Military Source Believes Experimental Shots May Have
Been Given
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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