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I had a quite problem-free experience applying for and receiving VA benefits.
I am pretty sure this was from a combination of a good county VA office and the assistance of the American Legion.
The county office applied to the Legion to be my representative even though I have never been a member.
It is my understanding that there are many Veterans organizations that can serve as your representative and that using one is almost VITAL to getting timely and fair VA attention.
It probably shouldn’t be that way, but it is.
Hi Tooch….. my advice is: Get the PTSD diagnosis in writing from a doctor or shrink, make a copy, send it in certified /return receipt requested. If you have done this already…be patient….. They are probably 1 1/2 years backed up , but they will send you the check from the time you applied. Good luck.
to one and all—HIENZ has done something special for all–check out in -ketchup isle
Guys, about six months ago, I applied for benefits for ptsd with the v.a..My first app. was lost, so I applied a second time. A month later I received a packet and letter from Atlanta stating that I was put in priority #6 [ which is ” don’t let the door hit you on the way out” ] Included in the packet was a sheet of ”most frequently asked questions”. the last of which was ”what if I have a purple heart”; the answer was : if you have a purple heart, you are automatically put into priorty #3. I have two purple hearts; so I sent the v.a. another letter including copies of the letter they sent me, the most frequently asked questions sheet, my dd214, and both purple heart awards. that was 4 months ago.I still have heard nothing. I have been considering contacting ”Rep for Vets”. Any advice from you all would be appreciated.
if u r close to a va//go in person to the DAV they helped in my case///good luck
who ever gave grant a contract should be fired–and grant sold off since i doubt he is trade able
i’m sry have been off a few days—what happened to Dan
Just got back from Dan Roczniak’s wake. Very emotional for me! I gave the family a Charger Challenge coin for them to put in his pocket so when he’s challenged by the 196ers who went before him, he can present it.
Boy did Green Bay stink up Lambeau Field today. Most pathetic effort I think i’ve seen a Championship team put forth at home. Noone on that team deserves any kind of praise for their play today. If any of them were scheduled to play in the ProBowl they should stay home and hang their heads in shame. Go SF!
LT, give the GIANTS some credit;and forget SF. It’s in the cards; a superbowl rematch with BIG BLUE and the PATS with the G men winning.
Tooch,
I am taking nothing away from the Giants performance which was exceptionally good when it needed to be. They played well but Green Bay sucked! SF may be a different story for the Giants as they supposedly have a better defense than GB. Wouldn’tm put any money on it either way.
LT,
Thanks for the web site for Dan. Signed the guest book on line.
Hey Chuck,
I saw an advertisement today for rum. It was called not Captain Morgan but Sailor Jerry rum which apparently must be for those of a different sexual persuasion maybe?
come on chuck–none of us are gonna believe you sung very well
dang–that sure is a shock about dan roz–and a total bummer. we lost a good grunt there. we talked a bunch about kham duc over the years–he was there in 68–i was in 70.
why would any grunt outfit throw away something when it just started stinking ?
geesh clay–how come no 1 got pics of the gun crews faces ?
Brothers,
Here’s the link to the funeral home where Dan’s body while lie if you care to leave a message for the family. http://www.vandenbergfuneralhome.com
Guys!
Dan Roczniak’s wake will be this monday from 3 to 9PM in Tinley Park, IL and his funeral will be I believe the next day at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetary near Joliet, IL. Tai and I plan to attend the viewing on Monday.
LT,
Sorry to hear about Dan. Remember meeting him at Hilton Head.
Guys!
I am deeply saddened to inform you of the passing of one of our brothers. Dan Roczniak passed away last evening at 8:30. He was hospitalized awaiting a lung transplant and didn’t make it. His wife said they hadn’t finalized funeral arrangements yet. Dan was a great soldier, friend and brother and will be dearly missed.
DON’T CLICK ON THE LINK IN THE POST JUST BELOW THIS ONE! It’s a spam posting and the link may be corrupted.
Clay: Do you remember the story of the guys in Alpha Company who shot a giant lizard in the same area, then carried around with them as proof until it started to stink? I asked one of them about it and he said it was true. He said it was 6 or 7 feet long.
Same general time frame and we were either still in Antenna Valley or the Mary Ann FB area. A machine gun crew stepped over a small log in a brushy area and while the gunner was getting ready to make his next step the log began to slither off. Great excitement followed, the gunner tried to fire straight down but it put such a kink in the belt it jammed the gun. Everybody in the column faced outward to see what was up and couldn’t see the small python. He made his escape and the gun crew felt they had been left dangling in the breeze.
