Its better than nothing. Like I always said .we died in Nam , just havent fallen over yet.Too bad all the imposters dont die just as quick or quicker. Veterans Fight PTSD and Injuries With Sailing, More Than 100 Sickened in Arizona Cryptosporidium Parasite Outbreak. Strapped to a gurney in a retrofitted bus, Wowwk and other wounded servicemen felt excitement at being back on American soil. In Country, that empty feeling was with me for years, until I worked for the Dept. The program is for federal, state and local communities, Veterans' organizations and other nongovernmental organizations. I would like to see how much that differs from the civilian population and are they no. Not everyone boosts about how there home comming was and there are those who would like to leave that chapter behind them. Mike. jeff clutter. (fact check note by Mike Brewer. Today the list still grows in our local newspaper, Please post the SOURCE of this statistic. What amazes me however is that so many of my comrades who served in Vietnam and who suffer from many of the maladies associated with this war would serve again. #16174111 - 05/03/12 07:01 AM (10 . Im going to put that review officer in my shoes as a 20 y/o medic. Related: More Than 100 Sickened in Arizona Cryptosporidium Parasite Outbreak, "In the best of all worlds, if you came down with cholangiocarcinoma, just like Agent Orange, you automatically were in," he said, referring to benefits granted to veterans exposed to the toxic defoliant sprayed in Vietnam. dont know about I just got my crystal ball back from the shop. One tactic employed was the use of booby traps, and to this day, there are several tunnels and ambushes that have been preserved. Of the 2.6 million, between 1-1.6 million (40-60%) either fought in combat, provided close support or were at least fairly regularly exposed to enemy attack. Pete, be sure to ask your DAV guy if he thinks you have exhausted the Reconsideration process. I was never spit on and in fact the only real negative stuff I saw when I got back was that lots of folks just didnt want to hear from us about our experiences. I do know this. losing nearly 711,000 between 95 and 00. We were driving home from the airport when I heard the news. I received a memo from the Virginia VA dated March 9, 2010 stating that although VA was required to publish the new regulation by March 12, 2010 (in accordance with the Agent Orange Act of 1991 stipulating timeframes for action), VA would be unable to meet that date. I found out later after I got up that it was someone down the hall from me that shot himself. Subject: Fwd: ED SCHULTZNATIONAL TALK HOSTDISABLED VET DENIED JUSTICE! Though rarely found in Americans, the parasites infect an estimated 25 million people worldwide, mostly in Asia. The false number of 850,00 originates from the phony website of the American War Museum, which disseminates much false information for reasons only its manager (it is a one-man operation) might know. He lived for three days after that incident. I have been searching a long time for information on people who could help me find and interview pilots of either the Navy or Air Force who took part in Operation Rolling thiunder or Operation LineBacker 1and2. Just a note of trivia. tell everyone that was their to go & get a blood test to check for agent orange 1st comes diabetes then prostate cancer thats what a dr told me yesterday. I always say welcome home to a vietnam vet. A friend of mine who is an in-country veteran asked me to look into the topic of how many Vietnam veterans are still alive. Very good but alarming article. Ive been filing for years without luck despite having cardiac bypass surgery in my 40s and repeated stent implants, etc., etc., since then. at the time i wasnt concerned, though, some of the guys working as fos, who were planning on a military career, were trying to get cibs. Tragically, though, many veterans have since died waiting for their approval and related benefits. Were they spat on understanding the homecoming experience of Vietnam veterans? I am a Nam Vet with Ischemic Heart Disease (ISD),an illnessfinally acknowledged that was caused by AO in Oct 2009 by VA Secretary Shineski. No more mr. Nice Guy. Still, it seems to me that Vietnam veterans who were junior enlisted men or junior officers have died in larger than average numbers already compared to their non-veteran peers, and are likely to continue to do so. We met at the replacement battlalion hearing our names at roll call, couldnt believe we were meeting again Thank You. Age: 84. My English teaching assistant at the U of A, in 1971, called me a baby killer, and spat on the ground. Vietnam veterans are dying at the rate of 390 deaths each day. Jorge Otero Barreto. Recently, a local widow of a serviceman received a shock when. Hope that helps. Theres one, just like the ones that we used, painted red, hanging from the ceiling at the Pima Air Museum. In 1970 received a letter from him Give me a week. Glamunyon@aol.com. Unlike conflicts with massive demobilizations, men came back from Vietnam by themselves rather than with their units or companies. Mike. Compared to the U. S. population, the mortality rates of Veterans are higher at older ages, and the life expectancy of Veterans are estimated to be 0.7-0.9 life-years shorter for males, and to be 1.2-1.3 life-years shorter for female at age 25, 45, and 65. Statistics show that at least five men killed in Vietnam were sixteen years old, and at