[CPEO-MEF] NY Vets and depleted uranium

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Support vets poisoned by uranium

Commentary by James H. Barlow
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY)
June 15, 2006

John DePersis, chairman of the New York American Legion's New York state 
legislative committee, has issued a memorandum in support of proposed 
state legislation to assist soldiers returning from battle who may have 
been exposed to radioactive "depleted" uranium used in weapons — or 
other toxic materials.

The bill would require the state Division of Veterans' Affairs to help 
veterans who were exposed to hazardous chemicals during combat to tap 
federal aid to finance medical services. Also under the proposal, a task 
force would be set up to study the effects of hazardous materials on 
soldiers and establish a registry of veterans who may have been exposed 
to such materials during the first Gulf War.

Connecticut and Louisiana have already passed similar measures.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reports that 250,000 troops are 
disabled and 15,000 had early deaths from the Gulf War of 1991. 
Vaccinations, oil well fires or exploded chemical and biological agents 
may have been part of the cause. More illness and deaths are being 
reported from the Iraqi invasion of 2003.

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For the entire column, see
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060615/OPINION02/606150375/1039/OPINION
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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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