Borne the Battle #220: Vietnam War Veteran, John Burns, and Iraq War Veteran, David Eckert, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act. https://www.rallypoint.com/command-post/borne-the-battle-220-vietnam-war-veteran-john-burns-and-iraq-war-veteran-david-eckert-blue-water-navy-vietnam-veterans-act <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-531093"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fborne-the-battle-220-vietnam-war-veteran-john-burns-and-iraq-war-veteran-david-eckert-blue-water-navy-vietnam-veterans-act%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Borne+the+Battle+%23220%3A+Vietnam+War+Veteran%2C+John+Burns%2C+and+Iraq+War+Veteran%2C+David+Eckert%2C+Blue+Water+Navy+Vietnam+Veterans+Act.&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fborne-the-battle-220-vietnam-war-veteran-john-burns-and-iraq-war-veteran-david-eckert-blue-water-navy-vietnam-veterans-act&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ABorne the Battle #220: Vietnam War Veteran, John Burns, and Iraq War Veteran, David Eckert, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act.%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/borne-the-battle-220-vietnam-war-veteran-john-burns-and-iraq-war-veteran-david-eckert-blue-water-navy-vietnam-veterans-act" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="d02948997a72ea9879e8a4d98d3642f8" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/531/093/for_gallery_v2/ff6f850f.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/531/093/large_v3/ff6f850f.png" alt="Ff6f850f" /></a></div></div>In this episode of Borne the Battle, two Veterans from two very different generations come to talk about the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019. Burns, a Vietnam War Veteran spoke about his unanticipated participation in the Vietnam War, the symptoms he had after Agent Orange exposure, his experience filing a BWN claim, and how the BWN Act benefits improved his life. David Eckert, an Iraq War Veteran and lead policy analyst for VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities, also joined this episode. Eckert leveraged his background working with the BWN Act to share how veterans can file a claim, the criteria VA uses to evaluate applicants, and what benefits eligible Veterans can expect to receive.<br /><br />Listen here: <a target="_blank" href="https://bit.ly/2ZXlHof">https://bit.ly/2ZXlHof</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://bit.ly/2ZXlHof">2ZXlHof</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:43:46 -0500 Borne the Battle #220: Vietnam War Veteran, John Burns, and Iraq War Veteran, David Eckert, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act. https://www.rallypoint.com/command-post/borne-the-battle-220-vietnam-war-veteran-john-burns-and-iraq-war-veteran-david-eckert-blue-water-navy-vietnam-veterans-act <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-531093"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fborne-the-battle-220-vietnam-war-veteran-john-burns-and-iraq-war-veteran-david-eckert-blue-water-navy-vietnam-veterans-act%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Borne+the+Battle+%23220%3A+Vietnam+War+Veteran%2C+John+Burns%2C+and+Iraq+War+Veteran%2C+David+Eckert%2C+Blue+Water+Navy+Vietnam+Veterans+Act.&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fborne-the-battle-220-vietnam-war-veteran-john-burns-and-iraq-war-veteran-david-eckert-blue-water-navy-vietnam-veterans-act&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ABorne the Battle #220: Vietnam War Veteran, John Burns, and Iraq War Veteran, David Eckert, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act.%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/borne-the-battle-220-vietnam-war-veteran-john-burns-and-iraq-war-veteran-david-eckert-blue-water-navy-vietnam-veterans-act" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="17620344772c181f52602aed7b1f23ec" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/531/093/for_gallery_v2/ff6f850f.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/531/093/large_v3/ff6f850f.png" alt="Ff6f850f" /></a></div></div>In this episode of Borne the Battle, two Veterans from two very different generations come to talk about the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019. Burns, a Vietnam War Veteran spoke about his unanticipated participation in the Vietnam War, the symptoms he had after Agent Orange exposure, his experience filing a BWN claim, and how the BWN Act benefits improved his life. David Eckert, an Iraq War Veteran and lead policy analyst for VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities, also joined this episode. Eckert leveraged his background working with the BWN Act to share how veterans can file a claim, the criteria VA uses to evaluate applicants, and what benefits eligible Veterans can expect to receive.<br /><br />Listen here: <a target="_blank" href="https://bit.ly/2ZXlHof">https://bit.ly/2ZXlHof</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://bit.ly/2ZXlHof">2ZXlHof</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SSgt Tanner Iskra Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:43:46 -0500 2020-11-17T10:43:46-05:00 Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Nov 17 at 2020 10:47 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/command-post/borne-the-battle-220-vietnam-war-veteran-john-burns-and-iraq-war-veteran-david-eckert-blue-water-navy-vietnam-veterans-act?n=6506995&urlhash=6506995 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Excellent share brother <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="1662524" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/1662524-ssgt-tanner-iskra">SSgt Tanner Iskra</a> saving for later viewing brother. SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:47:23 -0500 2020-11-17T10:47:23-05:00 Response by Wayne Soares made Nov 18 at 2020 3:58 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/command-post/borne-the-battle-220-vietnam-war-veteran-john-burns-and-iraq-war-veteran-david-eckert-blue-water-navy-vietnam-veterans-act?n=6511008&urlhash=6511008 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Thanks for the share brother Tanner Wayne Soares Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:58:23 -0500 2020-11-18T15:58:23-05:00 Response by Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen made Nov 22 at 2020 8:32 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/command-post/borne-the-battle-220-vietnam-war-veteran-john-burns-and-iraq-war-veteran-david-eckert-blue-water-navy-vietnam-veterans-act?n=6522403&urlhash=6522403 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Thanks for sharing. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Sun, 22 Nov 2020 20:32:57 -0500 2020-11-22T20:32:57-05:00 Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 21 at 2021 10:09 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/command-post/borne-the-battle-220-vietnam-war-veteran-john-burns-and-iraq-war-veteran-david-eckert-blue-water-navy-vietnam-veterans-act?n=7122980&urlhash=7122980 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Interesting! Thanks for sharing SGT Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:09:22 -0400 2021-07-21T10:09:22-04:00 2020-11-17T10:43:46-05:00