DU in Hawaii

Overview of Depleted Uranium, courtesy of Dr. George Hill, Veterans for Peace, Tacoma chapter, and Dennis Mills, Vets for Peace Rachel Corrie Chapter, can be found at: http://www.criticalconcern.com/depleted_uranium.htm

Film: the Doctor, the Dying Children and Depleted Uranium is available locally. Contact mailto:kayck@olywa.net to borrow a copy.

"DU" in Hawaii

1. Detailed information here; includes Leuren Moret on ABC affiliate KITV Hawaii:
   • Army forced to admit depleted uranium use in Hawaii link
   • This story off the AP wire was not picked up by many publications outside of Hawaii. Why not, we can only wonder. This controversy has been big news in Hawaii for months now. Here is one recent local report from Honolulu. ...
   • GNN Headlines - http://www.gnn.tv

2. Wide-ranging links, states its mission is to be a "VA watchdog":
   • http://www.gnn.tv
   • Depleted uranium detected in Hawaii traced to army training in: link
   • The DU was used in a classified weapons system, the Davy Crockett recoilless gun, which was produced from 1960 to 1968.
   • VA NEWS FLASH -- from Larry Scott: http://www.vawatchdog.org

3. This site has much less detail, but is interesting for a range of topics:
   • Hawaii: Depleted Uranium traced to Army training area in 1960s link
   • By bubba2: Aerial surveys last week of the Big Island's Pohakuloa Training Area have confirmed the presence of depleted uranium used during Army training with a classified weapon, the Davy Crockett recoilless gun, during the 1960s, Army officials ...
   • Netscape.com Do No Evil Stories - http://www.netscape.com

"DU" usage at Fort Lewis has been denied, but these munitions have been exploded in Maryland, New Mexico, and California, and we learn now, after denials, in Hawaii.