Never thought of this!

[Paul S.]

Lost a friend to AO a while back. I think of him often.
Thanks for your service.

There's a high probability that Agent Orange is the cause of the Melanoma I'm currently dealing with. Side effects from the cancer meds nearly (literally) killed me in June.

I did three tours. I know I was in areas that had been sprayed, were actively being sprayed while I was in them, and down stream from sprayed areas. All our drinking water came from rivers and stream in those no bottled water days. And of course, there was also the chemicals used to make the 'water' safe to drink -- not to mention the little orange bomber anti-malaria tablets that gave you the trots.

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There's a high probability that Agent Orange is the cause of the Melanoma I'm currently dealing with. Side effects from the cancer meds nearly (literally) killed me in June.

Situation sounds very familiar. My friend and his wife were both battling at the same time she made it he did not. Thanks for your service and I am glad you made it also.
Not sure most of us won't end up in the same boat with all the chemicals I the food , water, pharmacuticals etc...

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Fate plays a cruel hand sometimes USA

Whole post Very well stated and very sad as well.

[Paul S.]

Situation sounds very familiar. My friend and his wife were both battling at the same time she made it he did not. Thanks for your service and I am glad you made it also.
Not sure most of us won't end up in the same boat with all the chemicals I the food , water, pharmacuticals etc...

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Whole post Very well stated and very sad as well.

Not sure most of us won't end up in the same boat with all the chemicals I the food , water, pharmacuticals etc...

We will all end up in Toe Tag City sooner or later. I just prefer later -- a lot later -- than sooner.

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We will all end up in Toe Tag City sooner or later. I just prefer later -- a lot later -- than sooner.

I prefer later but trust the eventual location will be far superior.

[Surpmil]

I prefer later but trust the eventual location will be far superior.

Reminds me of a story about the famous Canon Scott, chaplain in the CEF. Marching up to the line one day with a battalion someone called out to him, "Padre, where are we going?"
"That depends entirely on how we have lived!" replied the Canon, which led to much laughter, and perhaps some thought.