These are the comments, made in an email released earlier this year, by Dr. Al Young. Anyone is welcome to opinions, even if as offensive as this man's, but what makes this absolutely devastating to C-123 veterans is that Dr. Young is the consultant to the Secretary of Defense, and he recommended destruction of the dioxin-contaminated aircraft stored at Davis-Monthan AFB in April 2012 in part, to prevent veterans from learning about the contamination and seeking VA benefits! The Result: Young's contempt for C-123 veterans has played a tragic role in preventing access to vital medical care.
Young allowed that he had respect for holders of the Purple Heart and those who'd been in combat. He himself had no combat. In his contempt, Young failed to note that a large percentage of C-123 veterans are combat veterans of Vietnam, the Gulf War and other conflicts.
Young made his offensive comments in an email made public earlier this year in which he was referencing C-123 veterans who might learn the C-123 Agent Orange contamination and who would naturally seek medical care from the VA for Agent Orange illnesses.
The Deeper Problem: How in the world did the situation evolve where the Air Force and the Department of Defense place such trust in an individual who is so prejudiced against the men and women who flew the Provider? And why the hell was such a person able to encourage government officials at Davis-Monthan AFB, Hill AFB, Wright-Patterson AFB and the Air Staff itself to conduct the C-123 destruction project with special efforts to minimize publicity to keep the press and veterans from learning about such a controversial event?
This calls for an IG investigation of Young's role in the destruction of the retired fleet of C-123 transports, and into the complete failure of Air Force Public Affairs to meet its mission of informing the public!
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