Task 1 (Rainbow death)
Background information of Wilson and the poem:
Rumors persist of still another more toxic color coded herbicide at the end of this deadly rainbow!
Hubert Wilson was a Vietnam War veteran (as were his four brothers) who served in the USAF Security Service. He, along with a dozen or so intelligence school grads, prepped for about 14 months at Kelly AFB in San Antonio, Texas, before anticipating being sent to Vietnam or elsewhere in Southeast Asia in 1970.
About half ended up in Da Nang (an Agent Orange hotspot) in the 6924th Security Squadron. The rest of them were assigned to Shemya Island, Alaska, with the 6984th Security Squadron, and what eventually was a more contaminated environment than Da Nang!
His health problems started approximately 15 years ago with unexplained headaches and limb pains. Four years ago his central nervous system radically deteriorated with Parkinsonian type tremors, severe headaches, progressive limb pains, etc.
No physician has ever diagnosed the specific illness. No VA physician has ever rendered any medical assistance! Wilson’s number one educated guess is the heavily contaminated drinking water at Shemya during his year there as an intelligence analyst. Organo-phosphate toxins may not run their toxic course until 20 to 30 years after initial exposure.
Difficult words:
1) Potpourri: A combination of incongruous things
2) Deceit: The act or practice of deceiving; distortion of the truth to mislead.
3) Nefarious: Extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous.
4) Execrable: Utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/
http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/2010warpoetry.html
http://www.voicesnet.org/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=168061
http://www.voicesnet.org/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=168881
Background information of Wilson and the poem:
Rumors persist of still another more toxic color coded herbicide at the end of this deadly rainbow!
Hubert Wilson was a Vietnam War veteran (as were his four brothers) who served in the USAF Security Service. He, along with a dozen or so intelligence school grads, prepped for about 14 months at Kelly AFB in San Antonio, Texas, before anticipating being sent to Vietnam or elsewhere in Southeast Asia in 1970.
About half ended up in Da Nang (an Agent Orange hotspot) in the 6924th Security Squadron. The rest of them were assigned to Shemya Island, Alaska, with the 6984th Security Squadron, and what eventually was a more contaminated environment than Da Nang!
His health problems started approximately 15 years ago with unexplained headaches and limb pains. Four years ago his central nervous system radically deteriorated with Parkinsonian type tremors, severe headaches, progressive limb pains, etc.
No physician has ever diagnosed the specific illness. No VA physician has ever rendered any medical assistance! Wilson’s number one educated guess is the heavily contaminated drinking water at Shemya during his year there as an intelligence analyst. Organo-phosphate toxins may not run their toxic course until 20 to 30 years after initial exposure.
Difficult words:
1) Potpourri: A combination of incongruous things
2) Deceit: The act or practice of deceiving; distortion of the truth to mislead.
3) Nefarious: Extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous.
4) Execrable: Utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/
http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/2010warpoetry.html
http://www.voicesnet.org/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=168061
http://www.voicesnet.org/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=168881
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