A Promise For Gulf War Vets

President Clinton promised Persian Gulf War veterans Monday the government will keep searching for an explanation of the illnesses that many of them have suffered. “There are mysteries still unanswered, and we must do more,” he said.

During a Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Clinton noted there are 26,000 disability cases among gulf war veterans and said they all deserve full explanations of their ailments.

“I want to assure all of you that we will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to investigate these cases,” the president said. “The United States will not forget the people who have served us. We will discharge our obligations to those who served in the Persian Gulf.”

Since the war’s end in 1991, thousands of veterans have complained of health problems such as memory loss, fatigue, diarrhea and insomnia. Known as “gulf war syndrome,” it has been widely attributed to Iraqi chemical and biological weapons.