Photo is of my cousin Dennis Brunker, and his son Leo and Leo's two children. A friend created this web-site-
Welcome to Leo Brunker's website. Thank you for your time and please read his story. I just want to try to help my friend.

LEO BRUNKER IS A DESERT STORM VETERAN. HE PUT HIS LIFE ON THE LINE SO WE CAN ENJOY OUR FREEDOM AND LIBERTY. LEO NOW NEEDS OUR HELP. DUE TO THE CHEMICAL EXPOSURES DURING DESERT STORM, HIS BODY IS FAILING HIM. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING STORY AND IF YOU FEEL LED, PLEASE DONATE TO HELP LEO AND HIS FAMILY. AN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN SET UP AT
VENTURA COUNTY CREDIT UNION.

PAYPAL ACCOUNT HAS BEEN SET UP THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT:
MEMBER NAME: LEO P. BRUNKER
ACCOUNT# 000120801002
ROUTING# 322283505

DONATIONS CAN ALSO BE MADE AT:
www.whatfriendsdo.com/leo_brunker

Leo Brunker is an Adapted Physical Education teacher who works in the Los Angeles Unified School District. He is a family man who has a wife, a son in middle school and a daughter in elementary school. Leo also is a Desert Storm War Veteran which liberated Kuwait. It has been 20 plus years later and Leo's body is failing him physically. The VA hospital and Kaiser have no explanations of why his body is failing. I woke up one morning and felt compelled to do something. So, I am collecting donations to help Leo and his family as well as asking for prayer and to put out awareness for Desert Storm Veterans.

Leo's Service For Our Country
On October 16th, 1990, prior to deployment Leo passed a health exam that qualified him for Special Forces and maxed out his last P.T. test (physical training test running 2 miles in 11 minutes 54 seconds, and doing 96 plus sit-ups and push-ups in 2 minutes or less each) confirming he was in good health before his deployment. While serving in Desert Shield/Desert Storm he served in Alpha 6/52 A.D.A. in the 7th Corps. Leo first noticed something wrong even before they went into action. He and a number of other soldiers fell ill instantly with extreme flu like symptoms after they received their pre-deployment shots that were given to them before the War. Then came the Desert Storm Campaign. His unit was stationed on the border of Kuwait and Iraq. His job was to provide air support to his unit. He did this by riding in a hum-vee and manning a stinger missile. His job was to give air support and shoot down any enemy jet fighters or helicopters that would put his unit, and the tank units in danger. The tank units they supported faced the Republican Guard, (Iraq's special elite fighting force,) which they defeated quickly and forcefully. On a regular basis the ground would rumble all night as the Air Force was striking their targets with precision. The ground campaign was equally effective. During the actual fighting, chemical alarms were sounding off daily. One night they were ordered to sleep in their full body chemical warfare gear. Contrary to what the media and our government have said: There were exposure to multiple neuro-toxins such as chemical weapons, oil well fires, depleted uranium, and the list goes on. There are veterans to this day suffering from the effects like my friend Leo (VA's estimation is 250,000 suffering from Gulf War Illness). Leo has conformation from the DoD (Department of Defense) of his unit being exposed to the Khamisiyha weapons depot. Please look at this website http://www.a40deepstrike.com/victory-3.html and press the play button on the lower right hand side.

Some of Leo's current health Issues:
Leo has signs and symptoms of both undiagnosed illness and medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illnesses including: 1)diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, 2) signs or symptoms involving the skin, 3)headaches, 4)muscle pain, 5)joint pain, 6) neurological signs or symptoms (diagnosed with idiopathic neuropathy and a chronic pain disorder),(Leo's every waking moment he feels burning on the entire left side of his body and much of his right side,) 7) neuropsychological signs or symptoms, 8) Upper respiratory and lower respiratory problems,(Leo has been diagnosed with asthma and chronic bronchitis,) 9) Sleep disturbances ( diagnosed with both obstructive and central sleep apnea, (Leo can only sleep 3-4 hours at a time due to the pain,) 9)gastrointestinal signs or symptoms, (Leo has been diagnosed with diverticulitis,) 10) abnormal weight loss or gain, (Leo has lost 20 pounds this past year.) In addition, he has chemical sensitivity issues/MCS. When he smells colognes, perfumes, detergents, second hand smoke from cigarettes, cleaners and many other every day products his nose, throat ,and mouth have a burning sensation along with severe headaches and breathing issues are triggered. He has numerous growths throughout his body. He has been to the ER room six times in the past three years due to unknown reason and experiencing seizure-like symptoms of shaking uncontrollably and not being able to talk. (I was with him on one occasion and could not believe the pain and uncontrollable shaking he was experiencing.)He has cysts growing on his kidneys and kidney stones. To top it off, his body is having adverse affects with any pain medications and muscle relaxers, so controlling the pain has not been possible to date.

Leo has been hit hard financially. He cannot work full time and his sick days ran out in February 2012. He has filed for disability retirement claim with Cal Strs (California State Teachers Retirement System) where he is representing himself at this time and continues to wait for a decision on this. Leo is also 70% service connected disabled through the VA and his case is currently in appeals due to the fact that the VA did not adjudicate his case as the law states. I want to help my good friend, so if you feel led please help Leo and his family and please pray for Leo and his family.

www.whatfriendsdo.com/leo_brunker

Web site with information on Gulf War Illness:
91outcomes.com

Ngwrc.org/ National Gulf War Resource Center

Gulflink.org

http://www.a40deepstrike.com/victory-3.html