(Fwd from
Vivian Dames and Corazon Valdez Fabros)
I invite you
to tune in to Beyond the Fence which airs every Friday at noon on
Public Radio Guam-KPRG 89.3 FM, immediately following Democracy Now. This
one hour locally produced program features coverage of public events
and interviews with diverse individuals that explore the complexities of the US
military presence in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands and the
challenges of building community 'beyond the fence.' Audio podcasts
of most episodes are available for free and may be downloaded within five days
of the original broadcast by going to the Beyond the Fence program link at www.kprgfm.com or directly to http://kprg.podbean.com/
Ep. 152 “Agent
Orange in Guam, Part 2: Guam Veterans/Advocates Speak Out” (hosted by Dr.
Vivian Dames with production assistance of Joy White) airs 6/21/13.
This episode
is the second in a series on Agent Orange (AO) exposure in Guam. In Part 1 of
this series (Ep. 149 (5/31/13) “Agent Orange in Guam, Part 1: Sprayed and
Betrayed” program guests were retired and disabled US Air Force veterans MSgt.
Leroy G. Foster and Sgt. Ralph A. Stanton who are key figures in the campaign
to uncover the extent of damage done to veterans, their dependents, and civil
service employees stationed at Anderson Air Force Base-Guam during the Vietnam
War era, as well local civilians who may be affected by the legacy of this
toxic contamination. [see http://guamagentorange.info/personal_stories].
Program guests
in Part 2 of this series are four Guam veterans who are also advocates in
different capacities for the local veteran community, estimated to be between
8,000-14,000. They discuss Agent Orange exposure in Guam as a justice
issue for veterans and for the local community. They are:
Tony Guzman
(tony.guzman@gvao.guam.gov) has served as a volunteer advocate for veterans
since his retirement from the US Army in 1996. Since 2009, he has been
employed as a Veterans Service Representative with the Guam Veterans
Affairs Office (GVAO), Office of the Governor.
Benjamin
Guerrero (Chamorro1947@hotmail.com) is a retired Major (USMC), and Vietnam
combat veteran. He served as Director of the GVAO from 2001-2004. After leaving this position, he founded the
non-profit organization Veterans Helping Veterans With a Heart located in the
John Gerber compound in the village of Ordot and serves as the organization’s
volunteer director and advocate.
Tom Devlin
(mophtd@ite.net) is also a Vietnam combat veteran and Commander of Chapter
1315, Military Order of the Purple Heart.
He is the originator and producer (with Art Mesa) of the K-57 weekly
radio talk “Vet Talk” which has been on the air for seven years. His many
guests on Vet Talk include US Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric
Shinseki who visited Guam in May 2011 in conjunction with the opening of the
new Veterans Clinic. Shinseki has supported the addition of presumptive
diseases related to AO exposure, based on the Institute of Medicine reports,
regardless of the economic impacts of these presumptions or how common the
disease might be.
Victor Rodgers
(victor.rodgers@guamcc.edu) is the current program host for Vet Talk. He served in the US Navy for 23 years and was
stationed with his family at the US Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in
Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1982-84. Camp Lejeune was officially listed as a
Superfund site in 1989 due to water contamination from 1953-1987. Toxic chemicals reportedly leeched into ground
water from a poorly maintained fuel depot and indiscriminate dumping on base,
as well as from an off-base dry cleaner. Victims who later developed cancer and
other ailments claim that USMC leaders concealed knowledge of the problem and
did not act properly in trying to resolve it or to notify former base residents
that their health might be at risk. In August 2012 President Obama signed a law
to begin providing medical care for people who may have been affected by this toxic
contamination.
Music
selection: “Agent Orange Song’ by Country Joe McDonald.
Please forward
this announcement to your respective networks and encourage listeners to submit
their comments on line. Suggestions for
future topics and guests or requests to be removed or added to this contact
list may be sent to btf.kprg@gmail.com.
Thank you for
listening to and supporting public radio for the Marianas --- and for promoting
Beyond the Fence, locally and abroad.
Anchor
Host& Coordinator
Beyond the
Fence - Public Radio Guam
UOG Station,
Mangilao Guam 96923
T: 671-734-8930
F: 671-734-2958
E:btf.kprg@gmail.com
Our studio is
located in Mangilao on the campus of the University of Guam, Dean's Circle #13
next to the Isla Center for the Arts.
Source: http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/I51g/1141.
Accessed on 24JUN2013.
