Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Experimental drugs used on Vietnam veterans heads to court

Veteran seeks case against DoD
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February 02, 2010 1:51 AM
HOPE HODGE
A Jacksonville resident who is suing the Department of Defense for using experimental drugs on him during the Vietnam war is one step closer to having his case heard.

In late January, a lawsuit filed by six military veterans, Vietnam Veterans of America, and the organization Swords to Plowshares against the Department of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency, and U.S. Army overcame a number of motions to dismiss and won the right to continue with the legal process. The plaintiffs, all of whom were part of government experiments at the Edgewood Arsenal in Edgewood, Md., and other locations between 1950 and 1976, hope to win healthcare for physical damages sustained during that period and freedom from oaths of secrecy that they took about the project.
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http://www.jdnews.com/news/dod-72334-age-rochelle.html

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