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Date Posted: 00:50:03 02/19/11 Sat
Author: Steve Bailey
Subject: Re: NEED ADVICE
In reply to: RUSSELL V. LAPORTA 's message, "NEED ADVICE" on 23:45:31 07/09/10 Fri

>Hi Russ:
I don't know if you'll remember me -- I was one of Capt. Gibbs' radio operators (Lima 6) and Cpl. Malcolm's radioman before that. We shared some laughs, and I thought you were one of the toughest characters I knew in Vietnam. I remember that you were planning to return to Chicago to be a cop. Did that ever happen?

I am so sorry to read about your troubles and even sorrier that I really don't know how to help. If you want to reconnect, I'd be truly happy and proud to "talk" to you again and share some memories. I've suffered from PTSD myself in the last couple of years -- imagine that!!! -- stressing out and flashing back after over 40 years.

Hang in there, man, and reply if you want to. I'll be "here".

Steve (Bails)

I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED TERMINAL WITH EMPHYSEMA AND
>METISTATIC CANCER OF AN UNKNOWN ORIGIN. BOTH ARE NON
>OPERATABLE AND NON CURRABLE. I AM RATED 100% SERVICE
>CONNECTED FOR PTSD AND 10% FOR HEARING BUT NO SERVICE
>CONNECTION YET ESTABLISHED FOR AGENT ORANGE OR MY
>EMPHYSEMA AND CANCER. I SERVED 19 MOS IN VIETNAM
>WEAPONS PLT. I FEEL IN MY HEART OF HEARTS MY
>CONDITIONS WHICH RENDER ME TERMINALWERE EITHER "BORN"
>OR CERTAINLY EXAQCERBATED BY AGENT ORANGE EVEN THOUGH
>I WAS A SMOKER. WOULDNT IT BE A SHAME IF AFTER I PASS
>THEY FIND PEOPLE WITH MY SILILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND
>DISEASES ARE PRESUMED SERVICE CONNECTED FOR AGENT
>ORANGE! MY PURPLE HEART ADVISOR (AL WAGNER) ADVISED
>MYE TO REOPEN MY CASE WITH THYE V.A. FOR AGENT ORANGE.
>WHEN I PASS IT IS MY HOPE TO HAVE MY WIDOW AND 16 YR
>OLD SON RECEIVE SOME OF MY MONTHLY COMPENSATION PAY. I
>WAS RATED 50% FOR PTSD AND ONLY ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO WAS
>MY RATING RAISED. SEEMS UNLESS I DIE IN A V.A.
>HOSPITAL AS A RESULT OF PTSD RELATED CIRCUMSTANCES
>THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF RECEIVING BENEFITS MONTHLY. AM
>I CORRECT? WOULD YOU REACH OUT AND SEE WHAT COURSE OF
>ACTION I SHOULD BE TAKING AT THIS TIME. SINCE I WAS
>TOLD A YEAR AGO I HAVE ONLY ABOUT I YEAR LEFT TO LIVE
>I WANT THIS HANDLED BEFORE I PASS SINCE I AM NOT SURE
>MY WIFE HAS THE KNOWLEDGE OR ABILITY TO TAKE THE FIGHT
>FURTHER ON APPEALS.
>I MAY BE REACHED AT RLAUTOMAN@YAHOO.COM
>PLEASEEE DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP US.

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