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U.S. Army Veteran `found living in Vietnam village 44 YEARS after being shot down and presumed dead`

His daughters refuse to take DNA tests to prove his identity.

(LONDON The Daily Mail) - Sgt. Robertson's name is etched along with 60,000 others onto Washington D.C.'s poignant Vietnam memorial, but now the documentary questions whether he is actually alive and well.

The filmmakers claim to have tracked him down to south-central Vietnam - where the 76-year-old is unable to remember his birthday, his American children’s names, or how to speak English.

Did you say Rundown or Roundup?

Some serious thoughts on the ramifications of Scientology and Monsanto for Vietnam.

(HANOI) - When I visited Vietnam for the first time in the early eighties, we were taken to a rehabilitation center that was located on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City.

There, drug addicts received a treatment that consisted of physical exercise, massage, and traditional medication.

`The Demons of War are Persistent` - A Personal Story of Prolonged PTSD

Understand that it is never too late in your life to begin looking forward and achieving new objectives.

(POICVIANA, Fla.) - Forty years have passed since my deployment as a combat Marine to Vietnam. However, only several years since I acknowledged my inability to continue suppressing the demons alone.

Like many veterans, the “Demons” have haunted me through nightmares, altered personas, and hidden fears.

Agent Orange Aboard the USS White Plains

What legacy do we leave behind for our children and grandchildren?

(MEDIA, PA) - Agent Orange herbicide being lifted off the deck of the USS White Plains (AFS-4) for delivery by an HC-3 helicopter during a 1970 deployment to Vietnam.

This is evidence that Blue Water Navy indeed carried and transported barrels of agent orange onboard US Navy commissioned ships to ports in Vietnam.

Dying in Our Prime, No Answers for Children of Vietnam Vets

The VA denied my father’s service connected disability, and my birth defects are not recognized by the Veterans Administration.

(LANGHORNE, PA) - Please remember if you are a Vietnam Veteran, a wife of a Vietnam Veteran, or the child of a Vietnam Veteran, you are not alone.

There are thousands of us who have struggled for decades with illness, loss, and diminished quality of life due to the chemical defoliant Agent Orange.

Children of Vietnam Veterans: Their Voice Keeps Growing

COVVHA has also built a private support community for only children of Vietnam Veterans.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Children Of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance, INC. (COVVHA), is an organization that was founded to address the specialized needs of the children and grand children of Vietnam Veterans.

This is a group that has been negatively affected by their parent's exposure to the herbicide, Agent Orange, during the Vietnam war.

US Government Released `Investigations into Allegations of Herbicide Orange on Okinawa, Japan`

The report also casts doubt on whether the Japanese Government honestly requested the US Government to carry out a thorough investigation with its aim of seeking the truth.

(OKINAWA) - At the request of journalists, on March 9, the US Government released a report “Investigations into Allegations of Herbicide Orange on Okinawa, Japan”.

It appears that the US Government wants to bring a closure to the issues of Agent Orange on Okinawa by providing the report, together with the Japanese Government.

Agent Orange Legacy In Washington D.C.

My mother and I have embarked on a journey as advocate for the rights of the children of Vietnam Veterans whose biological parent(s) were exposed to Agent Orange.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The children of Vietnam Veterans, who answered the call of duty, have been left without proper medical intervention. Some are dying, some are already dead.

Many of the children of Vietnam Veterans have lost their parent(s) due to exposure to Agent Orange which is laced with the toxic chemical, dioxin.

Agent Orange & Tongue Cancer

The lack of a general association between exposure and disease does not rule out that there may be direct proof of causation.

(WASHINGTON DC) - We run into this problem with base of the tongue cancer cases. The VA always takes the position that because general causation can't be shown, direct evidence can never exist.

The Loggerhead Which is Killing People Exposed to Agent Orange Herbicides on Guam

Veterans: Please Write to Diane Zumatto National Legislative Director.

(WASHINGTON DC) - It is not hard to see in reports from the Guam Cancer Registry that there is something bad going on on Guam.

Are we going to allow this terrible injustice to continue to be swept under the rug? These results do not include veterans, they are for Guam residents only.