You must (with very few exceptions) have a high school diploma. But the specter of Vietnam still lingers, and some of that wars veterans view such acts with a wary glance. The false number of 850,00 originates from the phony website of the American War Museum, which disseminates much false information for reasons only its manager (it is a one-man operation) might know. Ive been trying for 17 years now. After reading your article, were lucky to have him. sent back to the 4/18 artillery, the same unit I left in Germany. But for claims, I have found the DAV (I have to join) to be a real kick ass outfit. Part of the reason was economic. have served in-country was: 9,492,958. He graduated from Notre Dame prior to being commissioned, and after his service returned to law school to cash in his educational benefits. About 30 percent of Vietnam vets have had PTSD in their lifetime, the highest rate among veteran groups from all eras, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center for PTSD. Even though thousands served with the Infantry units as FOs, Dog Handlers, EOD etc. if you check the http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com and search the Obits section, you can see two of the most recent: Age: 78. Too, it provides an excuse for missing the aforementioned date required by law. How long will flowers last in wet floral foam? DANang Btln. "But until further research, a recommendation cannot be made either way.". Recently, a local widow of a serviceman received a shock when. Sleep well brother. Cheers. According to figures provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the United States, 530 Vietnam veterans pass away every single day. I don't know about you guys, but it kind of gives me the chills. (Reuters Health) - Higher than average death rates among Vietnam War veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that combat trauma may still be affecting veterans' health even decades after the war, according to a new study. If it is any comfort, one of my VVA pals reminds me that VVA only has a total of about 45,000 members nation wide, so it represents and very small part of all who served. He wishes the VA would do more to raise awareness about liver flukes and to encourage Vietnam veterans to get an ultrasound that can detect inflammation. After all these past years, Ive never left country,took me years to live again. You should document that to the Patient Advocate Office. As we approach March 29 and this Vietnam Veterans Day, take the time to remember those who honorably served. Answer (1 of 4): Background During the 1980s, the postservice mortality component of the Vietnam Experience Study was conducted to examine the health effects of the Vietnam experience. On June 7, 1969, Bullock was killed by small arms fire while on night watch at An Hoa combat base. While I was in Vietnam I saw men, who did brave and heroic deeds they deserve Before you visit your local recruiter, be sure you meet the minimum qualifications for serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The excess mortality, especially through motor vehicle accidents, suicide, homicide, and accidental poisonings, occurred mainly in the first 5 years after discharge from active duty and involved. I had them look at my VA narrative pointing out stressors and stressor events in the Nam. The collective emotion of the country was divided, says Jerry Lembke, a Vietnam veteran, sociologist and author of The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Vietnam. It is anticipated that the overall number of veterans would fall from 20.0 million in the year 2017 to 13.6 million in the year 2037. Stay alive & sane thanks to Valium I am still alive for now NOT from the V.A., I use my own Doctor. Both are unlikely to life to 70, and both have suffered life-threatening diseases already which they are lucky to have survived. These statistics were taken from a variety of sources to include: The VFW (fact check note by Mike Brewer. we better make it soon . He was among those who got the call. In case you havent been paying attention these past few decades after you It is believed that there were 58,318 casualties among United States soldiers alone. to indicate what they want but I do have to believe that these may be close 800k approx left, sort of sobering uh. I never went to the VA, but Im gonna try, and they will probably fight me, but they want to give illegals health insurance. Age: 84. Vietnam veterans hold a silent march down Pennsylvania Avenue past the White House here on April 22, 1971. 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. that 6 months after I left everybody rotated back to the states, say reminds me of None of the enlisted grades have an average age of less than 20. Do you think there shouldnt be any baggage there? 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. Especially if you are happily married. The only qualifier may be that there is a misunderstanding about what In Country means. Thats 390 per day. Thank You. The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that there are roughly 7.2 million living veterans in the world today. Pete. "None of them have even heard of it before. Walker another 4 year RA, he left Germany volunteered for Vietnam, assigned to You couldnt believe that people were cheering you.. Something to be proud of! The Department of Veterans Affairs this spring commissioned a small pilot study to look into the link between liver flukes ingested through raw or undercooked fish and a rare bile duct cancer. I am asking for a Decision Review Officer Hearing. NO I was stationed on Hill 55 for 6 months, and stationed at Da Nang Air Base (Rocket City as you know) with 1st L.A.A.M. god bless america,and our veterans. wouldnt it be wild if we could have a gathering of ALL Vietnam Veterans in DC? And instead of getting return peace fingers, I got the middle finger.. If true, 390 VN vets die a day. Did not know his name but I couldnt bring myself to walk by his A/O after this happened. The Vietnam War lasted from 1964-1973the longest war in American history. 