Dioxins unearthed at U.S. base in Okinawa stir furor

Compliments of Agent Orange Okinawa

"In our small organization of otherwise healthy young people, an unbelievable rate of cancers exists. Multiple breast cancers, brain cancer, brain tumors," said the service member, who did not want his name used.

"Many children living on the air base have developed childhood cancers, tumors, and other diseases," he said.

On Jan. 28, the Kadena commander held a meeting with military parents to assure them that their children's schools at the base were safe from dioxin contamination. The meeting came as a growing number of parents affiliated with the base expressed anger that they had not been notified of the problem promptly, and said their children's serious illnesses may have been caused by dioxin exposure, or voiced fears about the likelihood of future illnesses. A Facebook group called "Bob Hope/AEIS - Protect Our Kids" currently has more than 830 member
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ATTENTION VIETNAM VETERANS AND FAMILIES: Faces of Agent Orange - Vietnam Veterans of America Town Hall Meetings Scheduled

FACES OF AGENT ORANGE TOWN HALL MEETING SCHEDULE

1)  Agent Orange Town Hall - State College, PA October 26, 2013

Agent Orange Town Hall Meeting 
 

WHEN:  October 26, 2013

TIME:  Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE:  Ramada Inn in State College

CONTACT:  Tim at Susengill@verizon.net 

MORE INFORMATION can be found at the special Agent Orange section on VVA's website about Agent Orange and it's toxic consequences: 

http://www.vva.org/Committees/AgentOrange/

2)  Town Hall - Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, October 26

WHEN:  SATURDAY OCTOBER 26, 2013
TIME:  for your convenience TWO SESSIONS:
Session 1: 9 a.m. - 12 noon
Session 2: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
WHERE:  Johnson Creek Community Center, 417 Union Stre-et, Johnson Creek, WI 53038
CONTACT:  PAT FURNO - 920-474-4017

3)  The Faces of Agent Orange: A Town Hall Meeting Sunday , Oct. 27, 2013 

October is Agent Orange Awareness Month, and the New Jersey State Council of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) will hold a town hall meeting to educate veterans and the public on the many faces of the toxic defoliant and its lasting legacy of illness and health problems. :

WHEN:  Sunday , Oct. 27, 2013

TIME:  2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

WHERE: VFW Post 2290, 600 Washington Avenue; Hall Manville, NJ

CONTACT:  Mike Eckstein:  Phone 201-803-2943

EMAIL:  me1065@verizon.net

MORE INFORMATION can be found at the special Agent Orange section on VVA's website about Agent Orange and it's toxic consequences: 

http://www.vva.org/Committees/AgentOrange/

4)  Town Hall in Madison, Tennessee, October 29
 

WHEN:  October 29, 2013

TIME:   6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
WHERE:  Cornerstone Church, 726 W. Old Hickory Blvd.
Madison, Tennessee

The meeting will inform, provide a platform for asking questions and an opportunity for veterans, their children, grandchildren or surviving spouse to speak with veteran service officers about filing claims for VA benefits.Veterans from all conflicts are urged to attend. 

MORE INFORMATION can be found at the special Agent Orange section on VVA's website about Agent Orange and it's toxic consequences: 

http://www.vva.org/Committees/AgentOrange/

 AGENT ORANGE BENEFITS INFORMATION GO TO:   

http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/claims-postservice-agent_orange.asp

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Denials of defoliant at former U.S. base site in Okinawa fly in the face of science

Realistically, at this historical juncture, the contents of the Kadena drums, whether Agent Orange, Pink, Green or whatever, is almost irrelevant. The inescapable fact is that the U.S. military, on land then part of Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, disposed of “unknown” materials in drums containing 2,4,5-T , a wartime herbicide/defoliant, and the most toxic component of the dioxin family, TCDD, known to be associated with the manufacture of such herbicides. There have been other allegations of the disposal of U.S. military herbicides on Okinawa, these being in 2011 at Chatan and in 2012 at Futenma, as reported in The Japan Times and The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.

The general public inhabiting areas in close proximity to Kadena Air Base, and frequenting the area for recreational purposes, should demand from local authorities a geographical and chemical breakdown of the burial field, and rapid implementation of remedial measures where applicable. In addition, locals should be properly informed about potential health concerns resulting from possible contaminant exposure.

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