The Desert Storm Battle Registry started in September 1997 in response to growing concerns that Gulf War Veterans illnesses maybe related to ground combat conditions. Those environmental and other factors lead to a search to see what other ground troops were experiencing since the war.

By 1999 things escalated to participating in a myriad of government activities on the hill, and a group effort on our part to get both answers as well as hold people accountable for there actions.

Gulf War medical care and programs faltered for the last 20 years. It wasnt a accident, it was a carefully orchestrated effort to insult Gulf War vets and drive them away. Even though classified records exist to establish mulitple exposure scenarios in the Gulf War, the Pentagon stands firmly on denial to keep down any resulting government cost of caring for these veterans.

Even before Operation Iraqi Freedom started, we were meeting with the Pentagon over soldier healthcare. Now the legacy is passed onto these troops who fight for there benefits.

Slowly by 2008 I finally managed to get a federal advisory commitee formed to deal with Gulf War Benefits / healthcare. That committee was hindered by VA much of 2008 / 2009 which lead to a biased and thin report to the Secretary of VA. Something went wrong, and it looks doubtful that VA will do right by the report.

There is a VA Gulf War Task force in place now, but since its internal and not visible to the public - it very well be just a instrument to do more harm.

Gulf War vets have little of nothing in place for them in 2011, and its time that VA as well as DOD do right by them. Time to fix the broken programs and treat us with respect for our service to our country.