David H. Marshall

It is the responsibility of the U.S. Congress, "To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces"; U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 14.

The Congressional Oath of Office:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."

Ignored by the U.S. Congress and the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 1994 [3] and 2002 [2] and yet again by both in 2012 is the U.S. Senate's 1994, 50 years of "experiments that were designed to harm" "conducted on hundreds of thousands" of U.S. Military Personnel! Also overlooked is its', "The Feres Doctrine should not be applied for military personnel who are harmed by inappropriate human experimentation when informed consent has not been given." Then this "Is Military Research Hazardous to Veterans' Health?” REPORT’S: "III. Findings and conclusions", "K. DOD and DVA have repeatedly failed to provide information and medical followup to those who participate in military research..." plus "N. Participation in military research is rarely included in military medical records, making it impossible to support a veteran’s claim for service-connected disabilities from military research."[3] The "Veterans Right to Know Act" [1] has been rejected by the U.S. Congress EIGHT (8) times from 1999 through 2007 and to-date.

In 2012 shouldn't U.S. Service Personnel have the same U.S. Constitutional Rights that convicted rapists and murderers keep, i.e., “...Freedom from Torture, or Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment."?[5] PLEASE HELP by asking your members in the U.S. Congress to provide U.S. Military Personnel with the same protection from "experiments that were designed to harm" as rapists and murderers keep? Your ideas on how to accomplish what 68 years (1944 to 2012) of U.S. Congressional, "...Regulation of the land and naval Forces" has not, would be appreciated.

In 6 months I'll be 80. Accordingly, how much longer this veteran can pursue this experimentation issue is any-ones guess. All [X] References are part of an available "U.S. Military Personnel left behind" document. The four (4) cited of nine (9) total References are: [1] The "Veterans Right to Know Act" was proposed by H.R. 3256, 1999; S. 2953, 2000; H.R. 511, 2001; S. 405, 2001; H.R. 5060, 2002; S. 2704, 2002; H.R. 4259, 2005 and H.R. 2434, 2007.>>>[2] "THE FERES DOCTRINE: AN EXAMINATION OF THIS MILITARY EXCEPTION TO THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT OCTOBER 8, 2002. "www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/pdf/107hrg/88833.pdf >>>[3] December 8, 1994 REPORT 103-97 "Is Military Research Hazardous to Veterans' Health?...." Hearings Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 103rd Congress 2ND Session.>>>[5] U.S. State Dept., "U.S. Report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights July 1994, Article 7 - Freedom from Torture, or Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment." "1994 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights" Index of "Treaties and Legal Issues" || Electronic Research Collections Index || ERC Homepage.

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David H. Marshall, chappy11253@yahoo.com, USAF 1952-1956, 100% disabled veteran. DOD Research and Development (R&D) education and experience available on request.