Another Vietnam Vet passed away, but lives to tell VA he isn't dead yet

Veteran speaks out after Dept. of Veteran's Affairs claims he's dead
WANE.com
Megan Reust
Updated: Tuesday, 30 Jul 2013

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A local veteran and his wife are in disbelief and want answers. Over the weekend, they got an official letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs stating his benefits were coming to an end because he was dead. The only problem is the information's wrong - he's alive.

Veteran Jim Mitsch, who the VA claims is dead, spoke exclusively with NewsChannel Monday. He said when he checked the mail Saturday and saw an envelope from the VA addressed to his wife it raised his eyebrows. After looking it over he said they couldn't believe what was right before their eyes. And the date the VA claimed he died made things even more frightening.

"They have you listed as dying on July 5, 2013 which coincidentally was July 5, 1967 that I thought that I really did die when we were ambushed. My squad was ambushed," veteran Jim Mitsch said.

Mitsch served in Vietnam. He said he was one of the few who made it out alive that day after being attacked.
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