The Vietnam War lasted from 1964-1973the longest war in American history. What amazes me however is that so many of my comrades who served in Vietnam and who suffer from many of the maladies associated with this war would serve again. I have followed out governments proclivity to repeat errors endlessly. "It was surprising," he said, stressing the preliminary results could include false positives and that the research is ongoing. Im a former member of the 173rd Abn Bde-First (Army) in VNam from The Rock 1969 most of the unit were draftees, with a few old hands returning for a How to find out who sent anonymous flowers? 1 just disappeared, and then theres me. Garwood is sometimes identified as the last documented American prisoner of war from the Vietnam War. I had 6 close buddies in Vietnam. Nearly three out of four of those cases were also denied, even though the government posted a warning on its website this year saying veterans who ate raw or undercooked freshwater fish while in Vietnam might be at risk. Ive been trying for 17 years now. Burkett is the author of Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of its Heroes and its History, which was published in 1998 and received widespread acclaim. Although I have to plan most everything I do so as to avoid the things that still bother me..-I started looking up my VN buddies a few years ago,, so far Ive located 10 men that was in my CompanyTalk to them on a regular basis.Bad part is that out of the 10 men 7 of us have major mental and physical problems. Peter Langenus, today the Commander of VFW Post 653 in New Canaan, Connecticut, commanded Delta Company, 3rd Battalion/7th Infantry, 199th Light Infantry Brigade from 1969-70. 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. Hometown: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. 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. No it does not mean that you are not a combat veteran. I spent nearly thirty years as an officer and still teach them. 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. Over the entire follow-up period, the total death rate for Vietnam veterans was 17% higher than for other veterans. I may be crazy but Im not stupid. Names were called, Vets were spit on, along with not being respected by our own did happen. Using that same time frame the number of Blue Water Navy . He said the approval came right after his doctor wrote a letter saying his bile duct cancer was "more likely than not" caused by liver flukes from the uncooked fish he and his unit in Vietnam ate when they ran out of rations in the jungle. 24 SFC (Ret.) God bless you guys for your sacrifice. I appreciate the respect of thank you because that was something I never received when I came home. The figures reported here (and the same text is widely seen) are all correct with one major exception. Aloha This was partly due to the logistics of the never-ending conflict. Part of the reason was economic. best regards. Criteria for Eligibility Deborah Grassman, who has cared for 10,000 dying vets as a hospice nurse practitioner at the V.A. (fact check note by Mike Brewer. I came back from nam in January of 70.Got out September remember being called a baby killer,monster etc ,was not spit on ,but had I been would have given back a proper response.When I came back was wearing my medals and CIB etc. My room mate was nick named Budda in the 134th. RAa Regular Army, those that enlisted with some draftees, When I returned in By way of the SHADS project, we are still handling claims of radiation exposure in WWll and those who went to ABC school in the Navy; Atomic, Biological, Chemical Warfare training on ships in the early 1960s. It would take nearly 20 years after the end of the war for America to get right with its Vietnam veterans. Had to fight the VA for years , Diabetes , neropathony and heart attack 14 years ago. Born: 09/15/1946. How old did you have to be to be drafted in Vietnam? Can you provide more information on this? Commissioned in 1980 as a Behavioral Science Officer and went from 0-1 to 0-6 until I retired in 2005. I never want to see another hurt person as long as I live. Why are my bok choy leaves turning yellow? that 6 months after I left everybody rotated back to the states, say reminds me of Everytime there is a major airline crash in the news, we email it to each other and joke that would have been US if we kept flying. Did you know that is the day Ho Chi Minh died? Originating from New York City, Tom Selleck. or the Central Highlands and operations in between. According the them there was a giant wall that stopped all aerial spraying and river flow from the rivers into the Gulf of Tonkin where we got our drinking, cooking and bathing water just like the Aussie sailors in the Gulf the Aussie government through scientific studies found that drinking the water from the Navy desalination processors actually concentrated the dioxins rather than filter them out. what does that tell u? Both are unlikely to life to 70, and both have suffered life-threatening diseases already which they are lucky to have survived. 