Rouse68917
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Joined: Jul 2008
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Thu July 10, 2008 6:34 AM
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Hello all! I just found this site...My husband refuses to look up anything on the matter, but I refuse to let him give up! Here's what I have managed to piece together of his story. Please email me if you have anything similar.
My husband was attached to the "Big Red 1" out of Kansas when he was sent to Iraq. (However, I gather his attachment was loose.) He spent time in Saudi, Kuwait, and Iraq. He was somewhere in Iraq very close to Baghdad when the cease fire was called. Based on what I know, he was probably exposed to DU and whatever came out of the oil well fires. His unit was sent in to get to Baghdad until they were called off with the cease fire.
After returning home, he was assigned to a very nice post (Ft. Meyer's), where he remained until he had to leave the Army after 11 years of service. He received a discharge based on weight gain. He was extremely sick all the time and could not work out or perform his duties a lot in the end. He left the Army and later found out from civilian doctors that he had a rare form of bone cancer in his hip. The docs at U of Michigin said he got this from the Gulf War, but they would not even tell my husband their names! Amazingly, when I obtained his hospital records there was no mention of the cancer he had fought and beaten. The records said he went into the hospital's ER for an EKG and was released! He later told me that he went to these doctors after hours and that they were afraid to work on GW vets.
To this day he continues to get the rashes (groin, chest, legs, and wrists), though they do not occur as often or stay as long. When he went in for the rashes while he was still in the Army, he was told it was all in his head. They gave him some ointment that didn't help and sent him on his way. He has sever shot-term memory loss and is afraid to use his GI Bill to go back to school because he can't remember things. He has nightmares and unexplained pain. If anyone has similar stories, or can give me some direction to take, please email me. I hate the fact that all these men and women risked their lives for the rest of us and they are left with the scars and pain without any guidance. Our men and women of the military deserve more than we can ever give, yet they seem to get nothing in return. Thank you for your service and your help.
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