This is an awsome blog, I am glad I have found it. Thank You. Rather than being greeted with anger and hostility, however, most Vietnam veterans received very little reaction when they returned home. The past 5 years has seen a ton of so called veteran statistics that are clearly confabulated. The 69-year-old, who lives in Port Jefferson Station, New York, didn't have any symptoms when he agreed to take part in the study, but hoped his participation could help save lives. The last Vietnam Vet will die in 2047. They may look appealing but can actually take up to 5 years to schedule a hearing. How the hell can anyone answer this question? Part of the reason was economic. 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!!! Cheers. (Reuters Health) - Higher than average death rates among VietnamWar 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. More over 8 million people served their country in some capacity during the Vietnam War, and those veterans who are still alive now are often in their 60s and 70s. It may precede a counter-appeal. I work with veterans all the time and thought you might find it interesting (if you didnt know already) that any Vietman Vet who served in country and who develops Parkinsons Disease, Lou Gehrigs disease, or a number of other illnesses is assumed tohave been exposed to Agent Orange and AUTOMATICALLY qualfies for Service Connected Disability. Ive been trying for 17 years now. December 21, 1953 Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S. he quickly pinned me up against the wall with a knife to my throat. What are Vietnam veterans dying from? How many Vietnam War vets are left? Ant help would be greatly appreciated. Two of my long-time friends are in-country veterans. Had to fight the VA for years , Diabetes , neropathony and heart attack 14 years ago. When I first went to Vietnam in Nov. 1967 about 90% of the unit were made up of Some pilots, career men and members of elite units may have been much older. Baughman, who is thin and weak, recently plucked out "Country Roads" on a bass during a jam session at his cabin in West Virginia. The VA study, along with a call by Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York for broader research into liver flukes and cancer-stricken veterans, began after The Associated Press raised the issue in a story last year. Look upon myself as a well 1995 (census figures). I feel confident they will take care of you now. NO I was stationed on Hill 55 for 6 months, and stationed at Da Nang Air Base (Rocket City as you know) with 1st L.A.A.M. I have been attending my unit Reunions since 1990, and at least 40 % of our Unit is deceased. Alcohol induced psychosis and death from toxicity is not suicide, or is it? Seventeen year-old James Calvin Ward was one of them. age approximated to be 54 years old., If youre alive and reading this, how does it feel to be among the last "It was surprising," he said, stressing the preliminary results could include false positives and that the research is ongoing. I too am a Life VVA member and Past President. Hope to have it out this year if I get the bucks together. I heard a pop and at that time guys used to mess with pin flairs so when I was awaken by a popping sound I thought it was a pin flair going off. Im a former member of the 173rd Abn Bde-First (Army) in VNam from The Rock 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. GOD BLESS ALL VETS. Jim is 100% PTSD, but stable and happily married with 2 children. david dolby died 63 yrs old 5 tours in nam. I took her to Punchbowl and then she understood. And for the men who served in Vietnam and survived unspeakable horrors, coming home offered its own kind of trauma. Hi Mike. i just learned, they are going to give me 40% for a couple things. The only qualifier may be that there is a misunderstanding about what In Country means. The VA rejected 80 percent of the requests, but decisions often appeared to be haphazard or contradictory, depending on what desks they landed on, the AP found. Except for one, we were all medics. Weve used them up we need young ones. None of that, he says, prepared me for the reception at home upon our return.. have similar data. I always say welcome home to a vietnam vet. )to be with the forward observers that were attached to e-troop. I believe they may be using no. As a cohort, Vietnam veterans were met with none of the fanfare and received none of the benefits bestowed upon World War IIs greatest generation.. so in 2190 days.from today, lucky to be a Vietnam veteran alive. As we approach March 29 and this Vietnam Veterans Day, take the time to remember those who honorably served. "I didn't think it would be me.". So it is not so much the numbers as the age at which Vietnam Veterans pass on to glory. for years, all I asked for was a good nights sleep. Btln. Any numbers on this would be greatly appreciated. Quick Answer: What Can I Learn From A Veteran? Of course we have to consider how long it will take them to contract and automate the system. I came home in 69, my hair fell our,got big pustuals on my back, and skin problems immediately. Fact: Assuming KIAs accurately represented age groups serving in Vietnam, the average age of an infantryman (MOS 11B) serving in Vietnam to be 19 years old is a myth, it is actually 22. V.F.W. This is hard to believe, He was the youngest American service member to be killed in the Vietnam War. Had my good times, as well as bad times, after leaving the US Army, April 10, 1970 I always look at that date as my second Birthday During this Census count, a huge number of Americans falsely claimed to have Was an 11B grunt with the First Air Cav (C1/7) in 71/72. 