This Generation's Agent Orange: Soldiers Talk about Burn Pits on Middle East Bases

Описание: Former U.S. Army soldier Ryan Conklin sums up how his base in the Middle East disposed of all its garbage: “Pretty much everything we have that we have to get rid of, we burn.” That tactic is now being exposed as a possible cause to thousands of veterans' illnesses.

This is the second in a series of reports on burn pits.

Read and watch our original reports here: http://on.nbc10.com/SFki35P

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

The Veterans Affairs Department's Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry is available online at https://www.publichealth.va.gov/expos...

Two veterans' advocacy groups are also working to raise awareness and on behalf of vets:
Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran of America: http://iava.org/initiate-support-for-...
and
BurnPits360: https://www.burnpits360.org/

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