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What are your thoughts on the Veterans Affairs department, and their role in this book?
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I agree with you! They were the worst of the worst to deny the veterans their pensions! That not only would affect them, but it would deeply affect their families from being denied those monies. These people put everything on the line and deserved to be seen in the highest regard.Ferdinand_otieno wrote: ↑01 Nov 2019, 03:57 The Veterans Affairs department were presented as a heartless organisation that went out of its way to pass laws that may deny veterans their pensions. I particularly hated them in this book and found them to be worse than the act of war itself. To send men to die for them in a war, and then to deny pensions to those same brave men and women was truly evil.
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He can not even get the the VA to provide the medication he is prescribed for this blood cancer. It is not on their formulary. Only an older, less effective drug.
He spent over a month in-country, and when we tried to get help for the extreme cost of his medical treatment, he was denied because he could not PROVE that he had boots-on-the-ground. And his leukemia was not the type associated with agent orange disabilities. Other types were listed in the mid 70s, but at that time CML killed quickly, so it was not listed as long term.
Maybe Mr Miller's book will help raise consciousness. This is not just fiction. Real lives were and are being impacted.
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My late father-in-law fought in Korea. I was not impressed with the care he got before he died. This book brings out not only the horror of war but also the horror of the aftermath.djr6090 wrote: ↑04 Nov 2019, 11:24 My husband is 70 years old, and has chronic mylogenous leukemia. I believe it is the result of standing night watch on board the USS Hector in Vung Tao harbor, where he was drenched with agent orange as the planes defoliated the harbor islands every night.
He can not even get the the VA to provide the medication he is prescribed for this blood cancer. It is not on their formulary. Only an older, less effective drug.
He spent over a month in-country, and when we tried to get help for the extreme cost of his medical treatment, he was denied because he could not PROVE that he had boots-on-the-ground. And his leukemia was not the type associated with agent orange disabilities. Other types were listed in the mid 70s, but at that time CML killed quickly, so it was not listed as long term.
Maybe Mr Miller's book will help raise consciousness. This is not just fiction. Real lives were and are being impacted.
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Condolences on the loss of your father-in-law. I recently discovered that the VA has added Korean War vets who fought on certain areas to the Agent Orange injury list. I'm sure the aftermath of war was as bad for them as it was for Zach in Deadly Waters.
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I like the part of the book where the author says, "Don't thank us for our service...it seems insincere." Full honor and support include not treating servicemen who request VA support as if they were trying to get away with something sneaky.Florence Nalianya wrote: ↑04 Nov 2019, 15:52 Personally I think appreciating war veterans is key,they need to be honoured and give full support.
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I think the insincerity comes from the fact that not many people would fight for their country like they do, so the 'thanking them' for their service will always seem insincere unless it's from a fellow serviceman.djr6090 wrote: ↑11 Nov 2019, 09:03I like the part of the book where the author says, "Don't thank us for our service...it seems insincere." Full honor and support include not treating servicemen who request VA support as if they were trying to get away with something sneaky.Florence Nalianya wrote: ↑04 Nov 2019, 15:52 Personally I think appreciating war veterans is key,they need to be honoured and give full support.
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Absolutely. Any 'thank you' without sincere action is useless.Ferdinand_otieno wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 01:10I think the insincerity comes from the fact that not many people would fight for their country like they do, so the 'thanking them' for their service will always seem insincere unless it's from a fellow serviceman.djr6090 wrote: ↑11 Nov 2019, 09:03I like the part of the book where the author says, "Don't thank us for our service...it seems insincere." Full honor and support include not treating servicemen who request VA support as if they were trying to get away with something sneaky.Florence Nalianya wrote: ↑04 Nov 2019, 15:52 Personally I think appreciating war veterans is key,they need to be honoured and give full support.
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