2015if any.. Why are Vietnam vets dying so fast? She was right. Jim and I flew from Da Nang, to Kadena Okinawa, and then after an attempt to fly out of Kadena in a Flying Tiger Line plane one of the 4 engines quit in mid-air, and we made an emergency landing back at Kadena, we stayed overnight and flew out in the same repaired airplane on to Travis A.F. We took care of the Big Red 1 and the 173rd Sky soliders Long Bein . I know a man who is 86 years old,from Nogales, and was at ground zero at Hiroshima in a grave identification unit, who just filed a claim last year. "None of them have even heard of it before. 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. Mike why is gods name would all these people claim to have went to that septic tank they call vietnam? Stay alive & sane thanks to Valium I am still alive for now NOT from the V.A., I use my own Doctor. in only 6-10 years.. *STATISTICS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN UNIFORM AND IN COUNTRY VIETNAM VETERANS: * 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. 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. When I returned to the U.S. from Nam I remember walking thru LAX terminal in uniform and having people call me names, one having attempted to spit on me. His name is Ray Alvarado and you can Google his name or USS Rhona and read a wild story. They mainly noticed that people seemed uncomfortable around them and did not appear interested in hearing about their wartime experiences.. 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. I am unable to find the museums referred to, though I find a National Vietnam War Museum and a Veterans Memorial Museum. god bless america,and our veterans. None of the enlisted grades have an average age of less than 20. We were in the tents in the mud in 1966 /67 . Median age is 68 years. The veterans outreach counseling is good for PTSD Tx, etc. In popular culture, the stereotype of the broken, homeless Vietnam vet began to take hold thanks to films like The Deer Hunter (1978), Coming Home (1978) and First Blood (1982). After reading your article, were lucky to have him. As for the CAR, that might be another story. During that same Census count, the number of Americans falsely claiming to My English teaching assistant at the U of A, in 1971, called me a baby killer, and spat on the ground. We are not dying off that fast. Pete. Why are Vietnam vets dying so fast? That often precedes an Appeal. all the best from life. 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. I spent nearly thirty years as an officer and still teach them. I have been reading the Veteran for 20 years and it has always scared the crap out of me. Deborah Grassman, who has cared for 10,000 dying vets as a hospice nurse practitioner at the V.A. The figures reported here (and the same text is widely seen) are all correct with one major exception. Guy C. Lamunyon I was nearly arrested for trying to defend my honor and service against that idiot. I had them look at my VA narrative pointing out stressors and stressor events in the Nam. A group of amputee Vietnam veterans talk together at a hospital in San Francisco, California, 1967. Like our Vietnam Brothers, who followed a decade after us, there is a bond that can never be broken between us. Local boards called men classified 1-A, 18-1/2 through 25 years old, oldest first. According to figures provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the United States, 530 Vietnam veterans pass away every single day. Neither of us has since flown again. (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. 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. wouldnt it be wild if we could have a gathering of ALL Vietnam Veterans in DC? But no one spoke of the incident, nor was the media permitted to cover it as WE did not have missiles yet and did not want to alarm the public. Are Vietnam vets respected? If true, 390 VN vets die a day. C.I.B. educated man, besidesrocknroll there is Classical Music, Jazz and other favorites 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. Using that same time frame the number of Blue Water Navy . No way of accounting for one car accidents either. of Veterans Affairs that was the only fullfilling job I ever had. You dont have parades for soldiers coming home from a war they lost.. I am slowly dying from AO and my country has once again tried to spit on me. Did not know his name but I couldnt bring myself to walk by his A/O after this happened. Hundreds of veterans have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in Southeast Asia. 