Sad tidings...
More and more of the Vietnam Vets are passing away... more every day, more in fact that had served in the Korean War. The VA had a report that said that the Vietnam vets would all die out by 2017 due to the complications from Agent Orange.
My father passed in October 2010, and right now my Uncle Dwight is now on his death bed... they had amputated both his legs, but the uclers had returned.. his lungs are turning into rocks just like what happened to dad. Both served together during the war, and both were decorated for bravery and gallantry under fire. they were friends and the reason why mom and dad ended up meeting and getting together. both suffered for the past ten years from the Agent Orange exposure they received.
Right now He and his wife are both in a VA hospital in Arizona and we can't get there in time to tell him good bye, nor can we afford to go to be part of the funeral.
If you know a Vietnam Vet, please get them to medical attention... help them before it's too late.
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Fuck being a hero. Do you know what you get for being a hero? Nothing! You get shot at. You get a little pat on the back, blah blah blah, attaboy! You get divorced... Your wife can't remember your last name, your kids don't want to talk to you... You get to eat a lot of meals by yourself. Trust me kid, nobody wants to be that guy. I do this because there is nobody else to do it right now. Believe me if there was somebody else to do it, I would let them do it. There's not, so I'm doing it.
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01-08-2013, 02:43 PM
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