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You are one tough s.o.b. Keep up the fight and good luck.
thank you its been a ruff road went from 6' 1" 193 solid muscle down to 145 and could barely sit up. but now things have gone very well im 150 and can walk around and tinker on vette in garage. my doc is amazed in april i recieved last rights. they said it was my heart it never slowed down or skipped a beat. never smoked or did any drugs my whole life must have helped.
United States Marine Corps, 1977-2008
30 years, 3 months & 10 days total service, just over 22 years of which was active, with a stint of a little over 8 years of quasi "broken time" in the Reserves. I'd like to say that I should have never gotten out, but if I had I would have probably missed Iraq. While I did participate in Operation Desert Storm, for me, the two tours in Iraq epitomized what it was to be a United States Marine.
Held MOSs in Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAVs) Tanks and Logisitcs.
On August 18, 1978, 34 years ago today, my Dad, a retired USAF pilot, administered the oath of office that commissioned me a second lieutenant of Marines.
Over the years, no matter where I was, there were two days each year when I could expect a call from the old man when he was still living. One was each November 10, when he'd call to wish me a happy Marine Corps Birthday. The other was today. Semper Fi, Dad. And thanks.
us army 1993-1999
usaf 1999-presant
deployed to iraq 2003 oif 1 for 16 months
now 39 an fighting cancer linked to exposures in iraq ... Would i do it over again... would you? War is the failure of governments and the opportunities for big business.
Boy, doesn't that just say it all? Sincere best wishes with your current battle.
If there is even the slightest possibility that exposures in Iraq led to these issues, along the lines of Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam, you should be awarded a full medical disability. Hopefully the groups that fought the Agent Orange battles with the VA & the Pentagon can be of help to you.
1971 - 1977. Scott AFB - HQ MAC. I went in when I was 17 and still some of the best years of my life. The Air Force afforded me the opportunity to complete my under grad and grad degrees and move into a successul business career.
us army 1993-1999
usaf 1999-presant
deployed to iraq 2003 oif 1 for 16 months
now 39 an fighting cancer linked to exposures from iraq
fine one day almost died the next thank you lee memorial hospital for saving my life i was minutes from death. now my cancer is under controll with chemo and my fight continues. 19 years of service loved the military and months before retirement this is what happened. would i do it over again... would you. war is the failure of goverments and the oppertunities for big buisness.
As someone else here has already mentioned you need to get into the VA system if you haven't done so already.
If you need assistance, send me a PM. I'd be happy to help.
As someone else here has already mentioned you need to get into the VA system if you haven't done so already.
If you need assistance, send me a PM. I'd be happy to help.
i have been a VA member since 2004 and tricare ins. the tricare ins is awesome it has paid for so much of my treatment im up to 250000 in bills and tricare has paid almost all of it. the va in florida is nowhere near as good as it was in MA. but now im in much better hands with cancer treatment center of america and doing well.
USAF 1972-1976 , Munitions Maintenance Specialist . Thanks for GI bill Payed for school, Thanks to all others who have served before me and are serving Now
Boy, doesn't that just say it all? Sincere best wishes with your current battle.
If there is even the slightest possibility that exposures in Iraq led to these issues, along the lines of Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam, you should be awarded a full medical disability. Hopefully the groups that fought the Agent Orange battles with the VA & the Pentagon can be of help to you.
the connection is there and i have the ball in motion. it just sucks for me i loved to work. the days im stuck in bed or hospital are real trying. my brain wants to go just the body cant follow. soon ill be able to mow my little lawn its my next goal.
i have been a VA member since 2004 and tricare ins. the tricare ins is awesome it has paid for so much of my treatment im up to 250000 in bills and tricare has paid almost all of it. the va in florida is nowhere near as good as it was in MA. but now im in much better hands with cancer treatment center of america and doing well.
Have you filed with the VA for disability compensation?
Former Navy man here. Served on a sub tender, USS Oak Ridge , stationed in Rota, Spain. It was great, certainly wish I had served longer but I'm grateful for the experience. And Rota/Barcelona Spain was great duty.
Just wondering if anyone was stationed at Misawa AB Japan during 1972-74 and remembers a 1957 Corvette on base. (Red with White Coves)
The car was dropped on the front end while being offloaded from the ship at the water port.
I bought it in Nov 74 at McGuire AFB from a Finance Office SSgt. (He’s now deceased.) He had bought the car from the military person who shipped it from the states.
U.S. Navy, 1977-1984
E-5, Data Processing Tech (Computers)
USS Blueridge, LCC-19, Command and Control, San Diego, CA
USS Orion, AS-18, Sub Tender, Charleston, SC and Sardina, Italy
NSA, Ft. Meade, MD - learned about running modern computers led to an awesome Computer career!
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16'-'17-‘18-'19-'20-'21-'22-
'23-'24
old thread but a good one
Sgt USAF Nov 1986- Sept 1991 Desert Shield/Desert Storm 3rd Combat Comm Squadron Lackland AFB Kessler AFB Tinker AFB Fort Hood Minot AFB Fort Gordon Incirlik AFB Turkey Ramstein AFB Germany Tyndall AFB plus was to the Azores, Spain, Italy, and Greece
20 year USAF vet. Retired 2004 as an E7. Started out working on Nukes and then cross trained to AFOSI. Was a Special Agent in OSI for about 15 years. Great career and enjoyed most of it. Spent some time in the sandbox for OIF.
Sgt USAF Nov 1986- Sept 1991 Desert Shield/Desert Storm 3rd Combat Comm Squadron Lackland AFB Kessler AFB Tinker AFB Fort Hood Minot AFB Fort Gordon Incirlik AFB Turkey Ramstein AFB Germany Tyndall AFB plus was to the Azores, Spain, Italy, and Greece
My patches I just put up in new house:
Holy crap dude! Were your duty station tours 6 months??!!!
08-18-2012, 11:26 AM
