Picket Sign Ready

[rthomass]

Friday I plan to start a one Veteran Thailand picket of the VARO, Louisville, Kentucky. Any Veteran wanting to join me just e-mail me at rthomass@insightbb.com, or just come on down. " Picket sign professionally done by a local sign shop to read " VA UNFAIR TO VIETNAM ERA THAILAND VETERANS". This agent orange debacle has got to end. I know I am only one Veteran but damn I have done everything I know how to do. I have sent letters to every member of Congress; Proposed a BILL that would approve every Veterans AO claim that served in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. I have an AO claim that has been all the way fron the VARO to the CAVC to the AMC and now back to the VARO....Three years and many to go I am sure. You cannot reason with the VA entity, they are impervious to reason and frankly I think they are mostly ignorant all of the suffering Veterans are going through. Then again they get a lot of help from our Government and our judicial system. These bureaucrats are just like roaches; turn on the kitchen lights and they run from the bright light. Let us all stop talking and do overt demonstrations in front of the VARO's and VAMC's. Hope the TV reporters show up.

[Philip Rogers]

If you are TDIU be careful the VA doesn't consider the ability to picket as the ability to "work." lol

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[rthomass]

Nope not TDiu, just pissed and vindictive.......

Edited December 5, 2007 by rthomass

[cloudcroft]

"Hope the TV reporters show up." -- rthomass

rthomass,

I suspect they certainly will...if you stay there long enough for them to find out about your "event"...or CALL THEM and say you will be picketing the VA and why.

I admire you for the bold action you are taking.

Good results to you,

-- John D.

Edited December 5, 2007 by cloudcroft

[Pete53]

If I was anywhere close I would join you.Best of luck.

[rthomass]

pete53 do it your local VARO.

[Berta]

Some Thailand vets have won their claims-

one of our members here Kurt Preissman-has collected a lot of data on AO and Thailand-

The claims that succeeded (at the BVA)had considerable details and eye witness accounts that the veteran was exposed to AO.

I sure understand your frustration-

the facts are out there that AO was used in Thailand but the DOD will not confirm that-

if DOD ever does- those claims involving presumptive AO disability -will have to succeed.