Clarence Ormsby
I served two tours of duty to the Vietnam War. My mates and I had just completed a patrol when planes flew overhead spraying this ghastly spray which landed on us and it was so soffocating. We swore at the planes and covered our faces. We lived, worked and socialised in the sprayed areas and washed in the contaminated waterholes. Those brave soldiers died young from cancer. My mate died from suicide. After my second tour of duty my Regimental Medical Officer medically checked me and advised me I was not to donate blood to Red Cross for Ten years. My behavior was strange, short of breath, bleeding from the bowel, vomitting after meals, agressive behavior, intolerant of others men and women.
I became abusive to mates and women. I was asked to resign because the Vietnam War was coming to a close and the cheif clerk told me there was nothing for me or I would have to stay on light duties. I was encouraged to resign which I did. My life was an absolute mess. I could not hold a job. My personailty had changed for the worst and becoming extremely negative. My employer who taught me my apprenticeship had to sack me saying I had changed terribly and he had to let me go.
I married two years later and my behavior was extremely unberable. I sought counselling from my family doctor and a shrink at the local hospital. They all told me I was an alcoholic. I went to an hospital for alcoholics but after three weeks I was told by the psychiatrist I was not and alcoholic. I told him I had been tested and I had a blood disorder of some kind. After being in rehabilitation for three weeks My good wife phoned me saying the Social security Department would not give her any assistance so I had to cut my rehabilitation short.
My behavior became so bad I felt my family did not have to live with this unacceptable behavior so I left home and gave my wife the property as her compensation for caring for the children and giving them a safe home away from aggression. I was absolutly shattered. Unable to concentrate, difficult to focus on family. I figgered if I was to leave home and sort my self out it was better for the wife and children to live in a hassle free environment. This was the hardest decision I have ever had to make in my life. During a Twenty years period I had many many ups and downs unable to play sport, unable to live around people, I ad to resign from my job I had with the Labour Department where I was helping many traumatised people. I could not continue I felt I was a hypocrite so a mate offered me a job away from the pressure.
I became a security officer on the waterfront...very different, quiet and shift work. I could not stand myself and I could not understand what was happening to my body. Prior joining the military I was a fanatic sports person in all sports. I played in the Military Top sports Teams and now I was a wreck. Still bleeding from the bowel, short of breath and aggressive behavior. My mental state was shattered. 40 years down the track I am still a mess with mood swings of anxiety, aggression, serious thoughts of suicide. I am a great believer Agent Orange that was sprayed in our work and living environment is a War Crime and it has affected millions of people including the Vietnamese people.
I sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Australia, New Zealand and America on the 20th December 2011 advising them I will take their Governments to the War Crime Tribunal in the Hague on the Ageng Orange issue.
I am asking if I can use some of your information in the World Human Rights Court of Law. I am also asking if I can have your site linked to my www.crimehurts.org so the World can read this educational information about the War Crime Challenge against these illegal Terrorists who contaminated military and civilian communities during the Vietnam War. All done in the name of demacracy. I am aware of your dilemma and unless we take these Governments to the Human Rights Court there will never be change and future generations will be treated the same and with political contempt as we are. This political behavior is totally unacceptable and will be heard in the Human Rights Court of Law. "I hope you will join me for the Human Rights War Crime Court challenge"
Regards,
Clarence Ormsby JP NSW
World Patron, Agent Orange War Crime Network.
www.crimehurts.org
Mobile 0447448637