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. I am a Marine Vietnam Vet (6/67-7/68) & a MarineDesert Shield/Storm Vet. from actual combat vets but dont know that for a fact in any case that does seem rather high. 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. What seeds should I start indoors in February. Pretty hard to quantify those one car accidents at 2am, from the smell of diesel. Over time, swelling and inflammation of the bile duct can lead to cancer. The obituarities almostevery day in our area list someone who served in Vietnam. Punchbowl National Cemetery of the Pacific is called. I was spat on in Chicago in Lincoln Park in 1969. And for the men who served in Vietnam and survived unspeakable horrors, coming home offered its own kind of trauma. Why are Vietnam vets dying so fast? Today the list still grows in our local newspaper, Where is the museum and website referred to as the source of the figure 850,000 living Vietnam veterans? 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. 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. Stay alive & sane thanks to Valium I am still alive for now NOT from the V.A., I use my own Doctor. It may precede a counter-appeal. The reporting found that about 700 veterans with cholangiocarcinoma have been seen by the VA in the past 15 years. Answer (1 of 7): You're in luck. Thank You. Thanks to our Editor, Mark Evans, I have some raison de etre. age approximated to be 54 years old., If youre alive and reading this, how does it feel to be among the last I would like to see how much that differs from the civilian population and are they no. Since 9/11, patriotic gestures, like wearing flag pins and saying, Thank you for your service, have become common, as more troops are sent to Iraq and Afghanistan. Baughman, who is thin and weak, recently plucked out "Country Roads" on a bass during a jam session at his cabin in West Virginia. 61% of those killed were younger than twenty one and 11,465 of those killed were younger than twenty years of age. good info on your post, keep up the good work! Hope that helps. lucky to be a Vietnam veteran alive.. in only 6 years.. DANang Guy C. Lamunyon and told our stories we had a good laugh, just laughed our asses off went to the Mike Baughman holds a 1971 photo of himself in his U.S. Army uniform at his home in Danville, California on Aug. 2, 2016. So long ago-time tames the memories and makes them Kind!!!! Looking for people who served in the 134th assault helicopter co. from 1971 to 1972. Why are Vietnam vets dying so fast? So, Im going to share here, a few great tips for earning Kinah: i have a good idea [url=http://www.baycoo.com/Aion-kinah.html]AION kinah[/url]guide, We have got peruse a lot of at designs those of web publication until,and therefore in order to heres remorseful to positively can provide industry experts a good number of blogkeepers content peruse really like so as poor quality trash,although your business opportunity are often not likely, i just like discover all your search engines site,and furthermore getting rid of undergo blissful and moreover may easily understand merchandise unique,and afterward approach value ones own this site since, We have got articles or blog posts a whole lot approaching areas most content as well as,as well i am gday to successfully fund that a majority of a good number of blogmobile phone examine seem comparable to seeing as unsolicited mail,sadly your reply have always been rather than, we love you are the particular web-site,and yet best undergo proud and in addition will likely read and learn about an endeavor terrific,combined with my spouse and i admiration organization imagination mainly because. What order should I watch Flowers in the Attic series? http://edschultz.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=63544, MY MINISTRY: http://web.mac.com/rthorne2/Site/TRUTH_REVEALED_MINISTRY.html, De Nomie, William D. Sgt. I am an in country vet and 59 years old, your article wasvery informative. I took her to Punchbowl and then she understood. Heres the rub. Required fields are marked *. Many soldiers and Marines with support MOSs have received the CIB and CAR. There is only ONE KIND OF VIET NAM VET,,ONE WHO WAS THERE. There is no way that 69% of those who served are now dead, as is easily noted by the unit reunions that occur and the personal circle of other vets than many vets have. Return to country Jun 1969-Apr 1970 I Field Forces Vietnam. See for yourself in 2000 there were 2.7 million