least 12 were seventeen years old. (Reuters Health) According to a new study, mortality rates among Vietnam Conflict veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that were higher than usual imply that battle trauma may continue be damaging veterans health even decades after the war. Neither of us has since flown again. After all these past years, Ive never left country,took me years to live again. I was in uniform for 26 years and served honorably and faithfully. Meanwhile, all my friends were crying that they didnt even have money for transportation.cool news However the main reason for me using an AION kinah guide was to get the millions I needed to buy the best PvP gear at the brokers. During that year, 1,928 soldiers died in the Vietnam War. The ages of those who served in Vietnam varied anywhere from 55 to 97 years old. So my main man at the DAV said were not going to appeal. If you have a CIB, you do not need to verify stressors, so call the 1-800-827-1000 and tolerate the voice promptings/menu. I knew how to get more than enough for everything I needed. The figures reported here (and the same text is widely seen) are all correct with one major exception. At the same time all my friends whom never served had good jobs and new cars etc. Hopefully since most of us are inot our 60s now we have past the heart attacks and cancers that seem to get you in the 50s and maybe the rate will now slow. How do you say let's keep in touch professionally? He wishes the VA would do more to raise awareness about liver flukes and to encourage Vietnam veterans to get an ultrasound that can detect inflammation. The past 5 years has seen a ton of so called veteran statistics that are clearly confabulated. Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you. I came back from nam in January of 70.Got out September remember being called a baby killer,monster etc ,was not spit on ,but had I been would have given back a proper response.When I came back was wearing my medals and CIB etc. This study was limited by the relatively short follow-up and the young age of the veterans. (LOL) Especially if you are happily married. have similar data. Less than half of them submitted claims for service-related benefits, mostly because they were not aware of a possible connection to Vietnam. Dear Friends abd fellow vets, Ill never ware a baseball cap again ever! Call me Pete. This isnt good news for us in country vets. Lincoln, Nebraska is where I call home. What is a combat vet? Hello John: I was transfered to the 201st aviation co. in Nha Trang in 1972 to finnish my tour . I have never had or felt the same camaradrie I experienced serving two tours In case you havent been paying attention these past few decades after you As of the year 2015, around 1,600 of those individuals were still considered unaccounted for. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), which is part of the United States Department of Defense, reports that there were a total of 687 American prisoners of war who survived the Vietnam War. i think anyone that went to vietnam should go to a va hospital & get checked out. Because they will be OLD and it their turn. for years, all I asked for was a good nights sleep. According the them there was a giant wall that stopped all aerial spraying and river flow from the rivers into the Gulf of Tonkin where we got our drinking, cooking and bathing water just like the Aussie sailors in the Gulf the Aussie government through scientific studies found that drinking the water from the Navy desalination processors actually concentrated the dioxins rather than filter them out. Thanks Jim, that was very thorough. returned from Vietnam , the clock has been ticking. Reading Shineskis October news release, which promised a fast track response to those who suffered from ISD, I immediately re-filed with VA. A few days later VA issued a bulletin essentially saying, Whoa, the approvals would be delayed until sometime in summer 2010 because it had to be published with the Federal government.. so in 2190 days.from today, lucky to be a Vietnam veteran alive. 65-66 and Fed-67. That number was reasonable: About 9.2 million Americans served in the military during the Vietnam. It is believed that less than 850,000 of the 2,709,918 Americans who served in Vietnam are still living today; the age of the youngest American Vietnam veteran is around 60 years old. M c Clurg, Ernest H. Some of it came from a VFW Post. Looking for people who served in the 134th assault helicopter co. from 1971 to 1972. A group of amputee Vietnam veterans talk together at a hospital in San Francisco, California, 1967. The excess mortality, especially through motor vehicle accidents, suicide, homicide, and accidental poisonings, occurred mainly in the first 5 years after discharge from active duty and involved. Scientific Wild Ass Guess. Vietnam for two tours. The Department of Veterans Affairs this spring commissioned a small pilot study to look into the link between liver flukes ingested through raw or undercooked fish and a rare bile duct cancer. Thank you. . For the family whose son is just coming back, you arent going to have a public welcoming home ceremony when someones son just down the road was just sent off to Vietnam., As the war ground on and became increasingly hopeless, the military personnel put through this kind of revolving door of service came to represent something many Americans would rather not accept: defeat. Bill. Some pilots, career men and members of elite units may have been much older. It was after returning to the U.S. and while en route to the hospital that Wowwk first encountered hostility as a veteran. The last Vietnam Vet will die in 2047. 