... for all Vietnam vets, including "BlueWaterNavy." Story below: Your comments ...) that have been submitted by "BlueWaterNavy" veterans. It appears the confusion ...benefits/herbicide/ But, "BlueWaterNavy" vets, at this time... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfdec08/nf121308-4.htm
... who lived at Camp Lejeune where drinking water was contaminated for three decades. Click ... lived on a Marine base where drinking water was contaminated for three decades. Up ... the 1997 assessment on health effects of water that residents of the base drank and ... scientific inaccuracy. That study found the water contamination began in the 1950s and continued ... at age 9 was due to the water, welcomed the government's reversal ... dealing with past concerns about lead in water and contamination of fish, and analysis ... to verify whether it reached the drinking water, said Cibulas. He said Ensminger ... a 2007 Associated Press investigation of the water contamination, that the study underestimated the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf043009-4.htm
...Friendly Version VETERAN BLAMES INCURABLE CANCER ON WATER AT CAMP LEJEUNE -- "We ... of skin cancer he links with contaminated water discovered at the North Carolina military base ... Wisconsin Media) For more about the water contamination problems at Camp Lejeune, click ...--- Incurable cancer blamed on water at Marine base By Patti Zarling Gannett ... downplayed the presence of toxins in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, N. ...-84. He believes the contaminated water contributed to his rare, noncurable skin ... the contamination when it began testing the water under new Environmental Protection Agency standards in the early 1980s. The water at the base "had an odor... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nffeb09/nf022109-6.htm
... and heart. For thousand of us bluewaternavy people that went there. If it ... isn't the cause of any BlueWaterNavy deaths. Their logic isn ... same has not been true of the BlueWater veteran. The BlueWater veteran is getting sick with diseases of... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nffeb09/nf020509-1.htm
..... The legacy of contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune will be more ill .... They believe decades of drinking-water contamination at North Carolina's Camp ... overcome with additional study." The Navy has received 1,583 claims for .... Suspecting he was exposed to tainted water during the three months he spent in ... the solvents that contaminated Lejeune's water. Edwards is cancer-free now ... health problems, the study urged the Navy not to delay taking action to address ... chemicals found in the base's water, benzene and vinyl chloride. In ... could have reached the base's water supply, an official said, the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjun09/nf062309-1.htm
.... It appears the VA is confusing "BlueWaterNavy" claims with those from vets who have ... offices lack clear instructions for identifying claims of Navy veterans who served on vessels which sailed in ... are to be followed when a Vietnam Era Navy veteran alleges service within the inland of waterways ... Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring that Navy veterans of the Vietnam Era are provided with ... For larger view and work area, click blue "expand" button in upper right corner... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nffeb09/nf020509-5.htm
...I'd say, 'In the Navy, I was in the water with sharks,'" he said. ... telling her the truth -- that his Navy service included a six-month stint in ... breathed, in their food, in the water they drank, or on the ground they ... 1935 and joined the U.S. Navy in 1954. In 1958, the Navy shipped him to Enewetak, where he served ... For larger view and work area, click blue "expand" button in upper right corner... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf040709-5.htm
..., and advancement of our shipmates who served in the BlueWaterNavy during the Vietnam War, and other Veterans who served ... will address the restoration of Agent Orange benefits for the BlueWaterNavy Veterans of the Vietnam War, their comrades in the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmay09/may09files/About the VASVW and the Proposed Agent Orange bills.doc
... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 I. INTRODUCTION 'When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen. ' George Washington. A. 1. The Plight of the 'Volunteers' This action chronicles a chilling tale of human experimentation, covert military operations, and heretofore unchecked abuses of power by our own government. Ironically, one of the main facilitating events for this debacle was action by a court. In 1950, during the height of the Cold War, the U.S. Supreme... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjan09/jan09files/Edgewood_Complaint .pdf
... "It is a liberating feeling that you can glide through the water with ease," said Fradera, 31, of Lakeland ... injury suffered more than 30 years ago while he served in the Navy eventually prevented him from using his legs. He remains active ... just peaceful. It's you, the boat and the water." "I'll be doing this from now ... ROWING, for a photo gallery of the on-the-water clinic. TO LEARN MORE To learn more about adaptive rowing ... must sign in. For larger view and work area, click blue "expand" button in upper right corner of comment box... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmar09/nf030809-4.htm
