After the first round we stood at attention in the hot sun & practically everyone had a line of blood dripping from the little swollen area where the muzzle contacts, even slight cuts. Some had medical reactions that were exposed like allergies or whatever. The recruits that passed out didn't graduate into Marines. Then round two. Even after becoming a Marine we would get nailed by the gun once in a while.
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Have you filed an Appeal through a good, state certified Veterans Service Officer? You might have to work through the State or National office, BUT, since you are in Florida, your County Service Officer might be one of those that is really really knowledgeable and a bulldog or bulldogess at pursuing claims.
I did that job for approximately 30 years, in FL so I know whereof I speak.
Goof Luck and Blessings!
Pat
US Navy NTC Boot Camp Orlando FL. I went through 1972 got the auto injection Airgun. one and half year later in Guam was diagnosed at thge Naval Hospital with Hep. Back then they did not separate it just called it Hepatitis. Fast forward to today.. I can not get the VA to treat or any service connection.. deny deny deny.. Because of my service around drugs in SE ASIA (Vietnam) and the fact I got a tattoo, they use that excuse. You would think at some point some law firm would take this on as a class action suit and get all the HEP C veterans help they need, instead of denials and watching them die a slow death untreated.. Anyone hear of any veteran filing any law suit for this?
Proof of air gun transmission finally found 3/20/15. I sincerely hopes that this helps someone out there, Dee
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I walked the double airgun line in Air Force basic in May of 1976. I was hospitalized both times.
The first was from my allergy to tetanus vaccines. We were told we were getting a DPT vaccine as well as another I cannot remember. I told my training sergeant of my tetanus vaccine issue and he told me to inform the medic. The medic said, "I'll tell you what you're allergic to", as he shot me with the gun. My arm swelled to body builder size and I had a fever. I was put in the hospital 2 days.
The second airgun shot was a combination flu/swine flu vaccine. I had a fever that evening that caused me to sweat like I was in a sauna. Again, I was hospitalized. This time for 3 days. It turns out that some guys got a possible deadly disorder of the nervous system called Guillain-Barre Syndrome. My immune system has been compromised since that injection almost 40 years ago.
Due to my weak immune system, I had an asthma attack at Homestead AFB about 6 months later. During my 4 year enlistment I got pneumonia twice, as well as contracting a new viral disease - genital Herpes. My research shows the former Homestead AFB to be some sort of toxic waste dump prior to the base being built there. It's on the federal "Superfund" cleanup list. Hell. we used to body surf in the drainage ditches when rained for a long time. That water was contaminated with NUMEROUS toxic substances we were never told about. That poisonous water got into our eyes, ears, nose, etc.
I've recently been diagnosed with asthma, severe obstructive/general sleep apnea, nerve damage on the entire right side of my body. My job required bending and reaching for long periods of time. My L5 vertebra had to have the top and bottom discs replaced in 2012, as they had been totally worn away. I had become weaker each year until a physical exam measured my height at 5' 10". Losing 1.5" of height told me my chronic back pain was more than just age. I've been referred to a disability attorney as all these issues are more than I can handle alone. I cannot be up and about more than 3 hours at a time. After that time, I MUST rest as the nerve damage has taken my energy away.