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                        THE COL BILL DAVIS FUND FOR RESEARCH ON GULF WAR ILLNESS

              I  have  the  distinct  honor  of  having  known  COL  Bill  Davis   supports UT Southwestern Medical Center’s scientific medical
              for many years. Even though COL Davis is not a physician   research program to understand Gulf War illness leading to
              or medic himself, as a commander he has been a strong pro­  diagnostic tests and treatment.
                                ponent for the JSOM and still reads
                                each edition   cover­to­cover and calls   COL Davis’s symptoms began a few months after his return
                                me afterward. He has always said that   from the 1991 Gulf War. His medical history before 1990 is
                                every commander should be reading   well documented. Until the Gulf War, he was in superb physi­
                                the JSOM to stay informed on what   cal and neuropsychological condition, was deployable world­
                                the needs are of their SOF docs and   wide, and had served with great distinction in a number of
                                medics. We are honored that he made   highly sensitive command and staff billets in the Special Oper­
                                this research contribution to the UT   ations community.
                                Southwestern Medical Center in our
                                name. Thank you Bill!            COL William J. Davis, USA, Retired, was honored as a Dis­
             COL (Ret) Bill Davis
                                                                 tinguished Member of the Special Forces Regiment in 2013.
              In 2005, the COL Bill Davis Fund for Research on Gulf War
              Illness was established in honor of COL William J. Davis,   Since the Gulf War, his health status drastically declined due to
              a   career officer in the US Army’s Special Forces. The fund   Gulf War illness. This multilingual, highly decorated combat

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