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Report of the Special Investigation Unit on Gulf War Illnesses: One Hundred Fifth Congress by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Special Investigation Unit on Gulf War Illnesses., 1998-01-01 Gulf War Illnesses: DOD's Conclusions about U.S. Troops' Exposure Cannot Be Adequately Supported.: An article from: General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony Gulf War Illnesses: Procedural and Reporting Improvements Are Needed in Dodªs Investigative Process Gulf War Illnesses: Webster's Timeline History, 1994 - 2005 by Icon Group International, 2009-05-01 Gulf War Illnesses: DOD's Conclusions About U.S. Troops' Exposure Cannot Be Adequately Supported.: An article from: General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony Persian Gulf War illnesses: Hearing before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session (S. hrg) by United States, 1997 Persian Gulf War illnesses: Hearing before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, February 11, 1997 by United States, 1997 Studies find Gulf War illnesses linked to toxins.(Department of Veterans Affairs' Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illness' report on veterans illnesses): An article from: DAV Magazine by Dave Autry, 2005-01-01 Missed story syndrome. (failure to report medical problems of Persian Gulf War veterans)(includes related articles on terms for gulf war illness and the ... An article from: American Journalism Review by Kate McKenna, 1997-05-01 Gulf War Illnesses: Federal Research Efforts Have Waned, and Research Findings Have Not Been Reassessed.: An article from: General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony Persian Gulf War illnesses: Are we treating veterans right? : hearing before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, November 16, 1993 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 1994-01-01 POPULAR SCIENCE magazine April 1999 (The world's largest science & technology magazine, return to star wars, laser weapons, gulf war illness, high-tech outdoor tools) Persian Gulf War illnesses: Are we treating veterans right? : hearing before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Third ... second session, November 16, 1993 (S. hrg) by United States, 1994 Persian Gulf War Illnesses; Are We Treating Veterans Right?: Hearing Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, One by United States. Congress. Affairs, 2010-01-18

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41. $3 Million Study Of Gulf War Illnesses Criticized
    When Bernard Rostker, the Pentagon s top Gulf War illness official, held 11 townmeetings for veterans in various places last spring, Haley s research was  
    http://www.junkscience.com/news/gulfwar.html
    
    Extractions: The Department of Defense has decided to fund a $3 million study seeking possible chemical origins of the illnesses known as "Gulf War syndrome," even though the research failed to get money through the usual competitive process for government scientific grants. Although the Pentagon broke no rules in choosing to underwrite one of the largest studies ever on Gulf War illness, the move has been criticized by some scientists, who say it violates procedures designed to guarantee the quality of research funded by the government. The study, which is underway, is headed by Robert W. Haley, an epidemiologist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He and his colleagues believe they've found at least three distinct Gulf War syndromes, which they attribute to "generalized injury to the nervous system" from toxic chemicals. The Pentagon's decision demonstrates how willing military officials now are to entertain once-marginal theories about Gulf War syndrome. It also shows how inextricably entangled science, politics and public opinion have become on this subject, and how the standards of scientists and politicians can diverge.

42. Published Article -- The Mysteries Of Gulf War Illness
    US UNRAVELING MYSTERIES OF THE gulf war illnesses We owe it to our soldiersto unravel the mystery of gulf war illnesses that have plagued veterans of  
    http://hutchison.senate.gov/gulfwarillness.htm
    
