Vietnam Vets

Source: au.rd.yahoo.com --- 4 days ago
Vietnam veterans are furious that the federal government has refused to pay for gallantry awards earned for heroic efforts in the Battle of Long Tan in 1966. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 22 days ago
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Source: www.moreover.com --- 14 days ago
Two of the nations biggest veterans groups have elected Vietnam-era veterans as their new national commanders. Raymond Dempsey, an Air Force veteran, was selected to head the 1.4 million-member Disabled American Veterans. Glen Gardner, a Marine Corps ...

Source: www.medicinenet.com --- 28 days ago
Title: Study Links Agent Orange to Prostate Cancer in Vietnam Vets Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/7/2008 ...

Source: www.startribune.com --- 9 days ago
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Source: www.moreover.com --- 15 days ago
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Source: orange.yourguide.com.au --- 17 days ago
AUSTRALIA’S Vietnam War casualties, from the battle front and in the years following as men came to terms with the conflict, were remembered at a special service held at the Cenotaph in Robertson Park yesterday. ...

Source: www.wickedlocal.com --- 23 days ago
Veterans Agent Dick Martin and Town Administrator Rocco Longo are working to form a Vietnam veterans committee to tally all those who left Marshfield to serve in the Vietnam War and place their names on an honor roll. Names of World War II veterans are displayed on an honor roll outside town hall, and Korean War veterans are ready to present designs for an honor roll at special Town Meeting this fall and request Community Preservation Act funds for that purpose. The Korean War committee has been working on the honor roll project since 2003, Martin said, but Vietnam and other Vets do not have their own committees and do not have comprehensive lists of Marshfield residents that served in those wars. Longo asked selectmen Monday to consider appointing a Vietnam committee, which is ready to organize, and allow him to proceed in putting an honor roll starting from Vietnam and continuing through the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Longo also asked for the help of anyone who could identify people from Marshfield who left to serve the country. “We do want to reach out and make this inclusive to anyone who wants to help us locate people,” Longo said. Selectmen Chairwoman Katie O’Donnell said a comprehensive honor roll would be valuable to everyone. “I know Dick Martin is a stickler for perfection, so I’m sure it would be well done,” she said. Selectman Michael Maresco said the town needs to make sure no one is left out. “Once we identify ...

Source: flindersranges.yourguide.com.au --- 13 days ago
A sizeable crowd of Vietnam veterans and Peterborough community members took part in a moving ceremony at the Main Street war memorial, commemorating the 42nd Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. ...

Source: www.normantranscript.com --- 14 days ago
MINERAL WELLS, Texas -- Former Vietnam helicopter commander Doug Hopkins didn't make the 225-mile drive from Eufaula, Okla., to Mineral Wells for just any "Huey" celebration.This ceremony -- a "Hoist the Huey" dedication ? involved UH-1D 65-10068. ...

Source: independentmail.com --- 23 days ago
Dyar says possibly 4,000 in Oconee County ...

Source: www.thechronicle.com.au --- 17 days ago
By Peter Hardwick FOR Vietnam War veterans like Toowoomba man Kerry White, a special day of commemoration and remembrance helps to heal the wounds of rejecti... ...

Source: charlottesville.injuryboard.com --- 15 days ago
A new study has found Vietnam veterans exposed to defoliant Agent Orange have a considerably greater risk of developing prostate cancer, especially the most aggressive form of the disease. These findings are the first to show a relationship between the now-banned herbicide and this form of cancer. The team collected data on 13,144 Vietnam veterans , including 6,214 men exposed to Agent Orange between 1962-1971. Researchers found twice as many veterans exposed to the herbicide had developed prostate cancer, as opposed to the veterans who had not been exposed. Also, men who were exposed to the chemical were diagnosed with prostate cancer two-and-a-half years earlier than unexposed men and were four times more likely to be diagnosed with metastatic disease, or the spread of the disease to different organs. Agent Orange was one of the "broad-leaf defoliants" used in the Vietnam War to destroy vegetation making the enemy easier to see. It is made of compounds that are known to be contaminated with the dioxin TCDD during production. Between 1962 and 1971, twenty million gallons of the chemical were sprayed contaminating both the ground and soldiers . In 1997, the International Agency on Cancer classified TCDD as a group 1 carcinogen, a classification that also includes arsenic, asbestos and gamma radiation. The study's lead author Dr. Karim Chamie, a resident physician in urology at the University of California, Davis, Department of Urology ...

Source: www.tauntongazette.com --- 10 days ago
The Taunton Area Vietnam Veterans Association has announced that its annual vigil at the memorial on Church Green will be held from noon Sept. 20 to noon Sept. 21. The group will also celebrate the 40th anniversary of the city’s Vietnam Memorial on Oct. 18-19. The veterans association is also planning a rededication ceremony for that weekend.   ...

Source: www.ky3.com --- 22 days ago
Six veterans of the Vietnam War were welcomed home and recognized for their service on Wednesday afternoon. ...

Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 5 hours ago
Kasey Joyce KSDK -- John McCain says his experience as a prisoner of war in Vietnam shaped his personal and political life, and many veterans relate to that. But is it enough to win their vote? A grou... ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 16 hours ago
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Source: notebook.mercedsunstar.com --- 7 days ago
Assemblyman Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) introduced a resolution to establish a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Week" in California. It was passed unanimously by both the assembly and the senate. The week would coincide with the 20th anniversary of the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Sacramento. It begins Dec. 10, with the reading of the names of all Californians who died during the war, and ends Dec. 14 with a sunrise POW/MIA ceremony at the memorial. read more ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 28 days ago
Resize WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Vietnam veterans exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange have a significantly greater risk of prostate cancer, especially the most aggressive form of the disease, a new study contends. The findings are the ... ...