November 16, 2018 10:13 pm

Soldiers Talk about Burn Pits on Middle East Bases

Former 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. A spokesman for the Department of Veterans Affairs said, “VA doctors treat all manner of Veterans health issues and the department continually looks at medical research and follows trends related to medical conditions affecting Veterans.” The first in a series on burn pits by NBC10 Investigators.

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