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Old Jan 11, 2009 | 07:45 AM
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Thanks CAJ, I was a K9 Scout Dog Handler in Nam 70 - 71. Had a German Shepherd I walked point to detect mine, booby trap's and enemy ambush. was normally with a unit two weeks at a time . Then 3 day stand down for the dog to rest and out with another unit . Had action report at the end of each mission. So that helped in them know where I was and when . And was in heavily sprayed area of agent orange . I didn't put in till 2000 for benifits . But had done test in early 80s that the VA told me in 96 I had high levels of stuff related to agent orange in my system. I finally got 90 percent after my employer GE forced me to retire early or else due to service connected medical problems. Took two years though. I've meet some Navy guy's that had that stuff on them on ship's and Air Force guy's also that where exposed to it. And lot of health problem's . Many of our young men and women today are exposed to bad stuff also. I've alway's been Car Crazy and owned many muscle car's . 66 Plymouth Belvedere bench seat 4 speed , 71 Challenger R/T 340, 71 Buick GS Stage 1 455, and others and now my 09 Challenger R/T 6 speed . Can't take it with you . So enjoy it everyday. Best of luck with your health .
ORIGINAL: caj

Sorry to hear that BkChallenger09R/T. Are you getting compensated from the V/A for the agent orange issue. I too am in the same boat. Jan72-Jan76 I was in the USAF and loaded munitions on F4s. I just bought a Corvette in Nov 2004 and a few months later I found out that I had prostate cancer. I was so bummed out that I sold the Vette within a month or two. I was 52 years old then. I tried to file a claim for agent orange compensation but was told that I had to have set foot in Viet-Nam to receive the compensation. I explained to them that even though I was not in Nam, I was at Udorn RTAFB in Thailand and loaded all types of munitions (including what I believed at the time was agent orange). It made no difference to them. You got to love the red tape. Anyway, buying this Challenger has been the best thing to happen to me since before prostate cancer.
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