    Extractions: U.S. UNRAVELING MYSTERIES OF THE GULF WAR ILLNESSES As our nation's armed forces gear up for the prospect of a conflict in the Persian Gulf, the safety and security of our men and women in uniform are of utmost concern. In any conflict, human lives are at risk. But the Middle East poses a more insidious threat to America's sons and daughters. It has been more than a decade since the United States sent troops to free Kuwait from the iron fist of Saddam Hussein. Yet while that war has become a chapter in history books, scores of veterans still are fighting battles that should have ended with our withdrawal from the region. We owe it to our soldiers to unravel the mystery of Gulf War illnesses that have plagued veterans of Operation Desert Storm and to protect tomorrow's veterans from a similar fate. For too long, the unexplained health problems of Gulf War veterans were sidelined by politics and indifference. Medical professionals from the Defense Department debated whether Gulf War syndrome even exists, and previous Pentagon officials tried to block congressional funding for research into the illness. Blaming symptoms on post-traumatic stress, the department refused to address the obvious medical maladies plaguing our veterans. Imagine the frustration of one Gulf War veteran so severely debilitated that he hardly can walk across his bedroom unaided; only a couple of years before his deployment, he completed the New York City marathon in less than three hours. Imagine his anxiety when he was told his condition was "all in your head."

43. Hutchison Capitol Comment - Uncovering The Mysteries Of Gulf War Syndrome
    We owe it to our soldiers to unravel the mystery of gulf war illnesses that haveplagued veterans of Operation Desert Storm and protect tomorrow s veterans  
    http://hutchison.senate.gov/ccgulfwarillness.htm
    
    Extractions: UNCOVERING THE MYSTERIES OF GULF WAR SYNDROME As our nation's armed forces gear up for the prospect of a conflict in the Persian Gulf, the safety and security of our men and women in uniform is of utmost concern. In any conflict human lives are at risk, yet the Middle East poses a more insidious threat to America's sons and daughters. It has been more than a decade since the United States sent troops to free Kuwait from the iron fist of Saddam Hussein. Yet while the war has become a chapter in American history books, scores of veterans are still fighting battles that should have ended with our withdrawal from the region. We owe it to our soldiers to unravel the mystery of Gulf War illnesses that have plagued veterans of Operation Desert Storm and protect tomorrow's veterans from a similar fate. For too long, the unexplained health problems of Gulf War veterans were sidelined by politics and indifference. Medical professionals from the Department of Defense debated whether Gulf War Syndrome even exists, and previous Pentagon officials tried to block congressional funding for research into the illness. Blaming symptoms on post-traumatic stress, the Department refused to address the obvious medical maladies plaguing our veterans. Imagine the frustration of one Gulf War veteran so severely debilitated that he can hardly walk across his bedroom unaided when, only a couple of years prior to his deployment, he completed the New York City Marathon in under three hours. Imagine his further anxiety when told his condition was "all in your head." Unfortunately, thousands of our Gulf War veterans have similar devastating and inexplicable ailments. Of the 700,000 U.S. military personnel who served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, between 100,000 and 300,000 have demonstrated a complex array of symptoms, from irritated skin conditions to debilitating diseases such as Lou Gehrig's disease.

44. CFIDS
    gulf war illnesses (GWI) is the term for a constellation of conditions with Chronic, disabling illness is far more common among Gulf War veterans than  
    http://www.cfids.org/about-cfids/gulf-war-syndrome.asp
    
    Extractions: Symptoms Diagnosis Related Conditions Do I Have CFIDS? ... Profiles GULF WAR ILLNESSES (GWI) Gulf War illnesses (GWI) is the term for a constellation of conditions with similar symptoms reported by soldiers who served in the Persian Gulf from August 1990-July 1991, during the time of the Persian Gulf War. Chronic, disabling illness is far more common among Gulf War veterans than would be expected. Symptoms of GWI GWI patients commonly report symptoms of fatigue, headache, memory problems, sleep disturbances, skin rash, muscle or joint pain, breathlessness, irritability, and gastrointestinal problems. In 1998 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the following definition for "chronic multi-symptom illness" to classify cases of GWI:

45. On The Lookout For Gulf War Illness
    A more serious effort to identify the causes of gulf war illnesses would requirea variety of tests, some doctors say, including complete cognitive  
    http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/bioter/lookoutgulfwardis.html
    
