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DoD has added two cities to the places Bernard Rostker, the department's special assistant for Gulf War illnesses, will visit to address veterans' health concerns.
In addition to nine locations announced earlier, Rostker will conduct town hall meetings May 12 in Indianapolis and May 13 in the Columbus, Ohio, area. Rostker conducted the first of 11 scheduled meetings April 20 in Cleveland. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion are sponsoring his tour.
Besides Cleveland, Rostker has conducted meetings in Atlanta; Boston; Kansas City, Mo.; and Dallas.
"These meetings have been productive opportunities to have one-on-one conversations with our Gulf War veterans and are an important part of our outreach to veterans," Rostker said. "It's always best to hear directly from our veterans. The immediacy of the personal interaction is invaluable."
Rostker added he'll try to arrange additional visits to other cities later this year.
Veterans unable to attend one of the meetings can still contact Rostker via the new interactive feature on the GulfLINK home page (http://www.dtic.mil/gulflink/) or by mail at:
Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses
5113 Leesburg Pike, Suite 901
Falls Church, VA 22041.
The informal meetings will be held 7-9:30 p.m., local time. Dates and locations of upcoming meetings are:
Toll-free numbers are available for Gulf War veterans to report information or to receive medical evaluations. The number is (800) 472-6719.
Active duty members experiencing health problems they believe might have resulted from service in the gulf can call the Comprehensive Clinic Evaluation Program at (800) 796-9699. Nonactive duty service members who have health questions can call the Department of Veterans Affairs at (800) PGW-VETS (749-8387).
Story by American Forces Press Service
| Date Taken: | 04.30.1997 |
| Date Posted: | 07.04.2025 00:40 |
| Story ID: | 530160 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, US |
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