The trial lawyers already got their windfall; this lawsuit came in the 1980âs I believe. The vets, as per US protocol, received nothing. If they did receive a âsettlementâ it was minuscule in the overall scheme of things. My father is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 18 months in one of the most heavily sprayed areas-the iron triangle. Though he has never smoked a day in his life, he has a diagnosis of COPD; he needs supplemental o2 to breath. He was other âclusterâ symptoms that no Dr. can make sense of. We’ve spent years researching this, and are convinced that he is dying because of Agent Orange exposure. I really just wished that our government would do better than give lip service to vets.
I retired in 1971 with 23 years service. I did not serve in Vietnam nor was I near any Agent Orange. At age 65, I too contracted prostate cancer. So what does being near agent orange have to do with prostate cancer. Alot of fmen who have never been to Vietnam get this malady