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Links to other important issues for Atomic Veterans, their families and the public

Our primary purpose at Thank You Atomic Veterans is to inform and educate the public of the Atomic Veterans and their service to our country. By informing the public, we hope our fellow citizens will join our effort to Honor these forgotten veterans by contacting their Congressional representatives in the US House and Senate and request their support of the HR 3471 and S 2218 pending before those bodies. We receive many questions from Atomic Veterans, spouses, widows and family members that are beyond our scope or exceed our level of expertise on the subject, especially with regard to claims issues. Many are unaware of the veterans groups out there working hard on their behalf. They have perhaps never heard of NAAV or Radvets. They are unaware of the presumptive cancer laws passed by Congress and the opportunity for health care related to these cancers through the VA. The following links cover a variety of areas important to the atomic veterans and their affected family members and include other legislation pending in Congress, historical information related to the atomic experience and groups directly associated with radiation exposure. Our goal is to Honor the Atomic Veteran; they deserve much more. Please help them where ever you can.

Other Legislation before US Congress

These bills like any other legislation require wide public support if they are to pass

Your Senators & Representative Need to Hear from YOU Specifically

To view status of this legislation Click > [ current update ]

HR 3794 Introduced in the US House by Rep. Bob Filner (CA) - the bill would require the Department of Energy to release the names and serial numbers of all Atomic Veterans so that those records could be matched to Social Security Numbers for the purpose of locating the Atomic Veteran or surviving spouse in order to notify and assist them with filing claims with the Department of Justice under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).
HR 4052 Introduced in the US House by Rep. Neil Abercrombie - the bill would abolish the requirement for a Dose Reconstruction in connection with Atomic Veteran claims.

Atomic Veteran Health Care & Compensation Programs

http://www1.va.gov/vhi/docs/Radiationfinal.pdf 2004 VA pdf "Veterans and Radiation" This pdf covers a wide area of Radiation Exposure and is not limited to just Atomic Veterans.

Sections of particular interest to Atomic Veterans:

Main Content Sec 14: Adjudication of Veterans Ionizing Radiation Claims - starts on page 43

Appendix 1: VA Radiation Programs Information for VHA Environmental Health Clinicians/Coordinators - starts on page A1-1

Appendix 2: Ionizing Radiation Examination program - starts on page A2-1

Appendix 5: List of Agency Points of Contact for Dosimetry Information - starts on page A5-1

Links to Veterans Organizations specific to Radiation Exposure

http://www.NAAV.com National Association of Atomic Veterans The mission of the National Association of Atomic Veterans is to assist these veterans in obtaining government recognition and Department of Veteran Affairs health care and financial assistance. The National Association of Atomic Veterans (NAAV), a non-profit, tax exempt, veterans organization, was founded in August, 1979 by the late Orville E. Kelly, and his wife, Wanda, of Burlington, Iowa.
http://www.radvets.org Radiated Veterans of America Radiated Veterans of America, Inc. (RVA) is a Nevada non-profit corporation approved by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a Section 501 (c) (19) Veterans Service Organization on a primary mission to aid, by public education and endorsing legislation, those past, current and future members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America who, beginning with the Manhattan Project in 1945, were or will be exposed to ionizing radiation, from weapons tests, storage, accidents and deployment.
http://www.amvets-ca.org/prog_reca.html AMVETS RECA Program

RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT
IN 1988 CONGRESS PASSED RECA TO RECTIFY A 40 YEAR OLD INJUSTICE BUT MADE NO EFFORT TO NOTIFY THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.  Information contact reca.lee@sbcglobal.net  Earl J. Lee, Founder, Past Chairman and Operation Sandstone/Cancer Survivor
www.atomicvetkin.com Children of Atomic Veterans  CAV Help site for Atomic Veterans and the surviving families of nuclear test participants. Info on military and human radiation experiments and more.

                  

Links to Atomic Veteran Historical Sites & Information

www.aracnet.com/~pdxavets Atomic Veterans History Project The Atomic Veterans History Project contains personal narratives about the military duties and activities of the US Servicemen who witnessed the atomic and hydrogen weapon tests. Many veterans have sent photos, certificates and newspaper articles which we have added. There are over 500 photos from declassified DOE atomic test films.

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