[CPEO-MEF] VETERANS, HEALTH: Indiana Guard and sodium dichromate in Iraq

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

EDITORIAL: Toxic exposure

Evansville Courier & Press (IN)
September 28, 2008

The Issue: Indiana National Guard soldiers were exposed to a 
cancer-causing toxin. Our View: These current and former soldiers 
deserve the best medical treatment available.

This nation learned a painful lesson through the struggles of Vietnam 
veterans who suffered Agent Orange exposure and Operation Desert Storm 
veterans who suffered from Gulf War syndrome - who sometimes fought for 
years to gain official recognition of and treatment for their maladies.

Sadly, it now appears that some Indiana National Guard soldiers were 
exposed to a highly toxic chemical in Iraq in 2003 during the early 
months of the current U.S. invasion and occupation.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/sep/28/toxic-exposure-the-issue-indiana-national-guard/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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