Word: ryans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Private First Class Michael Ryan had just arrived in Viet Nam with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in 1966 when he and his squad were sent into an area that had been sprayed with the herbicide known as Agent Orange. Soon thereafter he lost almost 50 lbs. and developed mysterious lumps on his groin and rashes all over his body. Army doctors dosed him with penicillin and sent him back to duty. Five years later, while serving as a policeman on Long Island, N.Y., Ryan fathered a daughter. Born with multiple birth defects including deformed limbs and organs...
...Ryan, last week, was among those who won, or at least reached a negotiated settlement of, their longest battle of the Viet Nam War. His family and four others acted as plaintiffs representing thousands of Viet Nam veterans and their families in a massive class action against manufacturers of the herbicide. They charged that Agent Orange caused, among other things, cancer and liver damage in many of the soldiers, miscarriages in some of their wives and birth defects in some of their children. The five-year legal struggle, which came to symbolize the bitter suffering and frustration of the veterans...
...makes some restitution by the Government all the more important. Yannacone said last week that he planned to file a class action on behalf of the wives and children of Viet Nam veterans against the Veterans Administration, the U.S. Public Health Service and the Food and Drug Administration. Said Ryan, whose wife and daughter will be representative plaintiffs in the coming suit: "The trial will take place against the Government. That's where we want our day in court...
...Nancy Boutilier '83-84 3:59.17 Vivian Ho '84 4:06.35 Robert Fitzsimmons '84 4:10.00 Tim Bechtold '84 4:20.00 Debbie White '85 4:22.00 Darren Thompson '85 4:22.53 Paul Kuklinski '85 4:26.00 Peter H. Miller '85 4:26.00 Tom Karr '84 4:34.00 Matthew Ryan '84 4:34.27 Tony Bienstock '85 4:40.00 Karl Pforzheimer '84 4:40.00 Brian Sullivan '84 4:40.00 Clifford Russell '85 4:49.00 Edward Stiel '85 4:53.47 Hugh Jorgan '84 4:54.00 Louis Morsberger '85 5:31.10 Richard Lafont '86 5:49.00 David Kulick...
...Five of the 1969 Miracle Mets are still active--Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Tug McGraw, Nolan Ryan, and Amos Otis. Two players from even earlier World Series winners still play in the majors. Name the men and their championship teams for five points each...