John Danielski of Parkersburg, a veterans advocate, holds his new book “Johnny Come Crumbling Home with PTSD and the Effects of Agent Orange.” The book, a sequel to his first of nearly the same title, is available on Amazon.com. (Photo by Jess Mancini)

A Parkersburg man who served in Vietnam has written a sequel to his first book with the expanded title of “Johnny Come Crumbling Home with PTSD and the Effects of Agent Orange.”

John Danielski said the book is a more complete guide to other ailments and health issues that have impacted those who served in the Vietnam War and other veterans and their families.

“And why we didn’t lose the war,” said Danielski, a local veterans advocate.

The book, released at the end of February, continues and expands upon the first that was titled “Johnny Come Crumbling Home with PTSD,” Danielski said.

“Basically the same thing, only written better,” he said.

The first version of the book was popular and in demand by veterans, he said. Danielski said he received inquiries from around the world.

He expects the second edition to be as popular as the first, maybe more so because of the expanded subject matter.

The second edition includes discussions on peripheral neuropathy, ischemic heart disease, Vietnam syndrome, shell shock or battle fatigue, Type 2 diabetes, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, prostate cancer, post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, B-cell lymphoma and other undiagnosed illnesses.

The book includes extensive material about Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant used in Vietnam, and how it has affected servicemen after the war, Danielski said. Agent Orange has been linked to numerous health issues including diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension and Parkinson’s.

The book includes lists of ships in Vietnam that were exposed to herbicide agents and areas of Vietnam possibly exposed to Agent Orange, including in the Korean demilitarized zone between 1968 and 1971.

“It tells the whole story,” Danielski, a Marine in Vietnam, said.

Danielski is a student at Washington State College of Ohio majoring in alcohol, drug and PTSD counseling. He graduates in 2028.

Anyone with questions about Agent Orange and PTSD counseling can contact him at 304-488-5406.

Published by Gatekeeper Press, the 143-page book is available from Amazon.com for $18.99 and $6.99 for the Kindle version.

Danielski also will have the book at Peoples News in Parkersburg.