    Extractions: ON THE LOOKOUT FOR GULF WAR ILLNESS Last Updated 07 Apr 2003 Source: Los Angeles Times , April 7, 2003 On the lookout for Gulf War illness Veterans of the 1991 battle fear for deployed soldiers' health. VA report could shed more light on symptoms of chemical exposure. By Benedict Carey, Times Staff Writer The wells are burning again, the air is a witch's brew of sand and dust and smoke, and tens of thousands of veterans watching at home can practically feel the acrid gas in their lungs and on their skin. "I can't even look anymore," said Larry Stewart Jr., 32, of Sacramento, who served in an armored tank division in southern Iraq during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. "We're in the same place, against the same enemy; I only hope those young guys who make it back aren't affected the same way I was." Stewart is among about 100,000 men and women who in the early 1990s reported fatigue, rashes, joint pain and memory loss, among other torments, after the 1991 Persian Gulf War. For years, government officials dismissed the complaints first described, collectively, as Gulf War syndrome even as 1 in 7 Gulf War veterans came forward reporting similar problems. After scores of studies and reams of congressional testimony, there's still no agreement about what might cause these symptoms, and the government does not recognize them as part of a unique syndrome, limiting the amount of free health care and disability benefits that veterans can claim.

46. Online NewsHour: A Gulf War Illness Report -- January 7, 1997
    JOYCE LASHOF, President, Commission on gulf war illnesses It’sa pleasure to behere. CHARLES KRAUSE Let’s go right to the bottom line.  
    http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/gulf_1-7.html
    
    Extractions: TRANSCRIPT Charles Krause covers a new report on the mysterious illnesses stemming from the Gulf War. CHARLES KRAUSE: Since the Gulf War ended in 1991, thousands of veterans have complained about a variety of chronic health problems. SPOKESMAN: Do your teeth chatter with the chills or not? VETERAN: No. CHARLES KRAUSE: Joining us now is the chairwoman of the President’s special committee on Gulf War illnesses, Dr. Joyce Lashof. Dr. Lashof is a medical doctor and former dean of the School of Public Health at the University of California-Berkeley. Dr. Lashof, thank you for joining us. DR. JOYCE LASHOF, President, Commission on Gulf War Illnesses: It’s a pleasure to be here. CHARLES KRAUSE: Let’s go right to the bottom line. Did your committee determine whether there is a medical condition that can properly be called Gulf War Syndrome? DR. JOYCE LASHOF: Our committee found that veterans are suffering from illnesses that can be attributed to their service in the Gulf. We cannot identify, nor have any of the studies done by the Department of Defense or the Veterans Administration Registry, a single unique syndrome, but, rather, a series of self-reported symptoms that are occurring, but there is not a specific constellation that is uniform among all of them. But they are ill as a result of their service. CHARLES KRAUSE: Were you able to determine whether any of the U.S. servicemen in the Gulf were exposed to chemical or biological agents?

47. Frontline: The Gulf War: Appendix: Gulf War Syndrome
    Also collected here are fact sheets on gulf war illnesses, and a bibliography ofstudies and specialized readings. More documents will be added by the time  
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/appendix/syndrome.html
    
    Extractions: (Watch for a major FRONTLINE update on Gulf War Syndrome that will be posted on this Web site in mid-January 1997) The postwar ailments of Gulf War veterans have become known as 'Gulf War Syndrome' and millions of dollars of research and many health studies are focusing on whether it is a definable illness. About 70,000 Gulf War veterans say their depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal disorders, fatigue, respiratory problems, memory loss and other symptoms are associated with Gulf War exposure to chemicals from burning oil wells, insecticides and, to poison or poisons linked to innoculations against biological warfare or to Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons. Up until June 1996, the Defense Department consistently rejected the idea that these illnesses could be linked to exposure to Iraq's chemical or biological weapons. However, on June 21,1996 the Pentagon disclosed that U.S. troops may have been exposed to poison gas shortly after the Gulf War when an Iraqi weapons bunker in southern Iraq was blown up by soldiers from the U.S. Army (the 37th Engineering Battalion) in March 1991. The Pentagon has announced it will be investigating whether the poison gas from this weapons depot could have drifted down on soldiers in a wider area. The bunker contained nerve and mustard gas munitions. Two valuable sources for background/information on Gulf War syndrome and the medical issues and studies are:

