Posted on 04/14/2005 6:29:28 AM PDT by Jeff Head
VA Contacts “Project SHAD” Veterans
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has begun to contact veterans (since 2002) who participated in certain military tests involving biological and chemical warfare materials during the 1960s about medical care and benefits to which they may be entitled.
“We are committed to helping every veteran who took part in these tests,” said Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. “If we find any medical problems or disabilities we can attribute to Project SHAD, we’ll ensure these veterans receive the benefits they deserve.”
From 1963 through 1970, the Department of Defense (DoD) conducted tests to determine the effectiveness of shipboard detection and protective measures against chemical and biological threats and to determine the potential risk to American forces. The tests were conducted under the broad heading of Shipboard Hazard and Defense (SHAD).
While much about the tests is still classified, DoD has begun to declassify the information VA would need to evaluate a veteran's application for benefits. Medically significant information from twelve tests with 4,300 participants -- "Autumn Gold," "Copper Head," "Shady Grove," "Eager Belle" (phases I and II), and "Scarlet Sage," "Fearless Johnny," "Flower Drum" (phases I and II), "DTC Test 68-50," "DTC Test 69-32," and "Purple Sage," -- has been declassified and released to VA.
VA will review the medical condition of Project SHAD veterans for unusual patterns of illness. Any eligible veteran's medical problem linked to Project SHAD can be treated at VA medical facilities and, potentially, qualify the veteran for VA disability compensation.
Veterans who believe their health may have been affected by these tests should contact the SHAD helpline at 1-800-749-8387 or contact VA by e-mail at shadhelpline@vba.va.gov
BTTT!!!!!!
Thanks for those links!
http://www.vva.org/shad/Shipboard Hazard and Defense Program (SHAD) Disclosure
SHADHELPLINE@vba.va.gov
VVA SHAD Contact Team
Mokie Porter
Director, Communications/Publications
(301) 585-4000 ext. 146
E-Mail: mporter@vva.orgRick Weidman
Director, Government Relations
(301) 585-4000 ext. 127
E-Mail: rweidman@vva.orgLen Selfon
Director, Veterans Benefits
(301)585-4000 ext. 149
E-Mail: lselfon@vva.orgSteve Robinson
Media Consultant
(301) 585-4000 ext. 162
E-Mail: srobinson@vva.org
That's a great contact list...hopefully we can have a place here on FR too where vets cane come and find out who they need to contact and how regarding this issue.
Hmmm. Wonder if my uncle could get in on this. He was at the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests in 1946. Radiation may have affected him, he's bald as a cueball and still enjoys working in the Texas oilfields to this day. The radiation may have given his permanent energy and caused him to grow through his hair.
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Project 112 Deseret Test Center Project 112 was a Cold war-era chemical and biological warfare test program. This comprehensive program was initiated in 1962 out of concern for our nation’s ability to protect and defend against these potential threats. One aspect of Project 112 was known as Shipboard Hazard and Defense, or SHAD. SHAD was composed of test designed to identify U.S. warships’ vulnerabilities to attacks with chemical or biological warfare agents and to develop procedures to such attacks while maintaining a war-fighting capability. An accompanying article supplies more details of the tests. Beginning in September 2000, the Department of Defense actively pursued declassification of relevant medical information from all 134 planned chemical and biological tests in Project 112. DoD committed to providing the VA with the medically relevant information it needs to settle benefits claims as quickly and efficiently as possible and evaluate and treat veterans who were involved in those tests. This required analyzing historical documents recording the planning and execution of SHAD tests. DoD has kept the public informed of newly released information and the investigation’s progress. The classified information related to SHAD was not completely catalogued or located in one facility. The Deseret Test Center, the organization that ran the tests, was closed in the 1970s. The search for 40-year-old documents and records kept by different military services in different locations was the initial challenge. A separate article offers more details of the investigation. The accompanying chart details the status of the investigation, dates and other test information that has been released and which planned tests were not conducted. We developed fact sheets for each test that was completely investigated. Questions? If you need help verifying your possible participation in a Project SHAD/112 test, please call DoD's contact managers at (800) 497-6261, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. If you'd like to speak with a VA representative, call the Special Issues Helpline at (800) 749-8387 or visit the VA's SHAD page. Many states offer services and benefits to veterans. To find out more about a particular state, select it on the map. |
Well, this is absolutely long, long over due. Hopefully awareness on this issue can stimulate quicker action on others that may have exposed our veterans to such conditions. That's why the post.
