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More info for Vietnam Navy & Coast Guard Vets: VA Adds 47 Ships to Agent Orange List: The VA has added 47 vessels to its list of Navy and Coast Guard ships whosecrews may have been exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange. Former servicemembers who served aboard these " blue water " ships as well as the more than200 others listed in VA's database from 1962 to 1975 may be eligible fordisability compensation. According to The Military Times, vessels recentlyadded to the roster include the hospital ship Repose, which operated inclose coastal waters from 1966 to 1970, and the transport ship General R.M.Blatchford, which landed elements of the 1st Infantry Division at Vung Tauin October 1965. Read more athttp://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/shiplist/index.asp Chuck Always as close as the other end of your computer to help address any prostate cancer concerns. " What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. " (Chuck) Maack - Prostate Cancer Advocate/Activist Email: maack1@... PCa Help: " Observations " http://www.theprostateadvocate.com