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Veterans

djean111

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1. My sister's husband was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sun Feb 28, 2016, 07:51 AM

Feb 2016

He was told that his heart problems (myocardial ischemia, recently had an attack that put him on the ground, unconscious), and PTSD symptoms were not the result of Agent Orange in Vietnam, because he was in the sky, not on the ground.
What utter reeking bullshit.

So finally, there is a list of symptoms, including the myocardial ischemia, instead of the dismissive well, you were not on the ground. So he is getting treatment and psychological help. Hope it is not too late.

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Agent Orange catching up to Vietnam veterans decades later [View all] unhappycamper Feb 2016 OP

My sister's husband was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. djean111 Feb 2016 #1

My brother in law who served in Vietnam was treated for bladder cancer last year. CentralMass Feb 2016 #2

I know a number of Vietnam vets who are also affected. n/t unhappycamper Feb 2016 #3

We will never learn the human toll of agent orange TexasProgresive Feb 2016 #4

Does anybody know if the children of veterans exposed to agent orange have problems? patricia92243 Feb 2016 #5

Absolutely, One of the Vets I use to drive to the Mbrow Feb 2016 #6

Sadly similar issues are impacting the more recent vets a their children Victor_c3 Mar 2016 #7

Thanks for this. Mbrow Mar 2016 #8