Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs decides these exposure claims on a case-by-case basis, with the exception of those filed for asthma, rhinitis or sinusitis. The burden of proving one's illness is related to a burn pit exposure falls on the veteran, leading to delays in health ...
The use of flame weapons, such as Fougasse, the M202A1 Flash, white phosphorous, thermobaric, and other incendiary agents, against military targets is not a violation of current international law. Flame weapons are characterized by both physical (flame and overpressure) and psychological casualty-pro...
The main road out of town passed between the bunkhouse and cookhouse, past the company store and horse barns and thence onto the Coalmont Road. This was the route our family travelled together for the final time in August of 1940; Blakeburn and Lodestone Mountain were turned back to Mother ...