Iraq veteran and his wife -- creators of Burn Pits 360 -- nominated for Medal of Freedom

Retired Army Capt. Le Roy Torres and his wife, Rosie — advocates for veterans with ailments connected to toxic burn pits — have been nominated for the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

In making the announcement Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said they had doggedly battled both the state and federal governments to gain recognition of the dangers burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan had posed to American troops.

“Through Rosie and LeRoy, millions of veterans impacted by burn pits have the health care they deserve, and veterans have recourse against state government discrimination,” he wrote in the nomination letter to President Joe Biden.


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