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2014-07-21 Iraq

New research links dust at Camp Victory Iraq to ill soldiers

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-21 08:57|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 What made it so very bad?

Burning rubber tires, garbage, plastics, medical wastes, everything imaginable with the wind blowing the smoke and airborne bits directly back onto the base work, and housing areas. Imagine if you will, waking up in the middle of the night hacking, spitting, and nearly unable to breath, with your eyes and nostrils burning intensely. Very unpleasant.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-21 12:11|| 2014-07-21 12:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Titanium?

Posted by gorb 2014-07-21 13:34|| 2014-07-21 13:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Our family's 'retired' Marine passed through there a couple times in 2005. I asked him over the weekend and he remembers that it smelled pretty bad, but so did a lot of locales in that part of the world.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2014-07-21 15:01|| 2014-07-21 15:01|| Front Page Top

#4 I remember reading the story about the burn pit year's ago from, ironically, here. The discussion centered on how stupid it was since it will cause health problem down the line among the troops. And sure enough...

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