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The generation
of an estimated 8 million military service members of the Vietnam
era, 1964-1975, is
fading.
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States.
Among men 55–69 years old, the group that includes most Vietnam veterans. The risk of dying from cancer exceeds the risk of dying from heart
disease, the leading
cause of death in the United States.
Agent
Orange causes cancer in
Vietnam-era veterans.
Too many veterans who have Agent Orange are being completely ignored! They are dying.
The legacy of death and
misery from the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan continues today
This reprehensible
practice proves yet again that nothing is sacred when it comes to the military machine.
Just as the U.S. laid
waste to Vietnam’s human health and jungle environment with Agent Orange, it
wrecked human health and environmental quality in Iraq. That country
will suffer from this toxicity for decades, as evidenced by sharp increases
in birth defects and cancer and leukemia rates.
Likewise, U.S.
veterans and their families are bearing the brunt of this travesty.
50% of those
with PTSD do not seek treatment
Out of the half that seek treatment, only half of them get “minimally
adequate” treatment
At least 20%
of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have PTSD and/or Depression.
84.8
Percentage of PTSD-diagnosed Vietnam veterans currently suffering at least
moderate impairment, 30+ years after
combat.
Retirement is expected to bring a whole new wave of PTSD
PTSD destroys!
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***VETERAN SUICIDES ARE DEVASTATING - 22 VETERANS PER DAY!***
ATTEMPTED SUICIDES DAILY - UNKNOWN!!! STATISTICS SHOW 1 in EVERY 25 Attempts!!
HOW MANY SUICIDES NOT REPORTED AS SUCH?
How Many Considering Suicide?
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The overall divorce rate among Vietnam
Veterans is significantly higher than for
the general population, and rates of
divorce are even higher for Veterans with
PTSD.
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PTSD and Substance Abuse in Veterans
http://mrrptsd.blogspot.com/2016/05/ptsd-and-substance-abuse-in-veterans.html
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HERE IS THE ANSWER!!
http://dvamrienzie.blogspot.com/2016/05/veteran-affairs-claim-denied-agent.html
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War Is Hell, and the Hell Rubs Off
PTSD contributes to violence. Pretending it doesn’t is no way to support the troops.
We won’t fight and
kill for a Government that
does not care about people.
Agent Orange has been killing unimaginable countless people!
The dioxin TCDD
was an unwanted byproduct of herbicide production. Dioxins are pollutants
that are released into the environment by burning waste, diesel exhaust,
chemical manufacturing, and other processes. TCDD is the most toxic of the dioxins, and is classified as a
human carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The DNA is affected and is now in the third
generation.
The Gulf of Tonkin (Vietnam) incident took place on August 2 & 4, 1964, and helped lead to greater American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Approved on August 10, 1964, the Southeast Asia (Gulf of
Tonkin) Resolution, gave President Johnson the power to use military
force in the region without requiring a declaration of war.
Research and declassified documents has essentially shown that
the attack to warrant such action did not happen.
Over the next few years, Johnson used the resolution to rapidly
escalate American involvement in the Vietnam War.
The Tet Offensive
Should Have Not Happened!
In December 1967,
President Johnson. Secretary of Defense McNamara, and General Westmoreland
considered victory in Vietnam was near.
Just after midnight on January 30, 1968, some 84,000 Viet Cong guerrillas and
North Vietnamese Army soldiers launched a coordinated attack on all of
the provincial capital cities of South Vietnam.
The war between North and South
Vietnam had already been raging for 13 years. While the military and political leadership
of the US publically expressed complete confidence in
a swift victory for the anti-communist forces
The Viet Cong, with support from the North Vietnamese Army, began
a series of attacks that would strike more than 100 southern
cities between January 30 and February 3, 1968.
In each case, the communists unleashed a barrage of mortars and
rockets, using weapons brought south via the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and followed with
a ground forces invasion.
South Vietnam lost almost 5,000
soldiers killed, 16,000 wounded and around 1,000 missing in the first
phase. Its SEATO allies lost over 4,000 troops killed and
about 20,000 wounded or missing. In addition, 14,000
South Vietnamese civilians died in the fighting, and
approximately 24,000 were wounded.
American President Lyndon Johnson grew
so unpopular that in March of 1968, he announced that he would not
run for a second term in office. March 22, 1968- Gen. Creighton Abrams takes
over command from Gen. Westmoreland.
Secretary of Defense McNamara's tearful departed from the Pentagon at the height of the Tet
Offensive in early 1968.
The entire higher command of the conflict (undeclared war) was totally out of control.
The Paris Peace Accords had little practical effect on the conflict 1973. The United States Congress refused to appropriate additional military assistance for South Vietnam.
The
United States did not keep its word. Is an American's
word reliable these days? The
United States did not keep its promise to help us fight for freedom and it was
in the same fight that the United States lost over 58,200 of its young men,
over 303,000 wounded and 1,600 missing in action!!
Saigon fell to communist rule.
Countless Death of Men, Woman. and Vietnamese Children!!!
Where is the
leadership, character, integrity and intelligence today?
Mass murders will
explode, drug and substance abuse will increase out of
control, sexual immorality will destroy lives and thief of the innocent will
sky rocket to support total insanity.
Watch and learn since
no one today learns from the past.
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GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS and THEIR FAMILIES
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Mark R. Rienzie
Co D 75
Infantry LRRP - The Elite Combat Fighting Force
1969-1970 Vietnam
Airborne / Ranger Team Leader
5th Special Forces Recondo - CERTIFIED
Staff Sargent (E6 11B4P)
38 Combat Missions - NEVER LOST A MAN!!
Air Medal, Combat Infantry Badge etc.
Exposed to Agent Orange and Confirmed PTSD
