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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Vietnam veteran denied benefits for "not being there"

Veteran fights to prove he went to war
31-year vet denied disability compensation claim
Updated: Wednesday, 03 Oct 2012
By Walt Buteau
Target 12 Investigator

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WPRI) - Conrad Dupre tugs at his Vietnam Veteran embroidered cap, proudly remembering the dangers of nightly missions to ‘light up the sky’ over the war. But the Department of Veterans Affairs has no memory of Dupre from 1964 to 1965.

“The bottom line is I don't see how it could happen,” the 73 year old tells us from the Dartmouth motel room where he lives. ”I just don't see how they can lose somebody for a whole year. They don’t believe I was in Vietnam.”

But he tells Target 12, that’s where he was when the herbicide Agent Orange fell from the Da Nang air as he scrambled to fly 3 times a night with the 8th Aerial Port Squadron.
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1 comment:

  1. Hello,
    I am a filmmaker creating a documentary about Vietnam vets denied recognition/compensation/benefits because the military says they "have no record of you ever serving in-country."
    If you or someone you know has fallen victim to the "No Boots on the Ground" ruling, please contact me
    It is about time this story is told!
    Thank you
    Tracee Beebe, producer
    Acorn2oak Productions
    tracee.acorn2oak@gmail.com

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