(Fwd from
Vivian Dames and Corazon Valdez Fabros)
I invite you
to tune in to Beyond the Fence which airs every Friday at noon on
Public Radio Guam-KPRG 89.3 FM, immediately following Democracy Now. This
one hour locally produced program features coverage of public events
and interviews with diverse individuals that explore the complexities of the US
military presence in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands and the
challenges of building community 'beyond the fence.' Audio podcasts
of most episodes are available for free and may be downloaded within five days
of the original broadcast by going to the Beyond the Fence program link at www.kprgfm.com or directly to http://kprg.podbean.com/
Ep. 152 “Agent
Orange in Guam, Part 2: Guam Veterans/Advocates Speak Out” (hosted by Dr.
Vivian Dames with production assistance of Joy White) airs 6/21/13.
This episode
is the second in a series on Agent Orange (AO) exposure in Guam. In Part 1 of
this series (Ep. 149 (5/31/13) “Agent Orange in Guam, Part 1: Sprayed and
Betrayed” program guests were retired and disabled US Air Force veterans MSgt.
Leroy G. Foster and Sgt. Ralph A. Stanton who are key figures in the campaign
to uncover the extent of damage done to veterans, their dependents, and civil
service employees stationed at Anderson Air Force Base-Guam during the Vietnam
War era, as well local civilians who may be affected by the legacy of this
toxic contamination. [see http://guamagentorange.info/personal_stories].
Program guests
in Part 2 of this series are four Guam veterans who are also advocates in
different capacities for the local veteran community, estimated to be between
8,000-14,000. They discuss Agent Orange exposure in Guam as a justice
issue for veterans and for the local community. They are:
Tony Guzman
(tony.guzman@gvao.guam.gov) has served as a volunteer advocate for veterans
since his retirement from the US Army in 1996. Since 2009, he has been
employed as a Veterans Service Representative with the Guam Veterans
Affairs Office (GVAO), Office of the Governor.
Benjamin
Guerrero (Chamorro1947@hotmail.com) is a retired Major (USMC), and Vietnam
combat veteran. He served as Director of the GVAO from 2001-2004. After leaving this position, he founded the
non-profit organization Veterans Helping Veterans With a Heart located in the
John Gerber compound in the village of Ordot and serves as the organization’s
volunteer director and advocate.
Tom Devlin
(mophtd@ite.net) is also a Vietnam combat veteran and Commander of Chapter
1315, Military Order of the Purple Heart.
He is the originator and producer (with Art Mesa) of the K-57 weekly
radio talk “Vet Talk” which has been on the air for seven years. His many
guests on Vet Talk include US Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric
Shinseki who visited Guam in May 2011 in conjunction with the opening of the
new Veterans Clinic. Shinseki has supported the addition of presumptive
diseases related to AO exposure, based on the Institute of Medicine reports,
regardless of the economic impacts of these presumptions or how common the
disease might be.
Victor Rodgers
(victor.rodgers@guamcc.edu) is the current program host for Vet Talk. He served in the US Navy for 23 years and was
stationed with his family at the US Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in
Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1982-84. Camp Lejeune was officially listed as a
Superfund site in 1989 due to water contamination from 1953-1987. Toxic chemicals reportedly leeched into ground
water from a poorly maintained fuel depot and indiscriminate dumping on base,
as well as from an off-base dry cleaner. Victims who later developed cancer and
other ailments claim that USMC leaders concealed knowledge of the problem and
did not act properly in trying to resolve it or to notify former base residents
that their health might be at risk. In August 2012 President Obama signed a law
to begin providing medical care for people who may have been affected by this toxic
contamination.
Music
selection: “Agent Orange Song’ by Country Joe McDonald.
Please forward
this announcement to your respective networks and encourage listeners to submit
their comments on line. Suggestions for
future topics and guests or requests to be removed or added to this contact
list may be sent to btf.kprg@gmail.com.
Thank you for
listening to and supporting public radio for the Marianas --- and for promoting
Beyond the Fence, locally and abroad.
Anchor
Host& Coordinator
Beyond the
Fence - Public Radio Guam
UOG Station,
Mangilao Guam 96923
T: 671-734-8930
F: 671-734-2958
E:btf.kprg@gmail.com
Our studio is
located in Mangilao on the campus of the University of Guam, Dean's Circle #13
next to the Isla Center for the Arts.
Source: http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/I51g/1141.
Accessed on 24JUN2013.
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