Don Firth: not true. The US government, through the VA, treats, does research, and pays monetary compensation for diseases related to the Gulf War. There is no scientific evidence for a condition called "Gulf War Syndrome" that affects all veterans of that conflict, but there are other, identifiable and treatable medical issues. Also, did you know that Vietnam veterans (and I am one) have higher employment rates and lower suicide rates (and I mention this specifically because of the erroneous data out there) than the veteran population on the whole?