CSPAN Pres. July 4, 2024
[applause] good morning. My name is erica smith, and at 17 i became a soldier. In my career as a blackhawk crew chief i worked with many phenomenal people and was deployed to iraq in 2019. On the flights overseas we were constantly watching for threats, we did not know about the silent threats we saw on a regular basis. Oil lead on fire, waste being burned, and the fuel and chemicals used on the aircraft. In 2022 during a scan for a separate injury and mass was discovered on my right kidney. I was just 23, with no Family History of cancer. I8 right, i worked out, and never smoked. Nevertheless...