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. to indicate what they want but I do have to believe that these may be close 800k approx left, sort of sobering uh. Some of the responses did not come through our site in a timely fashion. Age: 84. Though rarely found in Americans, the parasites infect an estimated 25 million people worldwide, mostly in Asia. It is anticipated that the overall number of veterans would fall from 20.0 million in the year 2017 to 13.6 million in the year 2037. Anyone can use no. Call me Pete. So the last 14 years we are dying too fast, only the few will survive by 2025. The dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982 began the process, but many identify the Gulf War of 1990-91with its national flag-waving, yellow-ribbon cultural mobilization and the grand celebrations of a successful campaignas ending Vietnam Syndrome. I don't know about you guys, but it kind of gives me the chills. See for yourself in 2000 there were 2.7 million Vietnam Veterans alive: http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-22.pdf This study was limited by the relatively short follow-up and the young age of the veterans. I do not concur with this figure. I discovered the VA and local Vet center and was walked through the process to get compensation for PTSD and Diabetes. They can assist a grateful nation in thanking and honoring Vietnam Veterans and their families. You should document that to the Patient Advocate Office. We can only pray that the current generation of young men and women who are the current targets of a cottage-industry of professionals who thrive on making them all impaired will fare better than we did. How to find out who sent anonymous flowers? The federal agency sent its sympathies but no money. The average man who fought in World War II was 26 years of age. i was as directly involved in the fighting as anyone else in e-troop. second tour. Can I cut apples the night before for apple pie? to 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. Says here, 2047. Astonishing! That number was reasonable: About 9.2 million Americans served in the military during the Vietnam. Tragically, though, many veterans have since died waiting for their approval and related benefits. i was in a compound & seen them spraying and the next day everywhere they sprayed was brown. The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that there are roughly 7.2 million living veterans in the world today. I was spat on in Chicago in Lincoln Park in 1969. 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. 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. got rocketed big time because it was the start of the TET offensive. ) My room mate was nick named Budda in the 134th. and not one guy in my group had ever said that they were spit upon!! Still have those dreams that creep in and keeps me awake for the rest of the night I do know this. didn't know who they were fighting and dying for. 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 statistics that are at once depressing yet in a larger sense should give you a HUGE SENSE OF PRIDE. Even though I served 7 months on an A-Team, I wasnt eligible for the flash because I got my CIB BEFORE I was assigned to the group. This was partly due to the logistics of the never-ending conflict. He was 15 years old and had been in-country nearly one month. 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. Base, then to NY. I too have found the Veterans War Museum to be a bit odd at times. Lincoln, Nebraska is where I call home. Why are Vietnam vets dying so fast? Lets all prove the stats wrong. Can you put dead flowers in food waste bin? What seeds should I start indoors in February. I used to be with the local VVA and did the Newsletter in 1987+ I added a column of all the OBITS of then dying off Vietnam Veterans from our area. Its mostly the exact opposite. Over time, swelling and inflammation of the bile duct can lead to cancer. that stuff got into everything -even breathing it in did a # on everyone that is how the guys in the navy got it. Veteran Mike Baughman, 65, who was featured in the previous AP article, said his claim was granted early this year after being denied three times. We had it nice compared to the line Medics. Why are Vietnam War veterans so crazy? Too, it provides an excuse for missing the aforementioned date required by law. You must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien. Starting to live with zest at 60 aint so bad. Tell them you want to request a CIB. Please look at his webpage: of Bill Ray/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images, The Vietnam War claimed the lives of more than 58,000 American service members and wounded more than 150,000. (fact check note by Mike Brewer. No way of accounting for the incidence of this from 1972-85. Their is a ton of it online everywhere. December 27, 2018 (aged 112 years, 230 days) Austin, Texas, U.S. Oliver Stone. when i arrived at my unit, 2/11th acr, how battery, a scruffy looking latino guy who happened to be back in the rear, convinced me, i needed to volunteer to go out to e-troop, in his stead, (hed already been out there 6 mo. Its better than nothing. Needless to say neither of us flew again after that, he is 100% PTSD . 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. If true, 390 VN vets die a day, and skin problems immediately dreams creep! Know about you guys, but it kind of trauma appealing but can actually take up to why are vietnam vets dying so fast has. Come through our site in a compound & seen them spraying and the 173rd Sky soliders long Bein as. 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