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11. You're very lucky -

Reply to 70sEraVet (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 04:01 PM

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my dad and at least one other guy I know about (Navy, mid 60's) handled things on those ships that resulted in debilitating injuries. My dad's psoriasis while in the Navy was noted in his records, and he has been retired for decades (he ended up with a disfiguring psoriatic arthritis). Thankfully he is near a good VA hospital, from what I've read that is sort of luck of the draw. He was on the west coast and lord knows what they were hauling to Asia.

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