Here, briefly, are the minutes of the Agent Orange meeting.

May 31st, 1999          1300hours
Speaker:     Dr. Lamar Collie  (Lt. Col. Retired Army Reserve) 
                   VA Outpatient - Agent Orange Coordinator                   
                                            
                   Audie Murphy Hospital, San Antonio, Texas
                    contact nbr:  210-949-3000

Points:       Agent Orange was used in S.E.A. up to 1971.
              Urges all veterans who served in the EC47 mission to go for a
              health check-up.  Reason being that the toxin in Agent 

              Orange is now showing up in vets later in their life.
              The toxin can remain in the body from 20-40 years with out
              showing up.

              You do not have to be directly sprayed, it was in the air and
              if you were there there is a possibility you can be infected.

What to do:   Make appointment at your nearest VA facility for the free    
              designated  A.O. exam.  Things to expect are: your medical 
              history report, bring DD214, physical exam, medical lab tests,
              to be referred to another doctor not necessarily at the VA facility.

              Be sure to register as a vet in the "Agent Orange Program".

                  
Benefits:     You may be able to receive benifits & disability payments for
              at least  50%.

Problems:     Dr. Lamar would like to hear from the veterans who went through
              this testing, either positive comments or negative comments.
              The VA Hospitals are supposed to have gotten the word to cooperate.

Dr. Lamar also urged all of us to at least have our prostate checked out as
that is one of the leading causes of death. Call him at  210-949-3000


Sincerely,    Doug Milton