GWVRP NewsWire - Tracings

Santos, Elizabeth

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

I served in Desert Shield/Storm 352nd Evac Hosp. Dec 90 to 91 Saudi Arabia 350 miles from the border, a combat zone and I was medical nurse attach to 50th Gen. Hosp. I am divorced now and have been single ever since after Persian Gulf. Thank God I don't h

Villagrana, Ramon

Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Well I was PFC Villagrana back then (1988-1992)and was serving in the Army stationed in Friedberg Germany as part of 5/18th infantry. I am often asked why I joined the Army, this after the war, well, I think most of us join not expecting there to be a war

Tracy, Lawrence

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Navy 1977-1996 Served on board USS Fife forward deployed Yokosuka Japan.I was the night baker and Supply Dept DCPO. It has been 20yrs since the GW I am sad to say that until the last few years I've had my head buried in sand! Almost immediately I experie

Siefken, Ardie

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

We were a patriotic family. Forty years ago my husband served in the U.S. Army. We raised six children. Four of them served a total of 16 years in the U.S. Navy. This is for Scott, our only son who said "Go for it mom" when I told him I'd never quit tryin

Johnson, SW-2 Kenneth

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

After Many years off thinking I am going nuts because of my memory loss, Bad skin disorders that have gotten worse every year, To major joint pain and headaches and seeing VA Doctors with the same answers: Ahh its in your head and its probley heredatery.

Beaver, Kenneth

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I am unsure if this is correct but our Unit deployed from Germany and arrived in Saudi Arabia. We were housed at Camp Messenger until our equipment arrived. During this time, we encountered several Scud attacks and our M-8 alarms reacting to "Dust" as the

April, Andre

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

US Army Combat Engineer March 15, 1985-Dec 27,1993 SSG Andre April Served with Bco 326 Engineer Bn 101st Airborne Air Assault Division in Operation Desert Shield Desert Storm. Conducted battlefield cleanup by blowing up enemy tanks, missiles, supplies and

Sheridan, Dwayne

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I was a medic with the 2/4 Marine Snipers on float with 22 MEU and also durring Desert Storm while attached to 6 Marine Reg. We arrived in country on 31 Dec 1990.

We were

Hertel, Glenn

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

March 2010 UPDATE

The VA has recently decided to reopen my claim specifically for Gulf War Syndrome. My understanding is that the VA is re-opening several other veterans claims as well.

After playing "lab rat" for

Brown, Yancy

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Lcpl Yancy A Brown USMC Sept.5 1990 - April 12 1991 Fox Btry 2/12 K-Bay,Hi.

My unit landed in Jabal, Saudi Arabia on 9/5/90, and was rushed into a very big warehouse. Inside were about 1000 cots and swamp fans going at high speed. When we got