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WHEN I WAS WORKING FOR THE
U.S.NAVAL ORDANCE STATION
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
I HAD AN "ON THE JOB" INJURY
THAT CAUSED THE
U.S.FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO RETIRE ME ON A
"TOTAL DISABILITY"
(AGAINST MY WILL AS I WAS ONLY 41 Y/O)
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ADDED BELOW IS THE LETTER THAT I HAVE WRITTEN
TO
"PRESIDENT BUSH"
ALONG WITH 2 U.S. SENATORS (OKLAHOMA)- A CONGRESSMAN
- SENATOR JOHN KERRY - SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS - THE OKLAHOMA CITY DAILY NEWSPAPER - CHANNEL 9 / CHANNEL 4 IN OKLAHOMA CITY
- THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS - THE V.F.W.(AND I THOUGHT THEY REPRESENTED AND HELD IN HONOR COMBAT VETERANS) AND SEVERAL
OTHER NON-CARING PEOPLE - NEWS MEDIA (USA TODAY & THE WASHINGTON POST) AND MEMBERS OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
~ BUT ~
. ? . YOU KNOW WHAT . ? .
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NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE !
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REGARDING MY PRESENT SITUATIION
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"WHOS WET DREAM WAS THIS"
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MR. PRESIDENT - WITH ALL DUE RESPECT - I "DO" HAVE A TENDENCY TO
SAY WHAT
I THINK...SO...PLEASE FORGIVE THE "SUBJECT" IF IT MAY OFFEND YOU...
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I AM:
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RUSSELL
W. MACHEN
19651 HIGHWAY 177
LOT 40
PECAN VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK
TECUMSEH, OKLAHOMA - 74873 - 9154
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DALLAS OFFICE
OWCP # 060316714
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I WAS FORCED INTO "TOTAL
DISABILIY" RETIREMENT 29 YEARS AGO...WHILE WORKING
AT THE "UNITED STATES ORDNANCE STATION - LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY"...AFTER
A DISABLING
"ON THE JOB INJURY" ON APRIL 14, 1976...WHEN I RECEIVED A HERNIATED - FRACTURED DISC
IN MY LOWER LUMBAR
SPINE...I WAS TOLD AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE HOSPITAL AND SPINAL SURGERY THAT I WOULD "NEVER" WORK AGAIN - THAT MY INCOME
WOULD NEVER
BE LESS (POSSIBLY MORE - DUE TO "COL" INCREASES) - AND THAT I WAS IN NO PHYSICAL
CONDITION TO EVEN BE
A "PAPER-WEIGHT" ON SOME ADMIRALS DESK DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY SPINE WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO STAY IN ONE PLACE FOR TOO LONG
A TIME - NOR -
COULD I CLIMB - STRETCH - WALK FOR ANY DISTANCE - LIFT MUCH OVER 8 POUNDS - THAT
BEING EQUAL TO A GALLON
OF WATER - AND MANY MORE LIMITATIONS...
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NOW - AFTER 29 YEARS OF "TOTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT" OF
WHICH I HAVE NEVER
GONE ONE SECOND WITH OUT SOME DEGREE OF PAIN - SOME CLOWN IN THE DALLAS OFFICE
HAS DECIDED THAT
I SHOULD BE SENT TO A VOCATIONAL REHAB. SCHOOL ie:
GORDON COOPER VOCATIONAL REHAB. CENTER , SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA FOR SEVERAL
CLASSES
IN "DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE" - "PUBLIC RELATIONS" AND "TELEPHONE ANSWERING CUSTOMER SERVICE"...I HAVE (AS
STATED BEFORE) HAVE BEEN RETIRED (FORCED RETIREMENT)
FOR 29 YEARS - I AM NOW ONLY 6 MONTHS SHY OF 70 YEARS OLD...
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QUESTION IS MR. PRESIDENT: AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO YOU -
"WHY THE HELL DIDN'T SOMEONE DREAM THIS UP LIKE 25 YEARS
AGO - PUT ME BACK TO
WORK AS A "GENIUS" IN SOME CAPACITY SO AS TO BE ABLE TO PREFORM MY RE-ESTABLISHED DUTIES LONG ENOUGH
TO SAVE INTO A RETIREMENT FOR MY WIFE IN CASE I "CROSS-OVER"
AND LEAVE HER WITH "NOTHING" BUT HER "WIDOWS ANNUITY" FROM
MY "REGULAR RETIREMENT" FROM THE "OFFICE OF PERSONAL MANAGEMENT"...
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AT THE TIME OF MY RETIREMENT
I WAS TOLD "YOU WILL NEVER" WORK AGAIN...
AND YOU WILL "ALWAYS" BE ON "DEPARTMENT OF LABOR - OWCP"...
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IT SEEMS THAT SOME CLOWN IN DALLAS HAS TAKEN MY FILE - PUT ME IN THE BARREL FOR THEIR PLEASURE AND SOMEONE TO HARRASS....
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MY GOD - MR. PRESIDENT - WHO IS GOING TO HIRE A 70 YEAR OLD MALE WITH A HISTORY
OF SPINAL
DEGENERATION - COPD (LUNG DISEACE) - AND AFTER HAVING OPEN HEART SURGERY - A HEARING IMPAIRMENT (OF WHICH I WAS BLESSED WITH
DURING MY TOUR IN KOREA
1952 / 1954) - TRIFOCAL GLASSES...ETC...! ! !...
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WITH
ALL DUE RESPECT MR. PRESIDENT - I AM TO SAY THE LEAST "FRUSTRATED AND
CONFUSSED".................THEY HAVE THREATENED
ME WITH A REDUCTION IN PAY OR EVEN "DROPPED" FROM MY INCOME ALTOGETHER................
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AFTER
SERVING MY COUNTRY AND RECEIVING THE NATIONS "HIGHEST AWARD"
(MY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL OF WHICH I WORKED 4 LONG YEARS FOR)...DO
I NOT GET SOME KIND OF CONSIDERATION...............AT LEAST FOR MY WIFE.....??..
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RESPECTFULLY, RUSSELL W. MACHEN
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