The list of diseases that people who were exposed to Agent Orange can now get, has grown to 15. The new diseases caused by this chemical are hairy cell leukemia, Parkinsons, and ischemic heart disease. Agent Orange was the name of a combination of chemicals that were used during the Vietnam War to clear…
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Veterans and Suicide
Veterans are twice as likely to try and commit suicide than other people. One in five comes back suffering from traumatic stress disorder. Over four hundred are homeless, and that number is rising. There are over 600,000 veterans who have to wait six months or more for disability payments. Some are uninsured and…