Re: Malathion -- Chemical Exposure Of Military Dog Handlers

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Subject: Re: Malathion

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Carol Scofield

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Date Posted: 18:31:01 05/18/03 Sun
In reply to: Bob Mount 's message, "Malathion" on 21:22:34 05/08/03 Thu

>I am writing you to see you remember my husband. His name is Steven Scofield. He also was a dog handler at Clark AFB. He also was sent to Viet Nam twice on temporary duty. He now has terminal throat cancer. His military records do not show he was in Viet Nam. We are thinking his cancer could be linked to agent orange and the dipping procedure for the dogs.

Any help you can give me would be appreciated.
My e-mail is: CarolScofield@attbi.com

Thank you.

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[> Subject: Re: Malathion

Author:
cathy ( merholz) gray
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Date Posted: 07:47:22 05/23/03 Fri

may 22,2003, uch of what you describe is the same for my father, but worse, he has had hodgkinsons, 2ce, now has congestive heart and lung failure, trouble swallowing much worse, did not believe chemicals used because of rice fields near bases, udorn and ubon-- usaf can not locate his medical records, and, he is now required to pay his pension for his care at the va nursing home. any specifics for thia vets appreciated. thank you>I was a handler with the 981st in Cam Ranh Bay from
>Feb 70 to Feb 71. I remember the dip tanks well.
>I too have experienced the same symptoms, ie sleep
>apnia, constant clearing of the throat, dysphagia,
>numbness in hands, muscle twitching, fatigue, muscle
>pain that comes and goes. I've been putting it down to
>getting older, but it seems that it might not be the
>case. Vietnam will always be with us in one way or
>another.