 Former
V.A. Chief Lauds Atomic Vets 
The
Secretary stated " You battled an invisible enemy -ionizing radiation - and
the enemy can leave physical and emotional scares as real as the scars borne by
veterans wounded during the Battle of the Bulge, or hit by fire during the Battle
for Pork Chop Hill, or injured during the Battle of the Coral Sea, or shot down
during the air battles over Vietnam". " Their battles were real and
so were yours".
" Their wounds were real and so is the damage inflicted
by ionizing radiation". The Secretary went on to say, " But that knowledge
is of little comfort to atomic veterans exposed to ionizing radiation that may
have torn silently into tissue and precious organs to begin its insidious campaigns
to defeat your bodies. The battle was on… but you barely knew it at the
time. Anthony Principi •
Message from Anthony Principi from NAAV newsletter 2003. For more of his speech
please visit www.naav.com. Please visit www.va.gov/irad to view VA Ionizing Radiation
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