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Thank you all for your replies! Dee Dee
Thank you all for your replies!
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22 years!
It will be 22 years in April that I lost my husband to a sudden heart attack due to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of him. Fortunately, I found...
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I found this in the package of military records...
I found this in the package of military records from the government, a letter Gene had written about his time in the Marines.
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Memories
Remembering my husband who died in 1998 of complications due to exposure of Agent Orange. He was a Marine in Vietnam in the mid-1960s. I still have a lot of photos that he brought back from Vietnam....
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03-30-15, 06:57 PM
Thread: Just wanted to say "Hi!"
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Just wanted to say "Hi!"
Haven't posted in a long time, but I wanted to say "hi" to everybody and to say that I think of you often. I no longer am a volunteer at the local VA, where I served at a piano player for seven...
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11-14-11, 06:44 PM
Thread: Veteran's Day
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Veteran's Day
Spent Veteran's Day at the VA Medical Center near Sacramento, playing piano for almost three hours for a group of happy vets. It was so much fun. I'm a regular there and love the vets I meet. What...
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09-20-11, 06:33 PM
Thread: Spare time? Volunteer at VA
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Spare time? Volunteer at VA
I have been a VA volunteer for about four years and it has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I have met so many fantastic vets from WWII to Iraq/Afghanistan. Listening to their...
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09-13-11, 06:09 PM
Thread: Do you write ?
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You can also visit: www.vietnow.com...
You can also visit:
www.vietnow.com
They accept writing from Vietnam vets. Check with them.
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09-12-11, 06:14 PM
Thread: wife of deceased career Marine
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Please call the VA in your area, or the VFW...
Please call the VA in your area, or the VFW (Veteran's of Foreign Wars). Call the local VFW OFFICE not post. Both should be able to give you advice.
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09-12-11, 06:09 PM
Thread: Do you write ?
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The VVA Veteran magazine often publishes writing...
The VVA Veteran magazine often publishes writing of Vietnam Vets. Google them and find out more.
Dee Dee
remembering Gene -Vietnam vet. 1946-1998 -
08-22-11, 05:35 PM
Thread: Gene's Vietnam poetry
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Gene's Vietnam poetry
Hi all,
My late husband Eugene Neese, Jr. USMC Vietnam ("F" Btry, 2dBn, 12thMar 3dMarDiv(Rein)FMF) wrote many poems about his time in Vietnam. I may have posted one of them here, but I would like to... -
08-15-11, 06:06 PM
Thread: My VA volunteer story. . .
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My VA volunteer story. . .
I didn't know where else to go to tell this story, and I hope you will understand. . . I am a volunteer at the local VA Medical Center and yesterday as I played piano for about two hours a young man...
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12-11-10, 04:37 PM
Thread: From my husband's papers
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By the way he was 17 1/2 at the time. Had to get...
By the way he was 17 1/2 at the time. Had to get his parent's permission to join the Marines.
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12-07-10, 05:06 PM
Thread: From my husband's papers
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From my husband's papers
Hi all,
I found this in the package of military records from the government, a letter Gene had written about his time in the Marines.
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11-29-10, 06:04 PM
Thread: My husband's military records arrived!!!
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My husband's military records arrived!!!
A few weeks ago I visited the local VA office and asked to have copies of my deceased husbands military records, the complete records. I received them yesterday, and have been pouring over a two inch...
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09-26-10, 06:29 PM
Thread: Thank you again!
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Thank you again!
Thank you for my Widow's benefits! Had I not been a volunteer at the VA I never would have known such a thing existed. Life is good. Semper Fi!
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05-22-10, 05:23 PM
Thread: Veteran's widow benefits -update
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Veteran's widow benefits -update
Hi all,
Several months ago, last December actually, I posted that I had applied for Veteran's widow benefits. My late husband was a Vietnam veteran (USMC) and was exposed to Agent Orange. After many...
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