Associates of Vietnam
Veterans of America, Inc.
8719
Colesville Road, Suite 100
Silver
Spring, MD 20910
(301) 585-4000
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE August 8, 2013 No. 12-03
Press Release Contact:
Suzanne Blohm-Weber
(386) 986-9153
Associates of Vietnam Veterans of
America to Hold Town Hall Meeting on the Generational Legacy of Dioxin
(Washington, D.C.)--The Associates
of Vietnam Veterans of America (AVVA) will hold an Agent Orange Town Hall
meeting on Saturday, August 17, 2013, 11:00 a.m., at the Hyatt Regency
Jacksonville-Riverfront, in Jacksonville, Florida. The forum, held in
conjunction with the AVVA/VVA national conventions, will address the birth
defects, diseases, and learning disabilities affecting the children and
grandchildren of Vietnam veterans.
“We must not be silent about the ill health effects
of battlefield exposures on our veterans and on our children, our grandchildren,
and the generations to come. We encourage all veterans and their families with
children and/or grandchildren suffering from mysterious illnesses to attend the
Agent Orange Town Hall meeting,” said Nancy Switzer, AVVA President.
Issues surrounding Agent
Orange exposure will be explored, including scientific information, health effects,
and methods for educating the public about the issues of Vietnam Veterans,
their children and their families.
“Veterans of all wars are subjected to many
contaminates. Our children are the innocent victims of war, and they need the
help of our government to cope with these problems. We worry, who will be there
to take care of them when we are gone,” said Switzer.
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The Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America is
dedicated to the aggressive advancement of realistic goals with integrity and
in the spirit of unity that reflects our commitment to veterans, their families
and others.
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