. By Tom...

Senator Webb, we need you on this. U.S. Senator Jim Webb Virginia 248 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-4024 Fax: 202-228-6363 Toll Free Number 1-866-507-1570 Webb wary of expanded...

Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), chief architect of the pricey Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefit for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan war era, could become a new champion, for taxpayers, against what he perceives as excess spending on military pay and on a new wave of Agent Orange claims.

- "What is more disheartening is the discovery that the veterans’ services organizations with offices in Washington have bought into and support the VA’s...

Veterans fighting to gain the benefits and care earned, deserved, and decades long over due!

Senators Propose TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act A bill introduced to the U.S. Senate April 14 would, if passed into law, enable the dependent children...

According to Tom Philpott in his article New Agent Orange Rule to Allow Retro Claims by 86,000 about 86,000 Vietnam War veterans, their...

Formerly homeless Veteran, Jeffery Anderson has stabilized home and family thanks to his new job at the Waco, Texas, VA Regional Office. In response to Secretary Shinseki’s charge to end homelessness among Veterans within five years, the Waco VA Regional Office began a Homeless Veterans Hiring Initiative.

The small city of Canal Fulton, Ohio, rolled out the “red carpet” and flag waving crowds swelled along the streets in anticipation.  May 17,...

Who operates the most viewed career video website featuring the most recruiting and career videos? Career TV! Where has VA just placed a video highlighting the dynamic and diverse VA workplace and the opportunities VA offers those starting careers? Career TV! Career TV helps students and young professional learn about careers with the world’s top organizations and now features a three-minute video outlining the breadth and scope of VA career opportunities and the rewards and satisfactions of working to fulfill the VA mission.

Nearly 3,000 Individuals Have Responded to the CalVet Survey To Help Prioritize Services to California’s Veterans Sacramento – Nearly 3,000 individuals have responded to the...

VA Planning To Expedite Agent Orange Claims Process. In continuing coverage, Government Technology (3/12, Wilkinson) reports, "In what's being touted as a major step to better serve Vietnam veterans," the US Department of Veterans Affairs "is planning to expedite the claims process for those with illnesses due to Agent Orange exposure."

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today an aggressive new initiative to solicit private-sector input on a proposed “fast track” Veterans’ claims process for service-connected presumptive illnesses due to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War.

VA Planning To Fully Automate Agent Orange Claims Process.USA Today (3/9, Zoroya, 2.11M) notes that on Tuesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs "plans to announce...it will fully automate how it pays claims for illnesses related to exposure to the chemical Agent Orange to keep an overburdened system from collapse."

"We polled many Whispers associates and sources, and they were quick to size up the top five Obama cabinet members." Fifth on the list, according to Bedard, "is Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, who has turned an agency that is at the bottom of lists in past administrations into an example of how to bring federal services to the troops, injured veterans, and even homeless vets. He's showing that the VA has a heart."

After I got home from the Army and Viet Nam, in 1969, my wife Nanci, Sherri, our baby, (who was born while I was...

Former Army medic walks the length of Vietnam to raise funds for children affected by Agent Orange. “Doc” Duff, age 59, now lives with his Vietnamese wife in Nha Trang, Vietnam, which is the kick-off point for this year’s walk.

The link to this song was sent into VT by a friend of ours. He asked that it be included in our Stories of...

In my last issue of VVA Veteran magazine, I noted that our organization has escalated efforts to get the stories of people and families...

Michael R. Taylor, J.D., was appointed FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods. This was announced on the FDA’s website the day after the earthquake in Haiti. Michael Taylor is a former top executive, lawyer and lobbyist with biotech giant Monsanto Co. He has rotated in and out of law firms, Monsanto, the USDA and FDA.

'Don't worry, this stuff won't hurt you.' »Bunn was 21 years old when he arrived at Dugway Proving Ground, just over the snow-dusted hills from the Deseret demilitarization dump, in Tooele County. The official mission of his unit, the 45th Chemical Company, was to create smoke screens for infantry assaults. But in the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, the Army had other uses for the group.