Will Our Soldiers Get Gulf War Syndrome Again?
Thousands of American Veterans who served in the last Guilf War suffered from an array of symptoms known as Gulf War Syndrome. Two outof every five Gulf War Vets are on disabiliyt costing milllons of dollars. Now we have another generation of service men and women who have been in a similar environment. Will we be seeing Gulf War Syndrome again and what can we do about it? What will the real cost of this war be? A best selling book has some answers.
(PRWEB) April 23, 2003
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Gulf War Syndrome Again?
What will the real cost of the war be?
Los Angeles, CA—With our troops starting to return home is America headed for another bout of Gulf War Syndrome? Although only 148 were killed and 467 wounded in the first Gulf War, ten years later we have almost two out of every five Gulf War Veterans on disability.
Colonel Bob Wolfertz, a twenty-two-year veteran of the military, saw active duty in the first Gulf War. He is one of about 80,000 Gulf War veterans who experienced afflictions such as headaches, memory loss, fatigue, sleep disorders and intestinal and respiratory ailments, which have come to be known as Gulf War Syndrome.
Now his son is now serving in the military. He has concerns about what chemicals, toxins and depleted uranium (DU) weapons our soldiers may have been exposed to this time.
During the first Gulf War, American and British forces introduced armor-piercing ammunition made of depleted uranium, a radioactive and toxic waste. By war's end, more than 290,000 kilograms (640,000 pounds) of depleted uranium contaminated equipment and the soil on the battlefields.
“I’m proud of my son’s willingness to serve, but I’m concerned for him--as I am for all service people--and the threat they face today,” says Wolfertz. “I was proud to fight for freedom in the last war, but watching my son go to war is a very different experience.”
Apart from the depleted uranium weapons U. S. service members in the first Gulf War were exposed to burning oilfields, pesticides, vaccines and chemical warfare agents.. Research studies and medical care for these veterans have cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Though additional research is needed, it now appears that some veterans and civilians exposed to depleted uranium contamination are suffering health problems including kidney damage and cancers.
Now we have another generation of soldiers facing a potentially similar situation in Iraq. DU shells are being used again. DU contaminates land, causes ill-health and cancers among the soldiers using the weapons, the armies they target and civilians.
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Colonel WolfertzÂ’ health problems began while he was still in Kuwait. Although he received medical care after Desert Storm, he found no relief. After some time the symptoms subsided but when he retired from the Marine Corp and moved back to New Hampshire, they started up again.
“I had this bad back ache and I started getting aches in other joints of my body,” said Wolfertz. “I had rashes that came and went. I got a recurring sty on my eye about every two weeks and I started getting really bad headaches, coupled with a lot of fatigue. I had short-term memory loss. I had no idea what was wrong with me--I just thought I was getting old.”
Then one night he saw a television program about veterans of the Gulf War suffering from unexplained physical problems. He immediately went into the Veterans Hospital in Manchester and was subsequently diagnosed with Gulf War Illness--but the doctor told him there was no treatment or cure. All they were doing was keeping a register of the veterans suffering form these ailments
While testifying before the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illness in 1996, Wolfertz heard about a detoxification program based on the book Clear Body Clear Mind by L. Ron Hubbard. This New York Times bestselling book details a carefully researched program of nutrition, exercise and sauna to release toxins trapped in the fatty tissues of the body. The program has undergone independent scientific studies that confirm its results.
“When I started the program I had the sty in my eye, aches and pains in my body and active rashes,” said Wolfertz. On the second or third day Wolfertz was on the program he noticed a tan-colored stain on his towel. “I thought, 'What in the heck is this?' I changed towels and it appeared again. The junk coming out in my sweat was being deposited on the towel!” On the seventeenth day Wolfertz noticed black ooze coming out of the bottom of his feet.
Once all the toxins stopped coming out of his body he completed the program. In less than three weeks he was symptom free and remains so to this day. “It’s been a real blessing in my life,” said Wolfertz.
And it has given him peace of mind - he knows that should his son be exposed to any sort of chemicals and toxins it can be handled effectively.
Clear Body Clear Mind makes no medical claims and the benefits vary from person to person. The book is available at bookstores everywhere and further information can be found at www. clearbodyclearmind. com.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danielle Carleton
323-953-3294
Dcarleton@bridgepub. com
