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Published: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 8:23 PM Updated: Friday, July 23, 2010, 7:52 AM Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a Qarmat Ali registry to aggressively track and treat veterans exposed to a cancer-causing chemical in Iraq in 2003. The national surveillance program will register hundreds of National Guard […]
By Brian Bowling PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, July 21, 2010 The day after the 9/11 terrorist attack, Glen Bootay of Pleasant Hills enlisted in the Army. He was fit enough to complete boot camp, advanced combat training and airborne school before he helped coalition troops take control of the Baghdad Airport. On Tuesday, he needed a […]
[audio:https://kbrlitigation.com/audio/OPB_ThinkOutLoud_0715.mp3|autostart=yes] Larry Roberta is one of 21 Oregon Army National Guard soldiers who have filed a lawsuit against the military contractor Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR). The lawsuit concerns the soldiers' exposure in Iraq to hexavalent chromium, a chemical referred to by some as "Iraq's Agent Orange". The veterans claim it has caused them numerous […]
