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File: 970612_sep96_decls4_0002.txt
Subject = PERSIAN GULF WAR HEALTH ISSUES
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Unit = VII CORPS
Folder Title = HQ 26TH ASG MEMORANDUM PERSIAN GULF WAR HEALTH ISSUES
Document Number = 2
Box ID = BX000291
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SUBJECT. PERS:A.N GULF WAR HEA-TH 'SS,)ES
AC@L.ON i@,FO I -HE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO RETRANSMIT A MEMORANDUM
O:NTLY SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF T@E
im Fit =10,NT CHIEFS OF STAFF THE TEXT OF THE KArk@ORANDUM FOLLOWS
AS YOU MAY K.NOW. THERE HAVE BEEN REP-Q-S THAT SOME PERSIAN
;ULF WAR VETERANS ARE EXPERENC'.NG HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE
SERVICE WE
@ELATED TO -HEIR IN THE GULF 'ANT TO ASSURE EACH OF
CU THAT YPUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING ARE TZ:= PRI--glT:ES FOP THE
i@..-...-@-@E04RTMENT OF DEFENSE.
THERE ARE MANY HAZARDS OF WAR. RANGING FROM INTENSE COMBAT TO
JNVlROk4ENTAL EXPOSUFZES. ANYONE WHO HAS HEALTH PPC)B-EK4S RES@LT:NG
ROV THOSE HAZARDS IS ENTITILED TO HEA@7H CARE IF YOU APE
XPERIENCING PROBLEMS. PLEASE COME 1% FOR A MEDICAL EVALUATION
CTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL AND THEIR ELIGIBLE PAMI-Y -EMBERS SHO@LD
EPORT TO ANY M.LITARY HOSPITAL AtO ASF. TC BE INCLUDED IN -HE
EPAR'MENT S PERSIAN GU@F WAR VETERANS HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.
DU WILL RECEIVE A FULL MEDICAL EVALUATION AND ANY MEDICAL CAR=-
-AT YOU %EEO. RESERVE PERSONNEL MAY CONT-C- E:THEP A MLL-APY
OS@ITA@ OR T,IEIR NEAREST VETERANS AFFARS MEDICAL CENTER AND @S@
0 BE INCLUDED IN THE DOD S,)RVEILLANCE SYSTEM OR T,iE VA'S PERSIAN
AR HEALTH REGISTRY YOU -IL@ RECE.VE A FULL MEDICAL
XA@l:.%AT:O.N DEPE140ING ON THE PES'@L-S OF 7-E EV4L"AT:ONi AND
@t'-:C:BIL:@- S-ATLS. RESERVE PERSONNEL WIL@ RECE:VE MEDICAL CARE
t ----E -E P P R Ok4 MILITARY FACILITIES OR FPOKA \/@
FACILITIES.
T-ERE HAVE BEEQ REPORTS IN THE PRESS CT THE POSS:BILITY 7@t'
sic"= OF YOU WERE EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL OR B.OLOG:CAL @.-EARONS AGENTS
ERE IS NO INFORMATION. CLASSIFIED OR UJCLASSIFIED. THAT IND"-ATES
CHEM"ICAL OR 8'0@OGICAL WEAPONS ,ERE @SED .% '-E PERSIAN "@F
T@EPE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS THAT SO'-- VE----4A.%S EELEVE ---ERE A@-
RESTR:CTIONS ON WHAT THEY CAN SAY AD-'UT PC-C-N-IA- EXPOS@RES.
PLEASE BE ASSURED THAT YOU SHOULD NO- FEEL CONSTRAINED :N ANY Y.-Ay
CPO" OISCUSS:NG THESE ISSUES
@E APE :NDEE@ED TO EACH ONE OF Y-@v FDA YOJR SERVICE TO 'O'Jq
CCL'NTP@ OUR:NG THE PERSIA%' GULF WAR @ND --=CJGHOa@ YOUR NAL'TZ4y
C-Z-ERS WE ALSO WANT TO BE SURE -@@7 YC- RECE:VE ANY k4EC:CAL C@@F.
@Ck: NEED
THAN' YOU FC4 OUR SERVICE
2 PLEASE ENSURE W:D-ST OISSEW..'NAT'-@-N L= --:S 'ACSS4GE
3 IN ADDITION -0 THE SECDEF/C@CS @@-k'C Rr-@4NSM,.-TEZ: IN T.:S
-0-SSAGE. 7@E SURGEON GENERAL AS PUB'-,S-E:: A X@EW.C TO @CTVE
0-Ty VETERANS OF THE PERSIAN GULF AR ANC --ER DEOE.NZ)E%-S I-:'--
DROV:OES CLARIF-CA'10.N AND GUIDANCE TO T.Z=c 'HO HAV@ HEALTH
CON'EA-'JS RESULT.NG FROM THE GLLF VIAP CO@4@l-.NDERS ':L.L
RFC@:VE THE SU;*GECN GENERAL S MEM-- -HE NEX- EEVEN DI'S -CZ
D:SSE'4:NAT-ON ,,THIN THEIR COMMANDS
4 P:NA- L!SPCS:'ION
CANNOT BE PPcZETEZI:IcD
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