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Several news agencies, including Reuters<\/a>, have reported that the Supreme Court of the United States has rejected appeals from military veterans who claim they suffer health problems because of open burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

The lawsuits said military contractor KBR dumped tires, batteries, medical waste and other materials into open burn pits. The suits claimed the resulting smoke caused neurological problems, cancers and other health issues in more than 800 servicemembers. The complaints said at least 12 servicemembers died.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Servicemen have complained for years about burn pit duty and much of the time it was not batteries or chemical waste.<\/p>\n

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Please continue to pour in the diesel fuel, light, stir and take a whiff.\u00a0 It is as we always thought, complaining does you no good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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