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Old 01-26-2004, 08:28 AM
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Originally posted by MORTARDUDE I hope you have filed a claim with the VA about this.
Larry

After years of this and other "accidents" I saw on the Indy. Lt. Hodge dying, a shipmate ingested by an S-3, a shipmate who walked through the prop arc of an E-2 (he lived but it still freaked me out), a H-46 crash on deck, shipmates getting hurt, blown down on deck..... Far to many car accidents that I arrived to as help. A young woman's life that slipped out of my hands when my attempt at CPR failed. My wonderful years spent in law enforcement, working inside a jail. The hangings, the shakings, the fights, inmates dying from AIDS...
All these things I have kept inside have cause me to explode from time to time. I have finally been fired from my job because of my temper and foul mouth.
Yeah, loosing my job has finally been the motivation to file with the VA. Maybe I stand a chance of getting some compensation, who knows?

Yeah, I'm a bit of a mess. I have sought help and when I get some kind of bennies back, I'll be continueing to get help.
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