HE was an 18 year old HS grad.
I Think it unlikely he got testicular cancer after only 18 months in the service. The information at the time was he had a problem for a long time before he went to see a doctor. And I assume they checked him going in. I don't remember when he was discharged, part way through treatment. It was a long time ago. 1983
Interesting. I know a few of my buddies that ended up getting lung cancer. They are still around but some of them took forever to get their benefits.
Interesting is about right....
Well, I don't know anything about your cousins case, so no comment about that. But as for someone serving during a time of peace, I do not discount their service. Even men and women that serve during periods of "peacetime" or don't see any "action" they still signed on the dotted line basically writing a blank check to Uncle Sam to protect our country as Uncle Sam sees fit. Up to and including that persons life if need be. On rare occasion, some people have even died during boot camp. In my eyes that is still someone who sacrificed all they had for our country, they just unfortunately didn't get the honor associated with dying in battle. I am very glad that many military personnel do not experience the horrors of war but are standing right there poised to answer the call at a moments notice. God bless our country and our troops.
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