Contact your elected officials and ask them to co-sponsor these TWO bills to help our Veterans
This week, we have two Bills of the Week. HR 1355 and S 454. These companion bills will provide health care and benefits to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan. Troops stationed at "K2" were exposed to high levels of radiation from yellowcake uranium residue at the Uzbek base. It is estimated that the radiation levels were 7-9 times the normal background radiation. We estimate that 10,000 military members were exposed, many of whom have developed rare cancers associated with radiation exposure. Please ask your Member of Congress and Senators to co-sponsor these bills.