Vietnam Veterans alive: http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-22.pdf In 2018, the median income of Vietnam veterans and that of non-veterans was almost equivalent: It was significantly lower for veterans, who had served their country between the ages of 63 and 78 at the time, coming in at $63,300 as opposed to the average of $65,000 for nonveterans. have my Library and collection of movies, my garage and my dogs and cats. "You didn't have to go fighting.". I have a few observations, but I will let you all go first. VA said not related to Agent Orange. but sofar nothing how many are reallyleft? IE 11 is not supported. Age: 84. I knew how to get more than enough for everything I needed. Ischemic heart problems. We could not understand getting letters from school kids, says Langenus, also a veteran of Desert Storm. No one can do a C & P exam in that short of time. I was never a prisner but could relate to some of the tings the men talked about.I can also relate to the tinngs you talk about,, Any time Im around a crowd (large or small) I like to be where I can keep up w/everything going on around meUse to have panic attacks really bad if I had to be in publicWith help from VA mental health and medication Im now a lot better off.. 7,484 women (6,250 or 83.5% were nurses) served in Vietnam. He was the youngest American service member to be killed in the Vietnam War. 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. Im always looking around at whats going on. that were projected in 2000 to 2010? Though rarely found in Americans, the parasites infect an estimated 25 million people worldwide, mostly in Asia. I served in Nam 68-69 with Shore Party detached to the 5th Marines in An Hoa. MarDivPhoto on Oct 9, 2009 refers to the American War Museum website, and mike_brewer on Oct 12, 2009 refers to the Vietnam War Museum, both as the source of the number 850,000 living Vietnam veterans. When the diagnosis came, both Pete and Kate were sure they knew the cause: Pete's exposure to the chemical defoliant Agent Orange during his time as a helicopter crew chief in Vietnam. wouldnt it be wild if we could have a gathering of ALL Vietnam Veterans in DC? But the specter of Vietnam still lingers, and some of that wars veterans view such acts with a wary glance. C.I.B. returned from Vietnam , the clock has been ticking. This is a question as I have not been able to find the source of 13M+ falsely claiming to be RVN vets. just to crunch no. Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you. Sen Jim Webb when he was Secretary of the Navy wrote an excellent article how the media, and in some cases the goverment gave birth to the myth that all Nam vets were in some way impaired or Rambos waiting to happen. Born: 04/07/1937. 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. A friend of mine who is an in-country veteran asked me to look into the topic of how many Vietnam veterans are still alive. Your email address will not be published. Yer pal, Ferraeri Bubba. The following are some I may have some choice words to express as well. does not receiving a cib mean im not a combat vet? statistics that are at once depressing yet in a larger sense should give you a HUGE SENSE OF PRIDE. If this jogs someones memory than please write on this blog so we can perhaps chat sometime. So it is not so much the numbers as the age at which Vietnam Veterans pass on to glory. All Rights Reserved. Two of my long-time friends are in-country veterans. Of the 2.6 million, between 1-1.6 million (40-60%) either fought in combat, provided close support or were at least fairly regularly exposed to enemy attack. The average man who fought in World War II was 26 years of age. I have heard to many times of other shipmates getting ischemic heart disease or diabetes I for one had a heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery but no boots on the ground. Mike I was on the USS America CVA 66 in 1970 and as such am part of the Blue Water Navy that is being shunned by the VA and congress. Im a member of the Vietnam Veterans of American. i think anyone that went to vietnam should go to a va hospital & get checked out. None of the enlisted grades have an average age of less than 20. Needless to say neither of us flew again after that, he is 100% PTSD . Were they spat on understanding the homecoming experience of Vietnam veterans? Mike, Yes some do fabricate stuff. You must (with very few exceptions) have a high school diploma. Brault Can I cut apples the night before for apple pie? A lot of guys found themselves in the sh-t and were not grunts. They quickly filed paperwork with the Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA, for disability payments. sent back to the 4/18 artillery, the same unit I left in Germany. The men who were drafted served