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[STK]
[IN] HEA
[SU] VET NPT
TO HEALTH, AND NATIONAL EDITORS:
Press Advisory: S.1602, The Toxic Exposure Research and Military
Family Support Act
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vietnam Veterans
of America to hold Agent Orange Briefing on Thursday, April 10, 2014.
WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building
WHEN: Thursday, April 10, 2014 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
WHY: To discuss the realities of suspected intergenerational health
effects of veterans' exposure to Agent Orange/dioxin and other toxic
chemicals.
WHAT: Highlights of this event will include: 9:40 A.M.: Agent Orange
Video Presentation 9:50 A.M.: Panel Discussion with 3 Vietnam Vets
& Their Daughters 10:45 A.M.: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT),
sponsor of S.1602, the Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family
Support Act.
Vietnam Veterans of America (www.vva.org) is the nation's only
congressionally chartered veterans service organization dedicated to
the needs of Vietnam-era veterans and their families. VVA's founding
principle is "Never again will one generation of veterans abandon
another."
SOURCE Vietnam Veterans of America
-0- 04/08/2014
/CONTACT: Mokie Porter, 301-585-4000, Ext. 146, 301-996-0901
CO: Vietnam Veterans of America
ST: District of Columbia
IN: HEA
SU: VET NPT
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