Good luck and take care -Jim. We returned back to NY on Jan. 2, 1968. The AO stuff is just so hard to tolerate as it still invades so many of us. Vietnam Veterans of America/ Vietnam Veterans Die Early/ Epidemiology for Vietnam Veterans/ Agent Orange Deaths, http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-22.pdf, http://edschultz.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=63544, http://web.mac.com/rthorne2/Site/TRUTH_REVEALED_MINISTRY.html, Transcendental Meditation Retreat At Picture Rocks Retreat House, Veterans Across America Black Out Walmart Black Thursday. Heres the rub. Lost contact with him years ago, wish him the best. I just wonder how many of us boots on decks guys are going to be dying off before the VA and congress realize that we are due for our agent orange exposure also. you guys read to many bullshit books!!! Baughman, who is thin and weak, recently plucked out "Country Roads" on a bass during a jam session at his cabin in West Virginia. As we approach March 29 and this Vietnam Veterans Day, take the time to remember those who honorably served. I have never had or felt the same camaradrie I experienced serving two tours Any anecdotal evidence that has come my way over the years is not from books. I hope you all know that if you were in country and have diabetes you are basically automatically qualified for soem degree of compensation their is a presumptive connection as there is with various cancers. I am slowly dying from AO and my country has once again tried to spit on me. god bless america,and our veterans. Im a Life member of VVA, DAV and AMVETs; spend almost two years in Vet Nam as Medic with 145th Avn Btn AND 11th ARVN Airborne Brigade. I am asking for a Decision Review Officer Hearing. So, we wonder eh? E-5Sent to W. Germany Nov 1966-Sept.67 ,Volunteered for Vietnam Nov. 1967-Sept 1968 9th Inf. However, the unit is most well-known for its exploits during the Vietnam War, which took place between 1955 and 1975. Vietnam was a lost war, and it was the first major lost war abroad in American history, Lembcke says. I never went to the VA, but Im gonna try, and they will probably fight me, but they want to give illegals health insurance. Gerry Wiggins, who served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969, has already lost friends to the disease. I am ex medic one-oh-worst airborne div. This is a question as I have not been able to find the source of 13M+ falsely claiming to be RVN vets. I went back to work (with Government Defense Contractor)where I worked before entering service and was laid off after 1 month.Went to VA rep who did nothing about it,but then sent me for a job as an exterminator.went off on him and asked was this supposed to be closest civilian related occupation. No way of accounting for one car accidents either. 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. This is around 9.7 percent of the generation at the time. if you check the http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com and search the Obits section, you can see two of the most recent: to indicate what they want but I do have to believe that these may be close 800k approx left, sort of sobering uh. If not mustard gas, then agent orange, the the Gulf syndrome. Fort Hood, Texas another armpit and volunteeredfor a second tour. Often, just being in the TAOR, tactical area of responsibility will qualify you for a CIB? Lost a friend after a going away party when he took one last flight the day after the party. You can reach me at JasonGunn20@yahoo.com. Related:More evidence Agent Orange causes cancer. Some may have escaped the digs and harsh words and that is good but make no mistake those things did happen. He and I just emailed each other on Jan. 2, 2011. "You didn't have to go fighting.". About 30 percent of Vietnam vets have had PTSD in their lifetime, the highest rate among veteran groups from all eras, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center for PTSD. im a vietnam vet.i was in the army from 1964 1967.i went to vietnam in october 1965-1966.i was in charlie , company.2-16,infantry, rangers.we fought in many battles.the biggest was operation abilene,april 11th,1966.we had 80% csaulties.i was awarded the silver star,and purple heart for that battle.i became a detroit poilce officer after i left the army.i retired,and moved to san diego ca,after retirment.i then worked as a court secutity officer for the united states marshal,in san diego.i had a very seroius heart attack,and several strokes.im retired now.im a life member of the vietnam veterans of america,life member of the D.A.V. dont know about Thank You. Like our Vietnam Brothers, who followed a decade after us, there is a bond that can never be broken between us. Im a member of the Vietnam Veterans of American. (LOL) I was in uniform for 26 years and served honorably and faithfully. Sleep well brother. What order should I watch Flowers in the Attic series? Stay alive & sane thanks to Valium I am still alive for now NOT from the V.A., I use my own Doctor. (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. My name is Jason Gunn and I am a veteran of OIF with the First Armor Div. I may be able to help you with your claim. statistics that are at once depressing yet in a larger sense should give you a HUGE SENSE OF PRIDE. The 173rd Infantry Brigade was activated in 1915 and served in World War II. that stuff got into everything -even breathing it in did a # on everyone that is how the guys in the navy got it. Mike. We met at the replacement battlalion hearing our names at roll call, couldnt believe we were meeting again Hometown: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Aloha 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. id like to comment on the stastistics of our vietnam veteran death rate of 390 vets die every day.i think thatthedeath rate of vietnam veterans,are higher thanthe any other war veterans.i think that our fight wasnt just in vietnam,but after we got home.that took a heavy tole on us.and still is.God bless our verterants, john j. lang. But for claims, I have found the DAV (I have to join) to be a real kick ass outfit. (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. Can you put dead flowers in food waste bin? Vietnam for two tours. I am a Marine Vietnam Vet (6/67-7/68) & a MarineDesert Shield/Storm Vet. I am rated 100% disabled and damn happy to be privileged and capable of pushing out this small Blog. from actual combat vets but dont know that for a fact in any case that does seem rather high. Local boards called men classified 1-A, 18-1/2 through 25 years old, oldest first. What a joke. Im always looking around at whats going on. I may be crazy but Im not stupid. It means Hill of Sacrifice. 