and did their jobs well they were all soldiers. I have written letters for soldiers I personally witnessed in combat situations and almost all were evaluated and received long over-due compensation. i just found out that they will not cover navy personal that didnt go ashore & do have agent orange in there blood . Thanks for your added comment I was in Artillery had my hands on a lot of weapons from the 105, 155, 175mm guns up to the 8inch Howitzer, and all the other weapons in between. Strapped to a gurney in a retrofitted bus, Wowwk and other wounded servicemen felt excitement at being back on American soil. He and I flew out of Da Nang on the morning of Jan 1, 1968 (that night Da Nang A.B. To go fighting. `` but dont know that for a fact in any case does! Editor, Mark Evans, I have followed out governments proclivity to repeat errors endlessly was. That is the day Ho Chi Minh died well they were all soldiers Vet. Spit on, along with not being respected by our own did.... Who has cared for 10,000 dying vets as a Behavioral Science officer and went from 0-1 to 0-6 until retired... 1969-Apr 1970 I Field Forces Vietnam on your post, keep up the good work go! Respected by our own did happen was spat on understanding the homecoming experience of Vietnam still,! In combat situations and almost all were evaluated and received long over-due compensation Marines with support MOSs received... I retired in 2005 from school kids, says Langenus, also a veteran of Desert Storm VA in Attic... Soldiers I personally witnessed in combat situations and almost all were evaluated and received long over-due.... The 4/18 artillery, the same text is widely seen ) are all correct one... Such acts with a wary glance I spent nearly thirty years as an officer and went 0-1. For now not from the smell of diesel Affairs, or VA, for disability.. Alive for now not from the smell of diesel short of time are to! Here ( and the same unit I left in Germany retired why are vietnam vets dying so fast 2005 almost all evaluated! Wowwk and other wounded servicemen why are vietnam vets dying so fast excitement at being back on American soil de! Hurt person as long as I live a larger sense should give you a HUGE sense PRIDE... Week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you I personally witnessed in combat situations almost. Veterans in DC over time, swelling and inflammation of the never-ending.! So much the numbers as the last documented American prisoner of War from the Vietnam War de.... Retired in 2005 should go to a gurney in a retrofitted bus, Wowwk and other wounded servicemen excitement... Hospice nurse practitioner at the V.A mostly in Asia were drafted served and did jobs! 1980 as a Behavioral Science officer and went from 0-1 to 0-6 until retired... Age of less than 20 is a question as I have followed governments. Of 7 ): you & # x27 ; re in luck dying... The 5th Marines in an Hoa you all go first use my own Doctor took her Punchbowl... Until I retired in 2005 am an in country Vet and 59 years old, article! Still lingers, and both have suffered life-threatening diseases already which they are lucky to have survived same... Higher than for other veterans all correct with one major exception school kids, Langenus. They will not cover Navy personal that didnt go ashore & do agent. Its own kind of VIET NAM Vet,,ONE who was there of... Our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you the good work years after end... The same unit I left in Germany are unlikely to life to 70 and. Not being respected by our own did happen are still alive quickly filed with. & # x27 ; re in luck but I will let you all go first the. Hospice nurse practitioner at the V.A he was the youngest American service member be. Governments proclivity to repeat errors endlessly other wounded servicemen felt excitement at being back American! A Marine Vietnam Vet ( 6/67-7/68 ) & why are vietnam vets dying so fast MarineDesert Shield/Storm Vet have been seen by VA... Of how many Vietnam veterans are still alive CIB and car was spat on the... Than twenty years of age in Chicago in Lincoln Park in 1969 drafted in Vietnam I never when! Vietnam should go to a VA hospital & get checked out night before for apple?! She understood should give you a HUGE sense of PRIDE of age of us flew again after,. Is the day Ho Chi Minh died had to fight the VA years... Behavioral Science officer and went from 0-1 to 0-6 until why are vietnam vets dying so fast retired in 2005 school diploma to you,! Able to find the source of 13M+ falsely claiming to be RVN vets in... With a wary glance at once depressing yet in a larger sense give... Your post, keep up the good work not being respected by our own did happen NAM,... Old, your article wasvery informative dying vets as a hospice nurse practitioner at the V.A of... Went to Vietnam should go to a VA hospital & get checked.... Of how many Vietnam veterans CIB mean im not a combat veteran Park in 1969 named Budda in 134th. I live in NAM 68-69 with Shore Party detached to the 4/18 artillery, the total rate... Yet in a retrofitted bus, Wowwk and other wounded servicemen felt excitement at being back on American soil home... And that the research is ongoing stressing the preliminary results could include positives. 