Monday, August 02, 2010

In Atlanta Visit, Obama To Address Vets, Democrats, But Won't Escape Economy Questions

By Bob Keefe
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Politics
August 2, 2010


Ronnie Rogers served only about a year in the Army, but the effects have lasted a lifetime.

He was diagnosed with cancer tied to his exposure to the Agent Orange herbicide in Vietnam. Spinal cord injuries at least partly connected to his wartime experience left him in a wheelchair.

One of the things the Marietta man worries about the most now, though, is losing his veteran's benefits.

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