Bruce Wright, Vietnam War Veteran and CLL Advocate
SOFREP Radio
iHeartPodcasts
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2023
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Bruce Wright is a US Navy Veteran who served in the Vietnam War and has since become a patient and advocate for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), helping increase awareness of the long-term complications of Agent Orange exposure. He shares his difficulties going through the VA and dedicates himself to helping other vets maximize their benefits for themselves and their families.
Wright recalls his time serving on a Navy destroyer and carriers. He explains what a "polliwog" is, the Navy tradition of not washing cups, and the failure of the F-14 that killed Goose because the Navy did not perform spin tests on it. For vets who served in Vietnam from the 1960s to 1971, get in touch with the CLL Society and see what the VA can do for you.
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| 1:26.2 | Welcome to the show Bruce and I'm going to introduce you here so go ahead and say |
| 1:30.0 | hi everybody. |
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| 1:34.7 | Perfect here we go. So according to US medicine the US veteran population |
| 1:39.2 | predominantly older males are at high risk for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, especially if they had exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service. |
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