Monday, October 28, 2013

The next Agent Orange: Why is our military making its soldiers sick?


To an unsuspecting eye, the Torres family home is indistinguishable from the other bungalows that line a flat, treeless stretch of road somewhere off US Route 77. Under an unforgiving Texas sun, the family’s golden retriever runs in circles over a parched lawn, pausing for breath in the shadow of an SUV parked out front. And inside, life appears perfectly normal. Framed photos of Rosie and Le Roy’s wedding, and of their three teenaged children, line the mantle. Tubs of peanut butter and jam sit open on a cluttered kitchen counter. The giggles of 16-year-old girls on summer vacation echo from down the hall.


But upon closer inspection, it quickly becomes apparent that this is a family under siege. Le Roy’s imposing physique still...


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