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Viet Nam Veterans with Prostate Cancer

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@jerryegge

I served for one year in Vietnam. We made barbecue grills by cutting Agent Orange barrels in half. My military base didn’t have any trees or foliage, in spite of a jungle around it. My local VA Medical Center doctor advised me to file for presumptive prostate-cancer benefits. I never thought about Agent Orange when I was in Vietnam. However, this changed when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had surgery at the Mayo Clinic. I’m grateful for my doctor and also for my monthly VA disability check. I now support veterans at our local hospital through their No Veterans Die Alone Program. I supported a man last week who served in Vietnam. He was dying. He told me his PSA was 400! The man was comfortable and in hospice. The man told me he was ready to go to heaven and be with his Lord. Amen.

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Thats a sad story....I was on a ship in Haiphong harbor de mining ops. We showered on ship and got the toxins in our body that way from the water.....thats our best guess. My buddy has PCa too as he was in the same boiler room with me . He s on disability too. Our Govt. did us no favors in this war. Old men make wars, young kids die in them.