Posted by David Funderburk on April 27, 2000 at 22:04:12:

In Reply to: If their was no problem then why did the armed forces blood program reject blood donors who took the anthrax vaccination posted by finnegan on April 17, 2000 at 02:03:36:

dear finnigan 4272000
i just read your message, yes i was told not to give blood but then i was told it was okay. i have been giving blood about every 3 months or so.
do you think that it's okay to give now or not. how would one find out thanks for the tidbit and thanks for caring.

semper fi
david

: just a heads up friendly tidbit of info for all my fellow gulf war vets-----remember when you returned home and showed up for blood donations often those blood donor center records maybe your only hard copy proof you took the vaccination-----per an fda directive ---we had to reject many of you particulary from fort bragg who had taken the anthrax shots --of course you got the smoke and mirror story it was due to leshmenisis possiblity but hey here is a link to aide those in search of the truth---and oh yes blood donation records must be kept for life---get your lawyers cracking on this avenue. i thank you all for serving our country----i am sorry dod has been so clandestine in its use of vaccinations.