Veterans Day and Respect to and for all Vet's and their Family's

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Heroes

By

In war, there are lives risked and lives taken

Men and women giving their best to defend what they love

They defend their country

Their honor

Their people

Some call them soldiers

Others call them heroes

Our veterans have risked their lives for us

They have lived through hell and fought with honor

Many have killed

And regret doing so

For every life, there is a soul

For every soul, there is a life

For those who have died, we show great appreciation and remembrance

For those who live, along with them live the horrific memories of battle

Some, memories of defeat

Some, memories of victory

Our veterans were more than soldiers

They were, and still are heroes

All Vet's besides risking their lives for their countries and for freedom for us all are one of the highest groups of people at the highest risk factors for HCV and all blood-born pathogens and contagious diseases from duty to their country's.

Deb

*hepatitis, C , transmission, military, veterans, CDCWelcome to HCVets.com

This site is provided by past and presents members of the United States Military with Hepatitis C (HCV) to assist fellow Retirees/Veterans / Active Military and Dependents with awareness to the Hep C virus exposure methods during military service.

"Each hour of every day, three people die from Hepatitis C or it's related conditions!Two of these people have Military backgrounds" The VA Testimony before the Subcommittee on Benefits Committee on Veterans¢ Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, April 13, 2000, A. Roselle, M. D., Program Director for Infectious Diseases, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, state, "One in 10 US Veterans are infected with HCV", a rate 5 times greater than the 1.8% infection rate of the general population."

A study conducted in 1999, by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and involving 26,000 veterans shows that up to 10% of all veterans in the VHA system tested positive for hepatitis C. Of the total number of persons who were hepatitis C antibody positive, and reported an era of service, 62.7% were noted to be from the Vietnam. The second most frequent group is listed as post-Vietnam at 18.2%, followed by 4.8% Korean conflict, 4.3% post-Korean conflict, 4.2% from WWII, and 2.7% Persian Gulf era veterans.[1],

Why are Active/Retired Military & Veterans at such high risk for Hepatitis C (HCV)? The following list are recognized service connected transmission methods for the Hepatitis C virus and other bloodborne pathogens

http://www.hcvets.com/

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Thank you for sharing this, Deb. Have a great day. VickieG

To: hepatitiscsupportgroupfordummies Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 11:18:07 PMSubject: Veterans Day and Respect to and for all Vet's and their Family's

Heroes

By

In war, there are lives risked and lives taken

Men and women giving their best to defend what they love

They defend their country

Their honor

Their people

Some call them soldiers

Others call them heroes

Our veterans have risked their lives for us

They have lived through hell and fought with honor

Many have killed

And regret doing so

For every life, there is a soul

For every soul, there is a life

For those who have died, we show great appreciation and remembrance

For those who live, along with them live the horrific memories of battle

Some, memories of defeat

Some, memories of victory

Our veterans were more than soldiers

They were, and still are heroes

All Vet's besides risking their lives for their countries and for freedom for us all are one of the highest groups of people at the highest risk factors for HCV and all blood-born pathogens and contagious diseases from duty to their country's.

Deb

*hepatitis, C , transmission, military, veterans, CDCWelcome to HCVets.com

This site is provided by past and presents members of the United States Military with Hepatitis C (HCV) to assist fellow Retirees/Veterans / Active Military and Dependents with awareness to the Hep C virus exposure methods during military service.

"Each hour of every day, three people die from Hepatitis C or it's related conditions!Two of these people have Military backgrounds" The VA Testimony before the Subcommittee on Benefits Committee on Veterans¢ Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, April 13, 2000, A. Roselle, M. D., Program Director for Infectious Diseases, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, state, "One in 10 US Veterans are infected with HCV", a rate 5 times greater than the 1.8% infection rate of the general population."

A study conducted in 1999, by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and involving 26,000 veterans shows that up to 10% of all veterans in the VHA system tested positive for hepatitis C. Of the total number of persons who were hepatitis C antibody positive, and reported an era of service, 62.7% were noted to be from the Vietnam. The second most frequent group is listed as post-Vietnam at 18.2%, followed by 4.8% Korean conflict, 4.3% post-Korean conflict, 4.2% from WWII, and 2.7% Persian Gulf era veterans.[1] ,

Why are Active/Retired Military & Veterans at such high risk for Hepatitis C (HCV)? The following list are recognized service connected transmission methods for the Hepatitis C virus and other bloodborne pathogens

http://www.hcvets. com/