My father died from exposure to Agent Orange...he served 30 years in the Army...my mother got nothing...He did receive the best care at Walter Reed and a military burial, but even after boxes of paper work filed by doctors, etc.,...nothing.

@thinktwice my father got some compensation back in the early 80's when some lawsuit went thru and got a check for something like 20 thousand dollars. He was Air Force and flew in the planes that showered that shit on everything. I guess he was able to show the dates and times he was exposed to it and got a settlement. I know that was the sticking point for a lot of Veterans. They couldn't prove when they were exposed.

@Redheadedgammy We had dates, times, written witness statements, etc. He was on the ground...what we did get was life insurance proceeds that were set up at no cost for those exposed...I believe it amounted to about that much...a pittance compared to the sacrifices made.

@thinktwice those in Washington, many who never served themselves, never pay any price for their behavior of indifference toward the men and women who gave their lives for this Country.

Too true. Not so much "self help" as "help-self"