60,000 US War Veterans Suffering from Health Problems the Government Wants to Ignore – The Toxic Legacy of Burn Pits

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<p>‘There are over 60,000 U.S. vetera s who serve i the wars i Iraq a Afgha ista who are ow sick a yi g. B t the Pe tago e ies there is s ch a health crisis, a the Departme t of Vetera s Affairs is e yi g these s fferi g me a wome the be efits they esperately ee a eserve.</p>
<p>These vetera s are ot the victims of e emy fire. They are s fferi g from me ical ailme ts associate with the ope -air b r pits that were co str cte o over 230 military bases across Iraq a Afgha ista . These fiery pits, which were hastily g i violatio of the military’s ow health a e viro me tal reg latio s, were se to ispose of the mo tai s of trash create by war. Every type of ref se imagi able was throw i to these b r pits, i cl i g s ch toxic materials as plastics, metals, me ical waste, batteries, tires, ol or a ce a eve h ma bo y parts.’</p>
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