48. Does Gulf War Syndrome Exist?
    Possible causes of gulf war illnesses include vaccines, pesticides and depleted The US report draws a link between gulf war illnesses and exposure to  
    http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041115/pf/041115-14_pf.html
    
    Extractions: @import "/news/style.css"; Close window Roxanne Khamsi A recent inquiry into the illnesses suffered by British Gulf War veterans draws a direct link between their service and their ill health. But some scientists and government officials believe the argument still lacks proof. News@nature.com takes a look at the debate. Who published the report and what does it say? Possible causes of Gulf War illnesses include vaccines, pesticides and depleted uranium. An independent inquiry headed by Lord Lloyd of Berwick, a former law lord, published its much anticipated findings this week. The report has no association with the UK government's Ministry of Defence, and was funded by an anonymous source.

49. KCL Multiple Vaccines And Gulf War Illness - Study Results
    Ongoing work by the gulf war illnesses Research Unit at King s College London islooking at whether this effect is explained in alterations in immune  
    http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/news/ni/1805200001.html

50. Iraq Coalition Casualty Statistics/Gulf War Illness - SourceWatch
    Iraq Coalition Casualty Statistics/Gulf War Illness pertains to Gulf WarResearch A Report to Veterans October 2003 gulf war illnesses A Q A  
    http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Iraq_Coalition_Casualty_Statistics/Gu

51. Gulf War Illnesses Appear Contagious
    Practically everyone in her unit came down with Gulf War illness, said Nicolson . The Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veteran s Illness has  
    http://www.oz.net/~vvawai/sw/sw35/GWS-contagious.html
    
    Extractions: Gulf War Illnesses appear contagious A recent New York Times story revealed that the U.N. disclosed that clouds of chemical weapons may also have been released from a second large Iraqi ammunitions depot destroyed during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, exposing many additional U.S. troops. This on top of the revised Pentagon estimates to the exposure from the Kamisiyah depot. The latest computer models show that the plume of the nerve gas sarin had passed over as many as 98,000 troops, or about one in seven of the U.S. troops who served in the war. It was just one year ago that the Pentagon insisted that there was no evidence to suggest that U.S. troops had been exposed to chemical weapons. Now the number of troops exposed is well over 100,000 for the U.S. with evidence that British troops, previously thought to have escaped, were also exposed when the U.S. blew up the depot to destroy the evidence. One such medical professional who strongly believes that biologics are involved is Garth Nicolson, a biochemist formerly at Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, now with The Institute for Molecular Medicine. He founded the institute to investigate GWS and other chronic conditions. The inspiration for starting the institute was his daughter-in-law, member of 101st Airborne Division who became ill after her unit was involved in the Iraq war. "Practically everyone in her unit came down with Gulf War illness," said Nicolson. "We found out a lot of people in the service were becoming sick, and we'd seen similar illnesses before."

52. Nat' Academies Press, Gulf War And Health: Volume 1. Depleted Uranium, Pyridosti
    Appendix D gulf war illnesses and Recognizing New Diseases, 342365 (skim).Appendix E Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides in  
    http://www.nap.edu/openbook/030907178X/html/
    
