This situation has been compared to the Vietnam War and Agent Orange. It took over 40 years for the V.A. to acknowledge some of the hazards of Agent Orange and its effect on our veterans. We are hoping that together we can prevent such a traumatic error from occurring again.

Those Affected

Literally hundreds of our active service members, veterans and civilian government employees are dealing with serious, and for some fatal, illnesses related to chemical exposure.  Their stories are not easy to hear and are ever so much harder to bear.  We appreciate your attention and support as we work towards helping them and their families.

Jamie Campbell

This site features a small handful of the many that have died or become ill due to exposure.    Please visit:
In Loving Memory
Those Still Battling
and listen to these veterans and their families, in their own words.

The First Step of Our mission is to have testing and research done.

The VA is Slow to Help

The Good News:

The V.A. has only recently begun to acknowledge the possibility that some of those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan may have been exposed to toxic chemicals which are causing serious and life threatening diseases.

The Bad News:

Unless you become ill within one year of your last date of service the VA automatically denies service connection based on their current CFR rulings. This means most of those suffering from these diseases have had their VA cases denied. Even for those that fall in that one year period their illness is not considered “service connected” but is treated as any other diseases would be. Read More.

 

Exposures

Diseases related to chemical exposure can take years to manifest after the initial exposure.

Jessica Sweet

Our research (and that of others) has shown that for the majority of our exposure victim the common thread is their service in Balad and Mosul on bases where burn pits were in operation 24/7.

While the government is slowly recognizing the hazards of the burn pits and moving to shut them down and replace them with incinerators the effects of such toxic exposure has already taken its toll.

Call To Action

We need Your Help:

Spread the word about our veterans & their families suffering from this issue.

Promote stopping exposure dangers - such as the open burn pits still in use in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ask your government representatives:

  • to help change the current VA regulations which are denying assistance to our veterans and their families.

  • to create and/or support a bill funding medical research.

We need you to speak out, use your voice and support these veterans and their families! Visit our Call to Action Page.

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