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New emphasis on veterans’ exposure to depleted uranium

Vet Center provides a refuge from the horrors of war Redwood Times Susan Gardner, Redwood Times 11/11/2009 “..……..The Eureka Vet Center provides services to veterans who have served in a combat zone and who are struggling with PTSD. The program was started by the United States Congress in 1979 to help the large number of Vietnam veterans who were having problems readjusting to daily life. The Vet Centers are community based and are part of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

In April 1991, in response to the Gulf War, Congress extended the eligibility to veterans who served during other periods of armed hostilities after the Vietnam era. Those other periods are identified as Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gulf, Somalia, and Kosovo/Bosnia. In October 1996, Congress extended the eligibility to include WWII and Korean combat veterans…………….There is now emphasis on a new generation of war fighters and the depleted uranium, the chemical and the biological contaminants they may have been exposed to

 

Vet Center provides a refuge from the horrors of war – Redwood Times

November 12, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, general | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radioactive