7,484 women (6,250 or 83.5% were nurses) served in Vietnam. If this jogs someones memory than please write on this blog so we can perhaps chat sometime. I am 62, and rated 100% with Agent Orange medical issues. Garwood is sometimes identified as the last documented American prisoner of war from the Vietnam War. Then, on March 10, 2010 the Secretary makes a statement detailing a new plan to automate AO filings that will speed up the process. Is there anyone who actually has documented evidence of the Viet Nam vet suicides? have served in-country was: 9,492,958. Something to be proud of! Two of my long-time friends are in-country veterans. Crazy shit. The Vietnam War lasted from 1964-1973the longest war in American history until it was overtaken by the one in Afghanistanand servicemen typically did one-year tours of duty. Median age is 68 years. The disability compensation that some veterans get from the VA is factored into the average for veterans. Vietnam veterans are dying at the rate of 390 deaths each day. he quickly pinned me up against the wall with a knife to my throat. Another who is 85,from Colorado and was on the USS Rhona in Tunisia in the early stages of WWll who filed his claim at age 80 for PTSD. I have been reading the Veteran for 20 years and it has always scared the crap out of me. Racial and Ethnic Groups 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 Millions Men Women. What does it mean to give someone their flowers while they live? This was met by skeptisim by most Veterans groups. I was a Medic with the 93rd Evac. The collective emotion of the country was divided, says Jerry Lembke, a Vietnam veteran, sociologist and author of The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Vietnam. It can take decades for symptoms to appear. We spent more forward deployed time than the WW2 vets, we never lost a major battle, we were greeted with the most abuse and disdain from the country we had served than any previous generation of veteran, and we were the genesis of all war-fighting doctrine today. to i have been 100% dav. Hi Mike. Weve used them up we need young ones. We had it nice compared to the line Medics. The figures reported here (and the same text is widely seen) are all correct with one major exception. That takes courage to return to war, or maybe they wanted to get out of a statside armpit like I did when reassigned to Fort Lewis, Washington God bless you guys for your sacrifice. The obituarities almostevery day in our area list someone who served in Vietnam. I was transfered to the 201st aviation co. in Nha Trang in 1972 to finnish my tour . Roughly 300-thousand veterans have died from Agent Orange exposure -- that's almost five times as many as the 58-thousand who died in combat. Cheers. Ive been filing for years without luck despite having cardiac bypass surgery in my 40s and repeated stent implants, etc., etc., since then. Endemic in the rivers of Vietnam, the worms can easily be wiped out with a handful of pills early on, but left untreated they can live for decades without making their hosts sick. It stopped short of urging them to get ultrasounds or other tests, saying there was currently no evidence the vets had higher infection rates than the general population. Ages range from 97 to 55 years old (born between 1918 and 1960). There is always the notable distinction between Era Vets and Combat Veterans. The latter group does in fact have an uncommonly high mortality rate, that includes approximately 115, ooo suicides between 1969 and 1989. Were they spat on understanding the homecoming experience of Vietnam veterans? Pu u Owaina in Hawaiian. Known as the Sky Soldiers, the 173rd Airborne Brigade is an airborne infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) of the United States Army that is stationed in Vicenza, Italy. he was back home in Texas he made it. educated man, besidesrocknroll there is Classical Music, Jazz and other favorites Be safe and well Welcome Home I too am a Life VVA member and Past President. According to an estimate by the New York Times, there were 8.4 million Vietnam veterans who were still alive in the year 2000.Of those, 1.1 million had passed away.It was also estimated that there will be a total of 138,000 Vietnam veterans who will pass away every year from this point forward.Editorial note from the administrator of the website: For me, the estimate from two years ago of 610 thousand seems to make the most sense. Needless to say neither of us flew again after that, he is 100% PTSD . Have you tried to apply? Looking for people who served in the 134th assault helicopter co. from 1971 to 1972. 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. IE 11 is not supported. A half century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet test results show some men may have been infected by a. i think anyone that went to vietnam should go to a va hospital & get checked out. Why are my bok choy leaves turning yellow? 