WAY COOL....!!! ;-)
Good to Be Back Home Again.....
In light of the recent erasure of numerous entertaining and uplifting posts....
I'd like to extend my SINCERE thanks to the Freeper who stood up and elected to assist the Project SHAD/112 Veterans in Canada and the U.S.
With progress coming SO slow and reluctantly it's sometimes difficult to discern or measure any meaningful movement.
Just one thing...once a person DOES realize the current ramifications and the path leading up to them, they cannot turn back down the path of ignorance.
So, SPREAD THE WORD.
Every micro-millimeter is an astonishing accomplishment in itself.
THANK YOU.
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Will WONDERS never cease...???
THANK YOU, Jeff Head & B4Ranch....
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It would be GREATLY appreciated, as there is information there which is applicable to ALL Gulf War Veterans, as well as anyone becoming informed about Depleted Uranium Munitions, Bio-Chemical WMD's, and Ionizing Radiation Exposure....!!!
>>Where is the most complete and accurate list of exposure data?
Been there, done that with the wee wee aye, ESG, and VA over AO!<<
ANSWER:
http://deploymentlink.osd.mil/current_issues/shad/shad_chart/shad_chart_8_3.shtml
http://deploymentlink.osd.mil/current_issues/shad/shad_ships/shad_ships_2.shtml
[The information on the Project 112 portions of this mess are VERY lacking....that would be the Army's LAND BASED exercises in Maryland, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico, Panama, Utah, California, Alaska & Hawaii....MANY of which endangered CIVILIAN populations.....gee, I WONDER why they don't want to tell folks THAT....???]
http://deploymentlink.osd.mil/current_issues/shad/shad_intro.shtml
Questions? If you need help verifying your possible participation in a Project SHAD/112 test, please call DoD's contact managers at (800) 497-6261, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. If you'd like to speak with a VA representative, call the Special Issues Helpline at (800) 749-8387 or visit the VA's SHAD page. Many states offer services and benefits to veterans. To find out more about a particular state, select it on the map.
The VA's "helplessline" is a necessary stop,but if a Veterans wants REAL information, they MUST call the DOD line, listed above.
MANY errors and inadequacies of these listings have been pointed out the DOD by the people who were THERE.....at which point in time, the DOD "magically" seems to FIND the necessary data....go figure.....this thing is a real hair puller!
I advise all Vets who were involved with Project Shad to join. You learn the 'truth' without any gov't flavors added in. It is a critical resource [NON-govermental] for those seeking the FULL TRUTH in the matter.
Thanks Jeff, we'll post it at the Foxhole.
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For those Vets who aren't familiar with researching on the Internet, here is a couple of tips to make life easier.
When you are searching for multiple words such as 'military servicemen', put quotations at each end like this "military servicemen".
Project 112/SHAD Information can be used as "Project 112/SHAD Information" or "Project 112" or "Project 112 Information" or > nuclear +"Project 112" < or > SECRET +nuclear +"Project 112".
Each one of these variations will bring up different and similar results. If you know of an Officers name who was involved with Project 112/SHAD, try > "Project 112/SHAD" "put in the name and rank" +forum <
Good luck!
USS Granville S. Hall (YAG-40), 1953-1972. Originally named YAG-40
The "Liberty" ship Granville S. Hall, built at Panama City, Florida, in 1944, was operated as a commercial freighter until June 1952, when she was laid up at Suisun Bay, California. About a year later, she was converted to a U.S. Navy vessel, designated YAG-40. Following completion of this work, the ship was placed "in service" and employed for scientific support work in the Pacific. Among her duties was the exploration of radioactive fallout patterns during nuclear weapons testing in the Marshall Islands area. Late in 1957 YAG-40 was taken out of service and enered the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Diego, California.
Reactivated in May 1962, the ship was placed in commission in October of that year and, at about the same time, regained her original name, becoming USS Granville S. Hall (YAG-40). During the remainder of the decade, she served in connection with Project SHAD ("Shipboard Hazards & Defense"), an investigation of the threats posed to Navy ships by chemical and biological agents. This mission ended in the early 1970s and, at the beginning of May 1971, USS Granville S. Hall was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and turned over to the Maritime Adminsitration. She was sold for scrapping in March 1972.
The SS Granville S. Hall was named in honor of Dr. Granville S. Hall (1844-1924), a pioneer in the academic study of psychology. That name was reapplied when the Navy reactivated the ship in the early 1960s.
....Notice the forward mast with the dish under it, designed to 'catch' fallout?
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