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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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The Agent Orange for this generation of warriors.
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SP5 Dennis Loberger
SP5 Dennis Loberger
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One of my friends on Facebook posted Glenn Beck and associate making fun of Biden's SOU address. It started with Beck and his buddy laughing about Burn Pits. I said the same thing to my friend. I also sent Glenn Beck a message suggesting he educate himself on burn pits saying, "Ask any Veteran if he thinks burn pits are funny. Ask any family of a Veteran if he thinks burn pits are funny. They are the Agent Orange of today.
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SP5 Dennis Loberger
SP5 Dennis Loberger
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SGT Charlie Lee - I don't believe so. The biggest hawks generally never served.
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PO1 John Johnson
PO1 John Johnson
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Seeing that "burn pits" have been in existence since the invention of fire followed quickly by the first group of cavemen organizing themselves into a form of militia, wouldn't that make the burn pit the original form of toxic exposure?
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SPC Terry Page
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Good!!! This should be a no-brainer... hence they may have trouble doing it.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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But wait, will the VA be involved?
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SPC Terry Page
SPC Terry Page
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I would think the VA would certainly be a component part of the remedy. The nature of military Burn-Pit exposure is those victims are due appropriate treatment and/or disability compensation.

The mechanism for dispensing that treatment could come in in a variety of ways: exclusively provided by the VA (within capacity and wait-time limits); private-sector medical practitioners (with appropriate oversight) or other vetted-entities capable of providing such appropriate service.

Disability compensation should be administered separately due to the “presumptive-exposure” nature of such claims.

We were responsible for the exposure. They paid the price (with their health). We are responsible for paying for the treatment to mitigate their condition.
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