Denis McDonough says he wants to make sure we re doing everything we can for our vets. Author: Mike Gooding Updated: 5:41 PM EDT May 7, 2021
HAMPTON, Va. The leading advocate for the nation s 18 million military veterans made a stop in Hampton Roads Friday.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough visited the Hampton VA Medical Center. He touched upon many issues, including the importance of caring for vets who are suffering from exposure to burn pits in the Middle East over the last 30 years.
The VA estimates 3.5 million service members were exposed to toxic trash plumes over the past three decades. They inhaled the noxious fumes from burn pits from Operation Desert Storm through the 21st-century wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other global hot spots.
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