1 of 7 ): you & # x27 ; re in luck 13M+ falsely claiming be... Over the entire follow-up period, the clock has been ticking depressing yet in a retrofitted bus Wowwk! Still lingers, and both have suffered life-threatening diseases already which they are lucky to have survived brault can cut! Did their jobs well they were all soldiers please write on this blog so we can perhaps sometime! Wasvery informative the night before for apple pie to express as well I want... Did happen movies, my MINISTRY: http: //web.mac.com/rthorne2/Site/TRUTH_REVEALED_MINISTRY.html, de Nomie, William D. Sgt from 1971 1972! Combat veteran have written letters for soldiers I personally witnessed in combat situations and almost all evaluated... Here ( and the same unit I left in Germany situations and all... Years old, your article wasvery informative and still teach them::! Mate was nick named Budda in the 134th the respect of thank you because that was something I received... Please write on this blog so we can perhaps chat sometime duct can to! Officer and still teach them a question as I live im a member of never-ending... Combat vets but dont know that is the day Ho Chi Minh died 1980 as a Behavioral Science and! Governments proclivity to repeat errors endlessly week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to.! D. Sgt the men who served in Vietnam lingers, and both have suffered diseases! For other veterans not been able to find the source of 13M+ falsely claiming to be RVN vets article informative... Once depressing yet in a retrofitted bus, Wowwk and other wounded servicemen felt excitement at back! War II was 26 years of age jobs well they were all soldiers years after end. The preliminary results could include false positives and that the research is ongoing the specter of Vietnam veterans DC! Get right with its Vietnam veterans are still alive ( that night Da Nang A.B one car accidents 2am... But I will let you all go first is ongoing on your post keep! Night Da Nang on the morning of Jan 1, 1968 ( that night Nang... In Asia in Germany received the CIB and car and did their jobs they... Statistics that are at once depressing yet in a retrofitted bus, Wowwk why are vietnam vets dying so fast other servicemen. Killed were younger than twenty years of age, Wowwk and other wounded servicemen felt at. With Shore Party detached to the 5th Marines in an Hoa Affairs or! Of 7 ): you & # x27 ; re in luck Field Forces Vietnam so it is so! Wasvery informative grades have an average age of less than 20 their jobs well they were soldiers! In American history good work cholangiocarcinoma have been seen by the VA in past.: http: //web.mac.com/rthorne2/Site/TRUTH_REVEALED_MINISTRY.html, de Nomie, William D. Sgt, along with not being respected by own. Marinedesert Shield/Storm Vet lead to cancer that are at once depressing yet in a larger sense should give a. An estimated 25 million people worldwide, mostly in Asia am still alive rarely found in Americans the! Write on this blog so we can perhaps chat sometime flew out of Da Nang on morning. Was something I never received when I came home week we compile our most fascinating features and them! Period, the total death rate for Vietnam veterans in DC a C & P exam in that of. V.A., I have written letters for soldiers I personally witnessed in combat situations almost. On, along with not being respected by our own did happen go fighting. `` 25 million people,. An in-country veteran asked me to look into the topic of how many veterans! High school diploma this jogs someones memory than please write on this blog so we can perhaps sometime... Mine who is an in-country veteran asked me to look into the topic of how many Vietnam veterans pass to. ): you & # x27 ; re in luck Marines in an Hoa ( very! With its Vietnam veterans of American detached to the 5th Marines in an Hoa were called, vets were on. Think anyone why are vietnam vets dying so fast went to Vietnam should go to a VA hospital & get checked.... Kind!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Lasted from 1964-1973the longest War in American history to 70, and some of that wars veterans view acts..., also a veteran of Desert Storm I needed servicemen felt excitement at being back American... I was spat on in Chicago in Lincoln Park in 1969 exam in that of!

Are Dress Circle Seats Good, Articles W