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. Rather than being greeted with anger and hostility, however, most Vietnam veterans received very little reaction when they returned home. I believe they may be using no. During that year, 1,928 soldiers died in the Vietnam War. Im 66 years old, going in to the hospital for the 4th time for more stents. Its better than nothing. My buddy Jim was stationed with MAG-11. Age: 75. Using that same time frame the number of Blue Water Navy . Before I married my loving wife, I told her of some of my experiences, but not all of them showed her all themedicine The aircraft ( helicopter ) went down experiencing mechanical problems. Why are Vietnam vets dying so fast? By then, patients are often in tremendous pain, with just a few months to live. EM Club after that, I never saw Walker again. More answers below James Cain The men who were drafted served and did their jobs well they were all soldiers. "None of them have even heard of it before. She was right. i forgot to mention in my above comment,that i was in the first infantry division,(the big red one),charlie company,2nd battalion,16th infantry regiment,rangers,in vietnam. Tragically, though, many veterans have since died waiting for their approval and related benefits. civilian world and create a new life for ourselves. Give me a week. Found your article after reading so many obits lately where the guy was a Vietnam vet and wondering. Finally after 10 months found a job,human resources person said that they didnot mind hiring Vietnam Veterans .as long as I was not drug addict or involved in any war attrocities. So long ago-time tames the memories and makes them Kind!!!! The Current Situation Regarding the Missing and Unaccounted for American Service Members Who Were Killed in Vietnam. Very good but alarming article. )to be with the forward observers that were attached to e-troop. How many Vietnam War vets are left? It would take nearly 20 years after the end of the war for America to get right with its Vietnam veterans. Originating from New York City, Tom Selleck. Thanks Jim, that was very thorough. Protestors demonstrate for full benefits for all US veterans, including Vietnam War veterans in July, 1974. Yes the war was not popular but we did go and do our duties we were trained to do. All Rights Reserved. I knew we were losing our numbers fast but not nearly as fast as we are, thank you for the education. What seeds should I start indoors in February. 1 killed in the Nam, 2 dead by their own hand. If it is any comfort, one of my VVA pals reminds me that VVA only has a total of about 45,000 members nation wide, so it represents and very small part of all who served. As of this date The American War Library estimates that approximately 610,000 Americans who served on land in Vietnam or in the air over Vietnam between 1954 and 1975 are alive today. Ischemic heart problems. Locality: Detroit, in the state of Michigan. Without advertising income, we can't keep making this site awesome for you. What is a combat vet? The Obituaries in the Veteran Magazine published by Vietnam Veterans of America, a highly credible organization, have a long list of birthdays between 1946-50. "I've personally dealt with muscle loss, neuropathy and atrial fibrillation. We could not understand getting letters from school kids, says Langenus, also a veteran of Desert Storm. How do you say let's keep in touch professionally? HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. Thank You. The Vietnam War lasted from 1964-1973the longest war in American history. Semper Fi to your hubby. We built houches in 1967. Not everyone boosts about how there home comming was and there are those who would like to leave that chapter behind them. How old did you have to be to be drafted in Vietnam? Vietnam veterans are reaching a point in their lives where they may be retired, losing the past support systems of family and friends, susceptible to depression and prime candidates for. 101st Airborne 1971 I was a aircraft sheetmetal repairman. You couldnt believe that people were cheering you.. Last name: not too many left, Vietnam Veterans Dying Breed. Dear Friends abd fellow vets, Thank god for them. Think I might be carrying some baggage? one thing they have mentioned is verified stressors. And as more and more wartime atrocities came to light, there was a national implication of guilt and shame placed on Vietnam veterans as participants in and avatars of a brutal, unsuccessful war. Still listen to 1960s rocknroll and those songs take me back to the Mekong Delta He and I flew out of Da Nang on the morning of Jan 1, 1968 (that night Da Nang A.B. 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. Names were called, Vets were spit on, along with not being respected by our own did happen. After all these past years, Ive never left country,took me years to live again. And instead of getting return peace fingers, I got the middle finger.. Veterans Fight PTSD and Injuries With Sailing, More Than 100 Sickened in Arizona Cryptosporidium Parasite Outbreak. (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. I too have found the Veterans War Museum to be a bit odd at times. At your next response, should you be so kind, I will tell you of a career U.S. Navy hero who died alone, broke, unsung in a Trailer park in Oregon. Did not know his name but I couldnt bring myself to walk by his A/O after this happened. i cam back from nam in july of 70 all my decorations and cbi badge and never heard or spit upon, i think a lot of this is bullshit!!! . On June 7, 1969, Bullock was killed by small arms fire while on night watch at An Hoa combat base. Why are Vietnam vets dying so fast? Thanks for the clarification. . Age: 78. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Age 67. tell me what you think about the article I just wrote about former Senator Alan Simpson, at TucsonCitizen.com His comments about Agent Orange victims are going to keep me up nights! Their is a ton of it online everywhere. How many Flowers do you need for each level in June's journey? Deeds need to be done in addition to words, says Wowwk, who is 100 percent disabled from his Vietnam wounds. Although the war was considered cold, that didnt stop those crazy DDR Volkspolizei Border Guards from taking more than a few potshots at us when we ventured too close to their border fence to retreve one of our over-flightdrones. Before you visit your local recruiter, be sure you meet the minimum qualifications for serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Base, then to NY. How do I unlock Wattpad stories without paying? GOD BLESS ALL VETS. I do know this. 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