WELCOME TO ORANGE CARERS

Our children are so precious. The smiles they share, their hugs, their love and their inherent happiness are gifts beyond measure. There are those children the world over, however, who through no fault of their own find themselves in hopeless situations. Since the war in Vietnam, many children there have been born severely deformed and utterly unable to live full and productive lives. While it hasn’t been proven absolutely that their deformities have been caused by Agent Orange, there is little doubt that the incidence of deformities has increased enormously since the war and the use of Agent Orange. Many live in remote areas, far from the Treatment Centres and from hope, and it is these children and their struggling families that it is our goal to find and make a difference to.

 

Please, in whatever capacity you can, join us in Walking the Walk...

 

Don't walk around the down and out
Lend a helping hand instead of doubt
And the kindness that you show every day
Will help someone along their way
You've got to try a little kindness
You've got to try a little kindness.

Wilburn Brothers lyrics

 
From Doc: Orange Walk - The End of the Road 2008
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On July 28th, Bob Schuessler (Chicago, IL) and I teamed up with John Simpson (New Jersey) to visit the politicians and other people who could have a very positive impact on all we hope to accomplish in Vietnam in regard to our Agent Orange kids. Before setting off to see these men and women on Capital Hill, Bob and I made several copies of the news publications that covered our 1700 kilometer odyssey through Vietnam. We were able to drop these copies, as well as copies of our dvd showcasing our walk, to these people and their staffers. Among the offices and aides we spoke to were those of Senators Obama, Kerry, Graham, Inouye, Stabenow, Levin, Lugar, Durbin, Hagel, Webb and others. We were also very honored to meet with U. S Rep. Eni Faleomavaega of Samoa. Rep. Faleomavaega is the Chairman of Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, as well as many other committees and subcommittees that show his interest in what we do here in Vietnam in regard to the kids affected with Agent Orange. He served in the US military in Vietnam during the war and expressed an big interest in our walk, the kids and all that we are hoping to accomplish. In addition to meeting with these esteemed members of the political arena in Washington, we were also honored to meet with the leaders of the National Vietnam Veterans of America, who also have been following our walk throughout Vietnam on the Internet. It was our honor to meet with each of these people, as well as to walk in so many historic places!

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Bob Schuessler in front of the Howard Johnson Motel and posing in his suit...
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Bob Schuessler and John Simpson look like just two more lobbyists on their way to visit the decision makers on Capital Hill!
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The Capital Building in a familiar view...
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Bob Schuessler, John Simpson and Doc Bernie Duff wearing the closest version of a suit he owns...hehe.
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John Simpson getting his paperwork together. Let's see, our first appointment is in The Russell Senate Office Building...
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Who could fail with such a team? Certainly not those of us in the Orange Walk group!!
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Men on a mission: John Simpson and Bob Schuessler (walking the walk!).
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Arriving at our destination, we all take a deep breath and enter into another world.
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In the Russell Senate Office building...
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Bob Schuessler and John Simpson downstairs in the Russell Senate Office building
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Bob Schuessler and John Simpson looking calm and cool in one of the Senate offices that we visited.
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Union Station in Washington, DC.
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Later on that evening, Bob, John and I were able to do some sight-seeing. We decided to visit some of the memorials that appealed to each of us. I'm sorry that some of these phots may be a bit fuzzy, but I am not the best nighttime digital photographer (actually, not the best in the daylight either! LOL). Anyway, here's what we saw:
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The Lincoln Memorial...one of my personal favorites!
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View of the Washington Monument with the Capital Building to it's side.
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Doc in front of the Vietnam War Memorial.
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Names on the Wall. This name is of James Klimo, a boyhood friend of mine who was killed in action as a helicopter door gunner in Vietnam while I was in Country. I never knew about Jim's passing until many years later, but now I am here to pay my respects to him and many others who lost their lives because of war. We are doing a "rubbing," or rather, Bob Schuessler did this one since it was higher than I could reach!! It is from 16W Line 30.
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Doc standing in front of "The Wall." After three visits, this was the first time I could actually get close enough to touch the memorial. Maybe it was the company I was with, or maybe it has been the walk I've been walking...maybe it was a combination. Still, I am happy to finally be here, among the living who pay my respects to all who have died.
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The Women's Vietnam Memorial.
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A place for thinking at The WWII War Memorial.
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The Korean War Memorial was one of my favorite war memorials in Washington, Dc, but after viewing it at night, I like it even more
 

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