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. RAa Regular Army, those that enlisted with some draftees, When I returned in im a vietnam vet.i was in the army from 1964 1967.i went to vietnam in october 1965-1966.i was in charlie , company.2-16,infantry, rangers.we fought in many battles.the biggest was operation abilene,april 11th,1966.we had 80% csaulties.i was awarded the silver star,and purple heart for that battle.i became a detroit poilce officer after i left the army.i retired,and moved to san diego ca,after retirment.i then worked as a court secutity officer for the united states marshal,in san diego.i had a very seroius heart attack,and several strokes.im retired now.im a life member of the vietnam veterans of america,life member of the D.A.V. Alcohol induced psychosis and death from toxicity is not suicide, or is it? Just a note of trivia. Two things I have to add, one is that many Viet Nam Veterans died in the line of duty as Law Enforcement Officers (odmp.org) and that as a police officer I was not prone to PTSD , I hope more were like me. They are getting old, as time passes away from history those part of it become history themselves. 1995 (census figures). All Rights Reserved. Pu u Owaina in Hawaiian. have my Library and collection of movies, my garage and my dogs and cats. jeff clutter. All my Vet friends died from suicide, cancer, heart attack (drinking themselves to death). The Iraqui and Afghan war vets are getting PTSD Tx. The AO stuff is just so hard to tolerate as it still invades so many of us. Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you. By then, patients are often in tremendous pain, with just a few months to live. Required fields are marked *. Dear Friends abd fellow vets, She was right. Vallo As of this date The American War Library estimates that approximately 610,000 Americans who served on land in Vietnam or in the air over Vietnam between 1954 and 1975 are alive today. Some, like Wowwk, say they had invectives hurled their way; others, like naval officer Ford Cole, remember being spit on. 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. If true, 390 VN vets die a day so in 2,190 days from today, The Vietnam War lasted from 1964-1973the longest war in American history until it was overtaken by the one in Afghanistanand servicemen typically did one-year tours of duty. I am unable to find the museum websites referred to, though I find a National War Museum and a Veterans Memorial Museum. My name is Jason Gunn and I am a veteran of OIF with the First Armor Div. Millions served in Vietnam. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. Now I find the same scenario occurring with this AO fiasco. Back in the States, Langenus quickly discovered the GI benefits available for Vietnam veterans were almost nonexistent. While living in New York, he developed symptoms of malariaa tropical disease fairly uncommon in the concrete jungleyet he was denied VA health care because he didnt display those symptoms in Vietnam. The Vietnamese did not take the invasion very well and did all in their might to protect themselves against the advancing American forces. Bill. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Can you put dead flowers in food waste bin? Do you mean more information on the claim process? Vietnam Veterans of America/ Vietnam Veterans Die Early/ Epidemiology for Vietnam Veterans/ Agent Orange Deaths, http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-22.pdf, http://edschultz.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=63544, http://web.mac.com/rthorne2/Site/TRUTH_REVEALED_MINISTRY.html, Transcendental Meditation Retreat At Picture Rocks Retreat House, Veterans Across America Black Out Walmart Black Thursday. one thing they have mentioned is verified stressors. Abit more images would be nice. not too many left, Vietnam Veterans Dying Breed. This was met by skeptisim by most Veterans groups. results. I am an in country vet and 59 years old, your article wasvery informative. (Reuters Health) - Higher than average death rates among Vietnam War veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that combat trauma may still be affecting veterans' health even decades after the war, according to a new study. What was the average age of a US combat soldier in Vietnam? Sit in a barbers chair, and let another person cut my hair. Age 67. tell me what you think about the article I just wrote about former Senator Alan Simpson, at TucsonCitizen.com His comments about Agent Orange victims are going to keep me up nights! The VA study, along with a call by Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York for broader research into liver flukes and cancer-stricken veterans, began after The Associated Press raised the issue in a story last year. They quickly filed paperwork with the Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA, for disability payments. i just learned, they are going to give me 40% for a couple things. In my mind they were throwing out a SWAG. Everything else is pure bullshit..1969-1970 GRUNT 11 bravo in the jungle..and damn PROUD of itSCREW ALL THE FAKERSNO MAN ENOUGH TO BE TRUE. Think I might be carrying some baggage? they have in all wars. Like our Vietnam Brothers, who followed a decade after us, there is a bond that can never be broken between us. Commissioned in 1980 as a Behavioral Science Officer and went from 0-1 to 0-6 until I retired in 2005. 