DOD documents show the Pentagon knew troops were exposed to multiple toxins at a base in Uzbekistan known as K2, and that exposure to those toxins caused hundreds of cancer cases. But the VA has denied many of the sick veterans care and disability benefits.
As it has for the past year, the American Legion Department of Pennsylvania's District 12 found a way to help the veterans at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center celebrate another holiday.
The documentary “Wounded Heroes” includes interviews with about two dozen veterans and first responders who detail their struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder.
The Saves Lives Act removes legal barriers that prevented the VA from vaccinating veterans who aren’t enrolled in the department, as well as their spouses and caregivers.
