the same thing happened with veterans from the Veitnam War.
My own father was in Veitnam for 4 tours and came into contact with Agent Orange and other chemical stuff they used.
From his own point of view this has caused him many medical conditions. He suffers from the worst dermatitis I have ever seen in my life, virtually stripping his own skin off his back. He was first diagnosed with cancer when he was in his thirties, both bowel and many skin cancers. This is considered to be very very young to contract bowel cancers.
In his children, my eldest sister (who was born before he went to veitnam had no problems), I suffer from skin problems like dermatitis and psorias, have had cervical cancer and my youngest sister had a very unusual birthmark that was on her forehead and was growing - dr's feared it would grow over her eye and she had to have several operations to stop it. She also gets excema.
My half brother has skin conditions and also had a prob with a birthmark (but because I have never lived with him - i am not sure exactly what it was)
I have read publications here that have spoken about the problems that vets children have had and also that it can continue on thru the generations, and they have not jsut been about physical deformities and med conditions but also things like pervasive developmental disorders, autism in particular - because my father rang me on an incredible guilt trip that he may in some way be responsible for Tate.
I am the only one of his children with a special needs child, as far as I know all my nephews and neices are fine, tho there are many instances of skin allergies mainly excema.
I know that the govt in the US accepted some responsibility for the damages that chemical warfare had on its service men and women from Veitnam, but in Australia they still have a long way to go.
But the worst thing is that Veitnam war began in the 60's, and even tho they know the problems caused then, by indescriminate use of chemicals, 30 odd years later in the Gulf war vets suffer from the same sorta thing.
Governments never seem to learn from their mistakes and continue to try and cover facts up, anything to not have to admit liability.
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