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Agent Orange & Dioxin Committee Update March/April 2024
April 9, 2024
BY SANDIE WILSON, CHAIR The committee is tackling resolutions that, given the nature of our capitalistic society, may never see full resolution. A case in point is the longstanding knowledge, spanning over more than four…
Agent Orange & Dioxin Committee Update January/February 2024
March 1, 2024
BY SANDIE WILSON, CHAIR Many potential parents and grandparents look forward to producing healthy children despite the many potential health risks that may affect them. After the birth of a child, a pediatrician does a…
Agent Orange & Dioxin Committee Update November/December 2023
January 16, 2024
BY SANDIE WILSON, CHAIR The time has come to act upon the wishes expressed by our members through their delegates at the National Convention in August. The committee received a clear message of approval of…
Agent Orange & Dioxin Committee Update September/October 2023
September 28, 2023
BY SANDIE WILSON, CHAIR It has been a long struggle, but we have secured multiple victories in the fight against the toxic exposure menace. We have won some enhancements, and we are hopeful about securing…
Agent Orange & Dioxin Committee Update July/August 2023
August 4, 2023
BY SANDIE WILSON, CHAIR Members of VVA involved with toxic exposure problems have been celebrating small steps forward during the past few months. But history tells us that our wins may not result in the…
Agent Orange & Dioxin Committee Update May/June 2023
May 30, 2023
BY SANDIE WILSON, CHAIR Since the last Board and committee meeting, much information has come our way about toxic exposure. We are trying to allocate more space in the magazine for us to get the…
Agent Orange & Dioxin Committee Update March/April 2023
April 11, 2023
BY SANDIE WILSON, CHAIR It is the time to reflect upon our progress on Convention resolutions in which delegates set out the committee’s mission and goals. We hope VVA members will consider our progress and…
Rest in Peace George Claxton
August 26, 2022
GEORGE CLAXTON April 4, 1943-August 22, 2022 Within the veteran community, George Claxton was known admirably as “Mr. Agent Orange.” George Laughton Claxton died Monday August 22, 2022, in Sandusky, Michigan, after a lengthy illness.…
Agent Orange & Dioxin Committee Update July/August 2022
August 11, 2022
BY SANDIE WILSON, CHAIR The committee has been working hard to improve the situation for veteran families with toxic exposure. The committee has a mix of interested and exposed veterans hoping for relief from these…
Agent Orange & Dioxin Committee Update May/June 2022
June 5, 2022
BY SANDIE WILSON, CHAIR The committee continues to work on its mission. That mission is to gather information on the effects of toxic exposure, refute the message of chemical company lobbyists, educate veterans and families,…