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Burn Pits

Researchers investigate respiratory health of deployed personnel during operations

Military personnel who deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, or OIF, Operation Enduring Freedom, or OEF, or Operation New Dawn, or OND, were commonly exposed to airborne hazards such as dust and smoke, Army Medicine researchers say. Some may have developed respiratory diseases...
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Vets Can Finally Sue Contractors for Cancer Caused by War

The suits say KBRā€™s actions resulted in illnesses and death. That seems like an obvious assumption: In the United States, we are not allowed to burn trash in large open pits because itā€™s a health hazard. Troops can tell you. It settled like smog over their housing areas, leaving...
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Kan. veteran worries exposure to hazardous fumes cause of health problems

Garrison, a 28-year-old from Leavenworth, experienced debilitating muscle pain for several days and was hospitalized at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facility. He left with a cane that he was still using last month. After multiple wartime deployments to Afghanistan as an...
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BR soldierā€™s death after return from Iraq sparked legislation

Austin Daniel died of heart failure on Sept. 7, 2009, leaving behind a 26-year-old widow and 22-month-old Anna Lee, his mother wrote in a military blog discussing burn pit issues. On May 28, Gov. Bobby Jindal signed SB538, authored by Sen. John Smith, known as the Staff Sgt....
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Toxic Trash Contamination on US Military Bases

In August 2010,Ā New York TimesĀ correspondent James Risen discussed problems from burn pit toxic waste exposure. Former staff sgt. Susan Clifford one of many victims. Involved in dumping Balad Air Base trash ā€œinto a massive, open-air pit.ā€ ā€œEvery conceivable typeā€¦ā€ Includi...
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