90,000 Sailors Owe John Rossie the World's Biggest "THANK YOU!"

For years John Rossie of Colorado Springs was the principal fighter for Agent Orange benefits he felt due Navy veterans of the Vietnam War...the Blue Water Navy.
On January 1, under pressure from Congress and veterans' organizations, VA will finally begin honoring Agent Orange exposure claims from the approximately 90,000 former sailers, providing they evidence one of the recognized Agent Orange illnesses.
I did the work for our C-123 veterans, but we number only around 2,100. John's work has a potential to impact 90,000 veterans...truly a staggering victory. John had to pursue his distant victory for four more years after we won ours.
Congratulations!
John and the sailors he served in his years-long mission give me the thought, "shipmates forever," though most will have never met John. That's dedication! Every veteran he has served so doggedly must thank him for never giving up, for years of brilliant ideas, crafty schemes and down-right unflinching target-oriented hard work. Not for himself, but for shipmates, their families and survivors.
God Bless.
    Wes Carter, Major, USAF Retired
    Chairman, The C-123 Veterans Association