Legacy of Our Veterans' Military Exposures
Justice - social, environmental, human
Protecting our veterans' children™

Veterans Diseases

[widgets_on_pages id=”wop-light-a-candle-for-lost-souls”]

Veterans Diseases

Please keep scrolling to find veterans diseases for Gulf, Iraq (OIF/OND) and Afghanistan (OEF), World War II, Korean War, Cold War Era and other.

Vietnam War

Perfluorinated Chemicals

Exposure to PFAS During Military Service In the 1970s, the Department of Defense began using AFFF to fight fuel fires. The release of these chemicals into the environment during
Perchlorate

Perchlorate

Perchlorate is both a naturally occurring and man-made chemical that is used to produce rocket fuel, fireworks, flares and explosives. Perchlorate may have adverse health effects

Organophosphate Pesticdes

Pesticides used in the Gulf War Pesticides used in the Gulf War fall into several major categories: Methyl carbamate organochlorine pesticides (lindane), used to treat
Mercury Poisoning

Mercury Poisoning

Mercury poisoning (also known as hydrargyria or mercurialism) is a type of metal poisoning and a medical condition caused by exposure to mercury or its compounds. Mercury poisoning
MEDICAL INFORMATION
LIBRARY

Gulf War

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons – September 26th

“The consequences of any further use of nuclear weapons, whether intentional or by mistake, would be horrific. When it comes to our common objective of nuclear disarmament,
World Environment Day

June 5th is World Environment Day

World Environment Day (WED) – United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)  Many of the Earth’s ecosystems are nearing critical tipping points of depletion or irreversible
June is PTSD Awareness Month

June is PTSD Awareness Month

June is PTSD awareness month:  In 2010, due to the efforts of North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad, Congress established June 27 as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day. With 22

Justice

Justice is the legal or philosophical theory by which fairness is administered. (wikipedia)
Agent Orange Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Iraq War (OIF/OND)

Afghanistan (OEF)

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons – September 26th

“The consequences of any further use of nuclear weapons, whether intentional or by mistake, would be horrific. When it comes to our common objective of nuclear disarmament,
World Environment Day

June 5th is World Environment Day

World Environment Day (WED) – United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)  Many of the Earth’s ecosystems are nearing critical tipping points of depletion or irreversible
June is PTSD Awareness Month

June is PTSD Awareness Month

June is PTSD awareness month:  In 2010, due to the efforts of North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad, Congress established June 27 as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day. With 22

Justice

Justice is the legal or philosophical theory by which fairness is administered. (wikipedia)

Other

Perfluorinated Chemicals

Exposure to PFAS During Military Service In the 1970s, the Department of Defense began using AFFF to fight fuel fires. The release of these chemicals into the environment during
Perchlorate

Perchlorate

Perchlorate is both a naturally occurring and man-made chemical that is used to produce rocket fuel, fireworks, flares and explosives. Perchlorate may have adverse health effects

Organophosphate Pesticdes

Pesticides used in the Gulf War Pesticides used in the Gulf War fall into several major categories: Methyl carbamate organochlorine pesticides (lindane), used to treat
Mercury Poisoning

Mercury Poisoning

Mercury poisoning (also known as hydrargyria or mercurialism) is a type of metal poisoning and a medical condition caused by exposure to mercury or its compounds. Mercury poisoning

What's in the News

DISCLAIMER

All medical information should be considered only educational in nature and is not intended to replace medical advice from, or your treatment by, a qualified medical doctor.