Letter to Editor this Veterans Day. 11/11/08

Please send this letter to your local news papers.

From the website of advocate4als.org

Thank You



VETERAN'S DAY - November 11

To the Editor

When we honor our veterans today, let us remember a very special group of vets who are often forgotten.

In homes and hospitals across America, veterans of the Gulf War are silently dying of Lou Gehrig's Disease, which has now been recognized as a service-related disability. Lou Gehrig's Disease - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - is a fatal neurological disease that slowly renders its victims paralyzed and unable to breathe, speak, or swallow on their own. Often, death comes within five years of onset and no Treatments or Cure. The first symptoms may not appear until years after the veteran returns to civilian life.

The risk for our vets of developing this dreaded disease is twice that of the general population, and the Veterans Administration has acknowledged the link between their service and the onset of ALS.

These brave men and women have given their all in the service of our country, just as have those who died on the battlefield. Please take a moment to honor their sacrifice.

Display the flag with pride and honor this Veterans Day.
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