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. Might any of our readers speculate about why this may be? Vietnam veterans are dying at the rate of 390 deaths each day. I get to testify and present them with the story of a 20 y/o medic carrying dead and wounded around for 14 months in country. Using that same time frame the number of Blue Water Navy . Why are Vietnam vets dying so fast? Vietnam for two tours. 1,713,823 of those who served in Vietnam were still alive as of August, Patsy T. Mink, (U.S. House of Rep-Hawaii) get honored with a burial in Punchbowl. I just got my crystal ball back from the shop. The reporting found that about 700 veterans with cholangiocarcinoma have been seen by the VA in the past 15 years. During this Census count, a huge number of Americans falsely claimed to have Jim and I flew from Da Nang, to Kadena Okinawa, and then after an attempt to fly out of Kadena in a Flying Tiger Line plane one of the 4 engines quit in mid-air, and we made an emergency landing back at Kadena, we stayed overnight and flew out in the same repaired airplane on to Travis A.F. The veterans outreach counseling is good for PTSD Tx, etc. Showing Why are Vietnam vets dying so fast? I was wondering about these statistics. Ages range from 97 to 55 years old (born between 1918 and 1960). my email is, [email protected]., mike: fact is, my factory closed last summer, so i went and applied for some va disabilty, to help until i get fully retired. Thank You. served in-country . -----In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. I know a man who is 86 years old,from Nogales, and was at ground zero at Hiroshima in a grave identification unit, who just filed a claim last year. Poison, who cares? 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. Tell them you want to request a CIB. In 1970 received a letter from him 24 That number was reasonable: About 9.2 million Americans served in the military during the Vietnam. I found out later Of the 2,709,918 Americans who served in Vietnam, Less than 850,000 are estimated to be alive today, with the youngest American Vietnam veterans age approximated to be 60 years old.. 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. Welcome Home John. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on November 10 . According to the DVA 490,135 in country Vietnam Veterans died during the years 2000-2007 and that translates to approximately192 per day. Very good but alarming article. Born: 09/15/1946. we went to the 1st sargent and he said ok. i went out for 7 or 8 mo. Where is the museum and website referred to as the source of the figure 850,000 living Vietnam veterans? Yes indeed the TAPS Section of the Veteran, published by VVA, is a bit sobering. Their is a ton of it online everywhere. I am 70 and suffer from several health problems with a10% disability; all I believe attributed to my service in Vietnam or the Gulf War. 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. At this rate there will be only a few of us alive in 2015. As of the last Census taken during August, 2000, the surviving U.S. I remember feeling like, what could I do to acknowledge them, and I just gave the peace signal, Wowwk says. 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. Names were called, Vets were spit on, along with not being respected by our own did happen. And before we ate our food they came from the beach and were to be sprayed along with everything else that the VA is making this presumption for having boots on the ground for even one minute. I have met many men who were spat upon. of As a combat veteran of Marine Corps having served in Vietnam, I have always known that we seem to have a mortality clock that ticks a bit faster than then that of the standard for insurance actuaries. Yer pal, Ferraeri Bubba. I have been searching a long time for information on people who could help me find and interview pilots of either the Navy or Air Force who took part in Operation Rolling thiunder or Operation LineBacker 1and2. I work with veterans all the time and thought you might find it interesting (if you didnt know already) that any Vietman Vet who served in country and who develops Parkinsons Disease, Lou Gehrigs disease, or a number of other illnesses is assumed tohave been exposed to Agent Orange and AUTOMATICALLY qualfies for Service Connected Disability. Hey Mike: We Cold War vets that were stationed in-country, posted in HeilbronnGermany in the 1950s that were proudly servingas part ofthe Alpiners of the502nd ASA Group, gathering intel from those godless, heathen East Germans and Soviets, had their share of hardships too. he was back home in Texas he made it. Why are Vietnam vets dying so fast? (Reuters Health) - Higher than average death rates among Vietnam War veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that combat trauma may still be affecting veterans' health even decades after the war, according to a new study. Of the 2,709,918 Americans who served in Vietnam, less than 850,000 are estimated to be alive today, with the youngest American Vietnam veterans More over 8 million people served their country in some capacity during the Vietnam War, and those veterans who are still alive now are often in their 60s and 70s. I served in Nam 68-69 with Shore Party detached to the 5th Marines in An Hoa. looking around. I just wonder how many of us boots on decks guys are going to be dying off before the VA and congress realize that we are due for our agent orange exposure also. and were sometimes in more combat during their tour than the actual grunts they supported they still werent awarded the CIB. 1 just disappeared, and then theres me. Like I always said .we died in Nam , just havent fallen over yet.Too bad all the imposters dont die just as quick or quicker. 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.. The obituarities almostevery day in our area list someone who served in Vietnam. 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