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Texas Tech University Vietnam Symposium

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Texas Tech University Vietnam Symposium

I have posted Kurt Priessman’s presentation that he will deliver in person at Texas Tech at: http://www.2ndbattalion94thartillery.com/C...rtTexastech.htm

I have also posted my presentation which I will have Kurt hand deliver CD’s of my formal submittal presentation along with the .pdf files of evidence and studies to be placed in archives at: http://www.2ndbattalion94thartillery.com/Chas/TT.htm

It is a shame I cannot go, as I understand Dr. David Butler of the IOM is going to be there and I would certainly enjoy the chance to challenge him on his bullshit testimony to the congress in 2000. Of how he, as the AO committee leader and those within the IOM that were to determine our legal fate in death and disability in service connection, had no damn idea of what level they were conducting their so called science to even recommend an association. In fact, he refused to even proffer an example of a typical level of association under oath.

I understand he will be addressing future grants for the IOM to piss away on studies that by their own admissions have no earthly idea as to what level of association they are trying to find. Certainly it is not documented anywhere that the stakeholders; dead, dying, and disabled Veterans and their widows can see and address as to the legality of such assumptions or direction by VA and the Executive Branch who wanted and so stated such facts no (zero) associations found. Only that VA tells them apparently to study to the death of all affected Veterans.

Certainly, this scenario of Dr. Butler reminds me of what I found in the Ranch Hand transcripts (not the government redacted published lies) when some scientists within the study were protesting the protocol changes to a very narrow research of the dioxin, TCDD only and only for skin contact.

One scientist said: “Christ, we had people walking and swimming in the stuff on the DMZ.†Including Agent White with picloram, nitrosamines, hexachlorobenzene, and Agent Blue (arsenic acid)….

I would add cooking in it, drinking it, storing food in the drums to keep out the rats, and boiling water in the non-decontaminated drums themselves for drinking and other such issues.

The answer by the new leader of this committee when this was brought up was: “Let me just say one thing. I mean, I think that last point you made is important; that this is not so much a comment on the report, but an opportunity for other research --- potential opportunity.â€

Veterans are dying and becoming disabled with no warning and with no compensation from toxic chemical damages by our government and we now have this lead Ranch Hand scientist discussing “future employment opportunities†by not telling the whole story of our toxic chemical herbicides (plural) legacy.

This is not what I would conclude as a recruitment tool but certainly a reason for anyone entering the military a reason to pause as to whether they want to be treated this way by our government.

And yes the government/DoD/VA/IOM has done the same thing with the Gulf War boys and girls finding stress in a 90 hour war caused all the autoimmune disabling diseases, cancers, deaths, birth defects, disabilities, etc. A 90-hour war that for most of that military was nothing but a desert training exercise.

Both era Veterans, disabled children whose children might also feel the sting of government cover-ups for at least three generations, and widows written off by our government/DoD/VA/IOM not because of the Nation’s enemy but the Veterans enemy – The United States Government.

And yes the nation can afford it – if we can spend 3.5 billion every 90 hours in Iraq and spend over four years training and retraining and retraining their folks to do their own battles then we can afford to take care of our own.

Christ during Vietnam the American soldier was given 12 weeks training and sent to war to do battle. The Marines lost so many during one time frame they even went to the draft and cut down their training from 12 weeks to 8 weeks to get them into the fight and their OJT for the rest of it was in actual battle under fire. Learn or die!

Therefore, this has not been about money but nothing but government collusion, collaboration, deceit, and Executive Branch tyranny against the Veteran segment of society allowed and condoned by our elected congress.

Kelley

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