    Extractions: Read more than 3,000 books online FREE! More than 900 PDFs now available for sale HOME ABOUT NAP CONTACT NAP HELP ... ORDERING INFO Items in cart [0] TRY OUR SPECIAL DISCOVERY ENGINE Questions? Call 888-624-8373 Gulf War and Health: Volume 1. Depleted Uranium, Pyridostigmine Bromide, Sarin, and Vaccines (2000) Openbook Linked Table of Contents Front Matter, pp. i-xviii Executive Summary, pp. 1-26 Introduction, pp. 27-38 Illnesses in Gulf War Veterans, pp. 39-68 Methodology, pp. 69-88 Depleted Uranium, pp. 89-168 Sarin, pp. 169-206 Pyridostgmine Bromide, pp. 207-266 Vaccines, pp. 267-324 Research Recommendations, pp. 325-332 Appendix A: Scientific Workshop Agenda, pp. 333-335 Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas, pp. 336-338 Appendix C: Methods of Identifying and Collecting the Liter..., pp. 339-341 Appendix D: Gulf War Illnesses and Recognizing New Diseases, pp. 342-365 Appendix E: Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Organophosphat..., pp. 366-377 Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations, pp. 378-382

53. Gulf War Illness
    The published study compared 22 ill Gulf War veterans with 18 healthy Gulf War gulf war illnesses `Real . Pentagon Brain scans of some veterans show  
    http://www.safer-world.org/e/disease/gulf.htm
    
    Extractions: higher site 16 January, 2001, Radiation from DU 'could act rapidly' The Chernobyl accident has lessons for the Gulf and Balkan veterans By environment correspondent Alex Kirby Many of those who argue that depleted uranium (DU) cannot be a serious health risk say radiation takes a long time to produce cancers.... But two senior scientists have told BBC News Online they believe it may be a serious mistake to rule DU out of the equation ..."We don't know how low the risk of DU is. But the uranium has the potential to cause DNA damage because of its chemical properties, and that can trigger cancer. http://news.bbc.co.uk (Is not more available) InfoBeat - Effects of depleted Uranium examined By JEFFREY ULBRICH Associated Press Writer BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - NATO and the European Union will examine the possible health risks of depleted uranium ammunition used in the Balkans, and the U.N. administrator in Kosovo made an ``urgent appeal'' Monday for help from the World Health Organization. NATO's political committee and the EU's political and security committee scheduled talks for Tuesday. The use of depleted uranium has led to rising fears in Europe since Italy began investigating soldiers who have become ill since serving in the Balkans. Twelve have cancer and five have died of leukemia. ... You can read more at http://www.infobeat.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/IBFrontEnd.woa/wa/fullStory?article=405744243

54. DND/CF : Backgrounder : Status Of Gulf War Illnesses
    Introduction From October 1990 to April 1991, Canada deployed sea, land, and airforces to the Persian Gulf region as part of the Coalition forces against  
    http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=1570

55. Debating The Evidence On Gulf War Illnesses
    gulf war illnesses like multiple chemical sensitivity, chronic fatigue With gulf war illnesses, as with Agent Orange, a finding that a sickness is  
    http://www.thepowerhour.com/news/debating_gwi.htm
    
    Extractions: By dismissing combat stress or other psychological causes and finding a "probable link" between the veterans' health problems and exposures to pesticides, sarin or other chemicals, the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses suggested that it was correcting the record based on the latest scientific evidence. "What is their motive in drawing strong conclusions from weak evidence?" asked Dr. Harold C. Sox, editor of The Annals of Internal Medicine, who led an earlier gulf war study for the Institute of Medicine. "I think the process the V.A. used was flawed. They asked experts to testify who had at least the appearance of a conflict of interest. And they didn't have a methodology for assessing the strength of the evidence."

56. TomPaine.com - Archives - Gulf War Syndrome, The Sequel
    Efforts to contact Pentagon officials for comment at the Office of the SpecialAssistant for gulf war illnesses and officials at the Veterans Administration  
    http://www.tompaine.com/feature.cfm/ID/7570
    
