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Articles: Military Service: Casualties
Former Marine Claims Illness From Mystery Vaccine
WLWT Local
May 7, 2007
CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio -- Target 5 has discovered that an alarming number of
U.S. troops are having severe reactions to some of the vaccines they
receive in preparation for going overseas.
"This is the worst cover-up in the history of the military," said an
unidentified military health officer who fears for his job.
A shot from a syringe is leaving some U.S. servicemen and women on the
brink of death.
"When the issue, I believe, of the use of the vaccine comes out, I believe
it will make the Walter Reed scandal pale in comparison," said the health
officer.
Lance Corporal David Fey, 20, has dialysis three days a week. His kidneys
are failing, his military career is over, and he feels like his country
abandoned him.
"I can't look at my old pictures. I really can't," said Fey. "I start
looking at my old pictures, and I start crying."
Fey grew up amid the farm fields of Clermont County.
"I never missed a day at school," he said. "I was never sick. I was never
sick."
A passion for sports and a sense of patriotism prompted the Blanchester
High School athlete to join the Marines the day he turned 18.
"I looked at every branch, but I wanted the Marine Corps, because the
Marine Corps was the few and the proud," said Fey.
Fey said he loved every minute of boot camp and combat training at 29 Palms
in California. But on Nov. 28, 2005, his life would change forever. Fey was
one of a group of Marines who lined up for an undisclosed shot.
"They asked us our name. We stood on these yellow footprints, and they gave
us this shot, and we got the rest of the day off," he recalled. "After that
shot, I started swelling up. I gained 30 pounds of water. My eyes swelled
up where I couldn't see. I started snoring. I developed a rash on my hand."
Three weeks later, Fey was back in Clermont County on his death bed at
Clinton Memorial Hospital. His kidneys were failing, and his body was so
swollen that it left stretch marks.
"I would pray a lot," said Fey's mother, Cindy. "I would pray a lot, 'God
take him.' When I couldn't hug my son because he would scream in pain or
yell at me for touching him and stuff, I used to pray to God, 'just take
him tonight.'"
Cindy Fey began pouring over medical records in search of answers. She said
the shot was never listed in he son's medical records. The military claimed
he never received a shot.
But as Target 5 discovered, the military's story would change.
The Department of Defense stated that "all service members' vaccinations
are documented in the individual's permanent medical record." But Fey's
military medical records revealed no shot on that day. Another Marine in
Fey's unit told Target 5 that there is no shot listed in his medical
records either and also said that the people who administered the shot
never told his unit what it was.
When Cindy Fey called the U.S. Marine Hospital in 29 Palms to find out what
kind of vaccine her son was given, she was told that the information was
confidential.
Eleven months later, her son's medical records were mysteriously changed
with a handwritten notation indicating that the mystery shot was a flu vaccine.
The military official who spoke to Target 5 on the condition of anonymity
said that it was not surprising that nothing appeared originally in Fey's
records.
"We have a lovely term for that," he said. "We call it C.Y.A. That's
unfortunately an S.O.P. in the military."
Fey is one of a growing number of U.S. servicemen and women who are getting
sick after receiving vaccines. And the highly praised Department of Defense
medical officer who spoke with Target 5 said that the number is up in the
thousands. The symptoms range from joint aches and pains and arthritic
symptoms to death.
The Department of Defense said that it encourages "healthcare workers and
vaccine recipients to report adverse (reactions) events." But the military
never reported Fey's reaction to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and the FDA.
"I see the way the propaganda and information war is waged against
America's sons and daughters and how patients are treated who claim to be
injured from a vaccine," said the unidentified health officer. "That's
troubling. That should trouble America." The officer said those who have
claimed to have had adverse reactions to shots are treated like it is all
in their heads.
Asked whether servicemen and women are receiving experimental vaccines, the
officer said, "I would hope to God not. But from what I've seen, I would
have to say yes."
The Department of Defense maintains that the vaccines given to U.S. troops
are safe.
Meanwhile, Fey is still waiting for a kidney transplant.
"My biggest wish -- just to get up and be without pain," he said. "To get
up and just be happy again."
Fey's mother has been in contact with U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown in an effort
to receive some answers. Target 5 contacted Brown's office and received the
following statement:
"My office is in frequent communication with the Marine Corps and the
family, and we've requested answers to the family's specific questions. I
have also assisted Mr. Fey in receiving his VA benefits for health care,
service-connected disability, and education assistance. His mother has been
a strong advocate on his behalf, and I look forward to continuing working
with her to resolve outstanding issues. It is imperative that everything
possible is done to keep the brave men and women serving in our military safe."
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