Dear Dr. Motola,
In 1971 I boarded a ship that had sailed and anchored in Viet Nam waters that had been heavily sprayed with agent orange. I lived aboard the ship for three years, eating food and drinking water that was processed from those waters.
It has been proven that agent orange causes many c...
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prostate canncer/agent orange
outlawric
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 at 09:57 AM -
Agent Orange/Prostate Cancer
outlawric
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 at 10:01 AMI messed up in my last sentence that I sent to you a moment ago.
I meant to ask>.....Is it MORE LIKELY THAN NOT that I was exposed to Agent Orange while serving aboard the ship?
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Thanks for the reply Dr. Motola.
I already knew about the VA and everything.
What I need is an answer to "could I have been exposed to Agent Orange when I boarded the ship from it's arrival from Viet Nam?"
The ship reprosessed water from the seas and harbors in Viet Nam.
It has been proven that the waters around Viet Nam were contaminated with AO.
It has also been proven that the bacteria from Agent Orange could not be completely removed from ships that sailed those waters.
I DRANK FROM THE WATER SUPPLY OF THAT SHIP FOR THREE CONTINUANCE YEARS.
The VA approves disablity/compensation for service who "just stepped one foot on the gound in Viet Nam and then got back on a airplane."
I KNOW (FOR CERTAIN) OF THREE OTHER MEN IN MY DIVISION WHO ENDED UP WITH PROSTATE CANCER. ONE DIED LAST YEAR.
I NEVER WENT TO VIET NAM....I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF IT IS POSSIBLE THAT "MORE LIKELY NOT NOT, THAT I WAS EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE WHILE LIVING ABOARD THE SHIP?
THANK YOU.