MILITARY ANTHRAX VACCINE

VICTIMS AND FAMILIES

PUT LARGE BILLBOARD UP IN

KOKOMO, INDIANA

From

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The National Organization of Americans

Battling Unnecessary Servicemember Endangerment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 29, 2000, 5.30pm

CONTACT: Roxane Bates, 302-430-0279

A large 12' X 40' lighted billboard paid for by the victims and relatives of the military's anthrax vaccine program is on display starting today in Kokomo, Indiana at the intersection of U. S. Highway 31 Bypass North and Smith Road.

Military family members and relatives see the billboard as a way to reach out to the general public and veteran's communities for support to get the Pentagon to stop using the vaccine. The sign reads: "JOIN THE MILITARY. . . Take the Anthrax Vaccine. . . Risk Chronic Illness & Be Ignored. . . Tell Congress: Stop the Shots!. . . www.StopTheShots.org."

After evaluating several locations across the country, the billboard organizers chose Kokomo because of the extraordinarily large rally recently held there attended by some 300,000 veterans and their families. Also, half of the fighter pilots in the Indiana Air National Guard have resigned over the anthrax vaccine, and the location is visible 24 hours a day.

The billboard's message coincides with several significant developments this week:

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2. The revelation by Congressman Jack Metcalf of Washington that the FDA discovered an illegal booster ingredient in the vaccine which causes autoimmune diseases.
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4. The alleged vaccine-related death (Lansing State Journal) of an employee at the anthrax vaccine's manufacturer (Bioport).
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6. The upcoming two Congressional Hearings by the House Government Reform Committee on October 3rd and 10th addressing very severe vaccine reactions and Pentagon accountability issues.

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(a non-profit organization)

For more information please contact:

Redmond H. Handy

President

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P. O. Box 70186

Washington, D. C., 20024-0186

Email: kernlhandy@aol.com

Phone/fax 202-554-4477/5993