    Extractions: // should be one of: opinion, news, blogs, progressive, pass, home // var prevents rollover actions for the current page. var currentImg='home'; Steven Rosenfeld is a senior editor for TomPaine.com Soldiers now fighting in Iraq are being exposed to battlefield hazards that have been associated with the Gulf War Syndrome that afflicts a quarter-million veterans of the 1991 war, said a former Central Command Army officer in Operation Desert Storm. Part of the threat today includes greater exposure to battlefield byproducts of depleted uranium munitions used in combat, said the former officer and other Desert Storm veterans trained in battlefield health and safety. Their concern comes as troops are engaged in the most intensive fighting of the Iraq War. Complicating efforts to understand any potential health impacts is the Pentagon's failure, acknowleged in House hearings on March 25, to follow a 1997 law requiring baseline medical screening of troops before and after deployment. "People are sick over there already," said Dr. Doug Rokke, former director of the Army's depleted uranium (DU)project. "It's not just uranium. You've got all the complex organics and inorganics [compounds] that are released in those fires and detonations. And they're sucking this in.... You've got the whole toxic wasteland."

57. Occup Environ Med -- Sign In Page
    Selfreported illness and health status among Persian Gulf War veterans a Gulf war illness—better, worse, or just the same? A cohort study.  
    http://oem.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/62/3/142
    
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58. Kucinich Floor Statements - Health Care
    These conditions are often called gulf war illnesses or Gulf War syndrome. Vote yes to restore research funding for gulf war illnesses.  
    http://www.kucinich.us/floor_speeches/hl_fund_research20jun.php
    
    Extractions: June 20, 2005 Congressman Kucinich offered an amendment to H.R. 2863, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006. "Mr. Chairman, this budget-neutral amendment will improve the health of veterans past, present and future by funding research on Gulf War illnesses. I am proud to do so with my colleagues, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Sanders. I thank both of the cosponsors for their commitment to veterans' health. "I would also like to point out that this amendment is endorsed by the American Legion, Paralyzed Veterans of America, the National Gulf War Resource Center, Vietnam Veterans of America, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. "Mr. Chairman, fourteen years after the 1990-1991 Gulf War, between 26 and 32 percent of those who served in that war continue to suffer from serious and persistent health problems typically multiple symptoms that include severe headaches, memory problems, muscle and joint pain, severe gastrointestinal problems, respiratory problems, skin disorders and other problems. These conditions are often called 'Gulf War illnesses' or Gulf War syndrome. "In the early years after the war, little was understood about this problem. In fact, many attributed the problems to stress or psychological trauma incurred on the battlefield. So in the late 1990's, Congress authorized a scientific research program and created a committee to advise the VA on how to prioritize that research. That committee, the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' illnesses, released their report last November. It had several landmark findings.

59. Entrez PubMed
    gulf war illnesses causation and treatment. Hodgson MJ, Kipen HM. Soldiersreturning from the Gulf War in 1991 described a range of symptoms,  
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1

60. Life Sciences & Biotechnology Update: Gulf War Illnesses And The Dod: Operations
    Full text of the article, gulf war illnesses And The Dod Operations Of TheOffice Of Special Assistant To The Deputy Secretary Of Defense For Gulf War  
    http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DFY/is_10_2000/ai_65513032
    
    Extractions: AAACN Viewpoint ABNF Journal, The AIDS Treatment News AMAA Journal ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Gulf War Illnesses And The Dod: Operations Of The Office Of Special Assistant To The Deputy Secretary Of Defense For Gulf War Illnesses Oct, 2000 Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. This (Office of the Secretary of Defense) report covers the second year of operation of the Office of the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses (OSAGWI). As noted in last year's report: When this office got started, many at the Defense Department asked: "How did we get into this mess?" The best answer is that the DOD finds it very hard to deal with battlefield casualties that don't manifest themselves in traditional ways. The loss of public credibility over Gulf War illnesses follows similar problems with Agent Orange and POW/MIAs after the Vietnam War. In this case, as the crisis over Gulf War illnesses grew, the DOD did not listen to the veterans, nor did it provide them with the information they needed to alleviate their fears and answer their questions. Today, much has changed in the way the Defense Department relates to those who served in the Gulf. The DOD is working very hard to answer the question most frequently asked: "Why are so many veterans sick?"

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