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DESCRIPTION:The Vietnam War will always be a sad chapter in our nation's history, and 
 it will ideally remain a memory illustrating how not to handle foreign 
 policy - one of many such lessons we need to learn and re-learn. But one 
 remnant of the war, the effects of the herbicide Agent Orange which our 
 military sprayed liberally over Vietnam, is more than just a memory; it is 
 a reality that stays with many Vietnamese, children of Vietnam War 
 veterans, and Vietnamese Americans. These victims suffer various cancers, 
 immune deficiencies, reproductive illnesses and, in the case of babies, 
 severe birth defects. In addition, Agent Orange has stayed in the 
 Vietnamese soil, thus its effects continue to plague parts of the 
 population there.\n\nPaul Cox of Veterans for Peace - a Vietnam veteran who 
 labels himself a "recovering Marine" - is at the forefront of the 
 organization's Vietnam Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility Campaign. On 
 Sunday evening, January 15, Paul will speak about the campaign and about 
 H.R. 2114, the Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2015, which he helped 
 to write and that was introduced by East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee. The bill 
 will expire with the present Congress, and a new version will surely arrive 
 in the next one.\n\nPaul is a founding member of VFP Chapter 69 in San 
 Francisco. He is also a board member and former board President of Swords 
 to Plowshares, a veterans' rights organization providing direct services to 
 local vets as well as advocacy for their issues. Paul has worked on 
 securing justice for all victims of Agent Orange since 2005; on January 15 
 we will hear about his latest efforts and how people can help.\n\nThe 
 January 15 program is at 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo, 
 300 E. Santa Inez Avenue (at Ellsworth - enter on the Ellsworth side) in 
 San Mateo. Admission is free, contributions are welcome. The UUSM is 
 wheelchair accessible.\n\nFree, contributions welcome.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/12/28/18794979.php
SUMMARY:Paul Cox of Veterans for Peace Speaks About Agent Orange
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94401
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/12/28/18794979.php
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