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	Vets Sue VA

debbyski

7-24-2007 6:09 AM

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7-24-2007 11:42 AM

cptenaud

They did it to Vietnam Veterans. Remember agent orange. After 32 years they finally said they may have made a mistake. Tell that to the thousands that died before your maybe admission.

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