Boys will be boys!
Marines: Pizz on the Taliban.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09wTlEj8-Hc
Jim
I remember the song very well or I should say I remember singing it very well. Like you, I remember only a few of the verses. Five RPG’s was a definate. I tried to post a comment about it a few weeks ago but what I wrote got washed out when I jazzed up the pass word. this getting old shit is a ball. I can now blame all my screw ups on age. I turn 62 on Friday and got Social Security all lines up. Life is good.
Sorry that you’ve had to do the difficult “word puzzle” for the past few weeks– I even have problems getting them right sometimes!
I regularly update the software this website runs on to keep up with the current version. This keeps it from being hacked, and it’s much easier to do small upgrades over time rather than one big upgrade every so often.
Apparently in the last update they introduced something in the anti-spam software that is incompatible with the server software this website is hosted on. Anyhow, now that I know how to fix it, I will get to it soon and make the captcha go away.
Orangutang’s sure weren’t extinct then. That jungle was full of their barking calls.
And, no, those monkey’s weren’t Marines….I don’t think. LOL
Oddly, while I saw plenty of monkeys in that area, I never saw a snake the whole time I was in Vietnam. I once saw a water leech I THOUGHT was a snake, though! 🙂 I also saw one elephant and probably a Tiger. I caught just a brief glimpse of something orange disappearing into the trees in an area where we had heard the damn things. It was either a Tiger or a dink wearing day-glow orange…which I doubt.
I never saw any monkey’s; just water buffalo, dogs, snakes,mosquito;s,flies,and centepede;s.Are you sure those monkey’s weren’t Marines?
Orangutans are considered extinct in Vietnam.
I hope you guys didn’t shoot the last one.
You can see almost anything if you drink enough rice wine……….
Bill: When we were out west of Tam Ky, in the area around LZ Mary Ann, there were monkey’s all over the damn place. Hordes of them. Black ones, red ones, brown ones. Some with long tails and some with no tails at all. That was real, triple canopy jungle, though. That’s where we shot the Orangutang.
Actually, SFC Musquez shot him with one shot after the whole platoon had expended at least a magazine each and missed. The ape was sitting high up in a tree on a hill top, probably 400 meters away or better, and we thought he might be a dink watcher. It was only after Musquez knocked him out of the tree that we could see the long hair flowing from his arms as he fell and knew what it was. We didn’t shoot him just for the hell of it. 🙂
Did anybody else besides Gary see Orangutangs or Rock Apes or any other monkey type creature? I have heard a few stories over the years and I am curious……R.I.P to are fallen comrades.
Jan. 11th is also 41 years since Pop’s Rose and Alan Gray were killed in an ambush in Antenna Valley.
Short Round: No, you’re not the only one. I never understood why these security things have to make the word so hard to read. Is it like maybe that’ll fool somebody? Well, it does….me!
Jim: When it doesn’t take your comment, just hit the back button and there it is again, with a different secret code. But, I always cut and paste my comments onto the clipboard before hitting “post comment” just in case. That way, I don’t lose it.
I posted a day ago but typed reCAPTCHA instead ot the two words!!!
In response to a comments of weeks ago. Christmas, etc. 1969. I don’t remember who else was there. We were drinking a lot durng the ceasefire on Christmas eve and were having a grand old time. 4-5 of us were standing on the hill where we were logged, singing Christmas Carols. I don’t remember if I was permanently assigned to Charlie or just attached (as 90mm guys were usualy) at that point. Officers kept coming by and telling us to “break up the jugfu..” They were right of course. Just because there was a ceasefire and we were enjoying it, doesn’t mean we couldn’t have been targets.
What I remember being the most fun is that we were making up and singling loudly, our own “12 days of Christmas.” As we went up to each next one, we would all discuss and pick stuff like “4 mama-sons” or “11 AKS firing.” The only two I really remember and you have to really think about how a choir hits the high notes on the 5th day usually-we sang “Five RPGs” and the other one I remember was the first day. “A sniper in a palm tree.” that was a fun day as I recall.
Sadly, tomorrow is Jan. 11. 42 years since Arky and Jake. I still think about those two guys and about Arky’s 4 kids who he was supposed to be going home to in a few days.
am i the only 1 having some hassles reading the 2 words at times ?
chuck–seems i remember 1st platoon having some ace of spades also
To all: Ching Lau tells me the deal for the reunion in WI next May is finalized and you can begin making reservations now. I think some of you already have. The information is below in this discussion forum
LT
I swear I tried my best to use them up.