I was also surprised by the animosity between the Navy and the Marines. I thought they all believed that they were fighting on the same side and, therefore were comrades.LV2R wrote: ↑18 Nov 2019, 22:13 I was surprised to learn that the military dropped over 19 million gallons of Agent Orange on Vietnam. That seemed like overkill. It was hard to believe that the military thought that Agent Orange was not dangerous to humans or animals, but it would kill all plant life!
I was also a bit surprised that there was great animosity between the Navy and the Marines. The fighting each other seemed out of control when they had a bigger enemy to fight.
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Keep your eyes open, Nuel. There are some serious changes being made to the Veterans Affairs office. Attitude adjustments are needed on both sides.Nuel Ukah wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 03:19No part surprised me. Maybe because I have been living among the Navy for a long time and know a bit of what is wrong with the system. But this book opened my eyes to a lot of things.djr6090 wrote: ↑05 Nov 2019, 10:54 As I read Deadly Waters some of the passages struck me as being out of tune with the deadly seriousness of the story. The beautiful descriptions of the jungle and the mountains are one example. The tranquility hid such frightening turmoil.
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It's about time the changes are made. Veterans deserve honor.djr6090 wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 10:13Keep your eyes open, Nuel. There are some serious changes being made to the Veterans Affairs office. Attitude adjustments are needed on both sides.Nuel Ukah wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 03:19No part surprised me. Maybe because I have been living among the Navy for a long time and know a bit of what is wrong with the system. But this book opened my eyes to a lot of things.djr6090 wrote: ↑05 Nov 2019, 10:54 As I read Deadly Waters some of the passages struck me as being out of tune with the deadly seriousness of the story. The beautiful descriptions of the jungle and the mountains are one example. The tranquility hid such frightening turmoil.
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Yes, I agree. I knew that there were many helpless veterans out in the streets, but I didn't know the extent of it or the root of the problem.karendi jururi wrote: ↑17 Nov 2019, 12:27 The horrors committed by the VA on the undeserving veterans! Utterly shocking!
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Yes that pissed me off! I couldn't believe they changed the eligibility from the type of water. Agent Orange is so toxic that of course it's not going to affect only one area! So what if they didn't step foot on the damn land? Just for budget cuts! And that's what sent Zack to commit suicide. Absolutely outrageous.
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Exactly! I don't even know such a true event ever existed, especially, the controversial Agent Orange. I can't understand why a type of pesticide was used in desalination. I guess, there is a conspiracy on this part.LV2R wrote: ↑18 Nov 2019, 22:13 I was surprised to learn that the military dropped over 19 million gallons of Agent Orange on Vietnam. That seemed like overkill. It was hard to believe that the military thought that Agent Orange was not dangerous to humans or animals, but it would kill all plant life!
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When it rained, the Agent Orange was washed into the rivers and the seas. The Navy used seawater to drink, but they had to first desalinate it. The water had the ingredient, Dioxin, from Agent Orange, and it was known to cause diseases.jeminah28 wrote: ↑27 Nov 2019, 19:09Exactly! I don't even know such a true event ever existed, especially, the controversial Agent Orange. I can't understand why a type of pesticide was used in desalination. I guess, there is a conspiracy on this part.LV2R wrote: ↑18 Nov 2019, 22:13 I was surprised to learn that the military dropped over 19 million gallons of Agent Orange on Vietnam. That seemed like overkill. It was hard to believe that the military thought that Agent Orange was not dangerous to humans or animals, but it would kill all plant life!
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Ohhh my... I really wonder, why they used Agent Orange when in fact it was lethal. I have theories in my mind...LV2R wrote: ↑27 Nov 2019, 21:21When it rained, the Agent Orange was washed into the rivers and the seas. The Navy used seawater to drink, but they had to first desalinate it. The water had the ingredient, Dioxin, from Agent Orange, and it was known to cause diseases.jeminah28 wrote: ↑27 Nov 2019, 19:09Exactly! I don't even know such a true event ever existed, especially, the controversial Agent Orange. I can't understand why a type of pesticide was used in desalination. I guess, there is a conspiracy on this part.LV2R wrote: ↑18 Nov 2019, 22:13 I was surprised to learn that the military dropped over 19 million gallons of Agent Orange on Vietnam. That seemed like overkill. It was hard to believe that the military thought that Agent Orange was not dangerous to humans or animals, but it would kill all plant life!
I was also a bit surprised that there was great animosity between the Navy and the Marines. The fighting each other seemed out of control when they had a bigger enemy to fight.
1. Conspiracy, it might be those times an enemy give them an idea about using Agen Orange without the knowledge of the government.
2. FDA, WHO, FBAd and other health related facilities are not yet able to detect such dioxin effects in the body.
3. Negligence of the government body, especially the Naval Heads.
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All I know about whites' culture, they are friendly with their fellow men regardless of status or whatever made another person inferior to the other.Sinclairess wrote: ↑25 Nov 2019, 17:40I agree with you. I also like that Zack made the effort to change his speech because they kept making fun of him.
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