http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2013/October/30/Viet_BlueWater-30Oct13.html
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives has passed a bill sponsored
by Congressman Christopher Gibson (R, NY-19)) that would move the ability
of Vietnam veterans who were assigned to ships off the coast and were
afflicted with Agent Orange to receive benefits.
Military personnel who served on the ground and contracted the disease
have been covered automatically, but those on board ships off the coast
of Vietnam have been required to list detailed specifics of how they contracted
it, making it almost impossible to gain benefits.
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