390 deaths Considering the kind of information available about the death rate of WWII and Korean War Veterans, publicized information indicates that in the last 14 years Vietnam veterans are dying at the rate of 390 deaths each day. just to crunch no. I get to testify and present them with the story of a 20 y/o medic carrying dead and wounded around for 14 months in country. I have been attending my unit Reunions since 1990, and at least 40 % of our Unit is deceased. Seventeen year-old James Calvin Ward was one of them. C.I.B. Northport VA Medical Center spokesman Christopher Goodman confirmed the New York facility collected the samples and sent them to the lab. How many Vietnam vets are dying each day? (Reuters Health) - Higher than average death rates among Vietnam War veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that combat trauma may still be affecting veterans' health even decades after the war, according to a new study. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on November 10 . How long did a soldier have to serve in Vietnam? have served in-country was: 9,492,958. It got too overwhelming for me, there were so MANY. http://edschultz.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=63544, MY MINISTRY: http://web.mac.com/rthorne2/Site/TRUTH_REVEALED_MINISTRY.html, De Nomie, William D. Sgt. Why are my bok choy leaves turning yellow? He led his men on operations that lasted 30 days or more in some of Vietnams most inhospitable conditions, without shaving, bathing or changing clothing. So, we wonder eh? Ages range from 97 to 55 years old (born between 1918 and 1960). We were in the tents in the mud in 1966 /67 . Before you visit your local recruiter, be sure you meet the minimum qualifications for serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. MarDivPhoto on Oct 9, 2009 refers to the American War Museum website, and mike_brewer on Oct 12, 2009 refers to the Vietnam War Museum, both as the source of the number 850,000 living Vietnam veterans. See for yourself in 2000 there were 2.7 million Vietnam Veterans alive: http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-22.pdf "It was surprising," he said, stressing the preliminary results could include false positives and that the research is ongoing. How many Vietnam War vets are left? Last name: How old would the youngest Vietnam vet be now? This was met by skeptisim by most Veterans groups. i was as directly involved in the fighting as anyone else in e-troop. I feel confident they will take care of you now. How old did you have to be to be drafted in Vietnam? I guess its a compliment to us allthat all these wannabees are prentnding to be vets but I still get pizzed at them when I figure them out after a few beers in a bar or whatever. 1 killed in the Nam, 2 dead by their own hand. 1969 most of the unit were draftees, with a few old hands returning for a I am a Marine Vietnam Vet (6/67-7/68) & a MarineDesert Shield/Storm Vet. Something to be proud of! Thanks to our Editor, Mark Evans, I have some raison de etre. I will check on this for you. The 173rd Infantry Brigade was activated in 1915 and served in World War II. So few can imagine that we were really sprayed with chemicals and had to live with the year of VA Denial. Grenada, Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing, Panama Invasion, and Gulf War Veterans will all start dying in large numbers. Food for thought. I have a few observations, but I will let you all go first. Of the 2,709,918 Americans who served in Vietnam, less than 850,000 are estimated to be alive today, with the youngest American Vietnam veterans Div. Check out the VA web-site and your local Vet Center. Age: 77. We are not dying off that fast. No 'Welcome Home' parades for Vietnam vets. Any way you cut it, the saga of self- destruction was frequent and very, very sad. He would not comment on the findings, but said everyone who tested positive was notified. best regards. And for the men who served in Vietnam and survived unspeakable horrors, coming home offered its own kind of trauma. What was the life expectancy of a helicopter door gunner in Vietnam? And yet our government which is one of the best in the world scares the crap out of me. SFC (Ret.) You posted this on September 2nd. Why are Vietnam vets dying so fast? In any case, we who served our country continue to die on a daily basisin greater and greater numbers. Everything else is pure bullshit..1969-1970 GRUNT 11 bravo in the jungle..and damn PROUD of itSCREW ALL THE FAKERSNO MAN ENOUGH TO BE TRUE. The following are some Ive been trying for 17 years now. James Ward was one of at least 18 juvenile soldiers killed at Vietnamfive were 16, like him, 11 others were 17, and one was 15 and had forged his birth certificate to join. There is a certaincourage and loyalty that transends the injustice rendered to these men and as long as America has men like this it will always be free. Welcome Home John. What amazes me however is that so many of my comrades who served in Vietnam and who suffer from many of the maladies associated with this war would serve again. Some may have escaped the digs and harsh words and that is good but make no mistake those things did happen. 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