Sick veterans demand medical coverage for illnesses caused by burn pits

(By Quil Lawrence for NPR)

Army veteran Rafael Rivera didn’t always think much about his future or his health, especially while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, smoking cigarettes when he was deployed there for 13 months starting in May 2010.

“Having made your last will and testament three times by the time you’re 20, you don’t have thinking, long-term,” Rivera said. Continue reading here…

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