Veteran Disability Lawyer
Those
veterans who flew on C-123 airplanes dropped more than 10 million gallons
of Agent Orange
to destroy enemy cover and crops during the Vietnam War. After the war
between 1972 and 1982, about 1,500
men and women served aboard 34 C-123s that were previously deployed in
Operation Ranch Hand, a large-scale defoliation mission in Vietnam and other
countries in Southeast Asia. VA does not recognize AO exposure onboard the
C-123s during or after the Vietnam war. If the veteran can prove boots on
the ground during the war he can establish AO exposure. However, those
who were exposed outside the country or after the war by residuals from the
C-123s are not as fortunate. Spreading the word among scientists,
veterans and politicians and posting evidence publicly at c123kcancer.blogspot.com is
one way to keep this in the public eye even as veterans pass away.
Just
as the Navy and VA
have shame for how they treat Blue Water Navy vets, the USAF has shame for its treatment of C-123
crews.
No comments:
Post a Comment