Legacy of Our Veterans' Military Exposures
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Edgewood/Aberdeen Experiments

The Chemical-Biological Warfare Exposures Site
Classified medical studies of low-dose chemical agents conducted from 1955-1975
MILITARY EXPOSURES
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Chemicals tested

Chemicals tested The agents tested included chemical warfare agents and other related agents (inactive substances or placebos such as saline were used): Anticholinesterase nerve agents (ex., sarin and common organophosphorus (OP), and carbamate pesticides) Mustard agents Nerve agent antidotes atropine and scopolamine Nerve agent reactivators (ex., the common OP antidote 2-PAM chloride) Psychoactive agents (ex., LSD, PCP, cannaboids, and BZ) Irritants and riot control agents Alcohol and caffeine

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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Prostate Cancer and Agent Orange Veterans who develop prostate cancer and were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service do not have to prove a connection

The Constitutional Rights of our Military Personnel

In 1963 the Constitutional Rights of Military Personnel, Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights, 88th Congress stated the following belief: “No persons should be more entitled

Nerve Regeneration

3-D printed guide helps regrow complex nerves after injury
Gold Star Mother's Day

Gold Star Mother’s Day Last Sunday of September

On June 23, 1936 the 74th United States Congress designated the last Sunday of September as “Gold Star Mother’s Day”

Agent Orange Vietnam
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