Army Apologizes to Troops Exposed to US-Designed Chemical Weapons in Iraq

Date Posted: Friday, March 27, 2015

Category: Department of Defense - National

The undersecretary of the Army apologized in response to a New York Times investigation for the military’s mishandling of more than 600 service members who reportedly suffered from chemical exposure in Iraq. After being exposed to potentially lethal amounts of sulfur mustard and sarin gas, US troops often received inadequate medical treatment, gag orders, and found themselves ineligible for Purple Heart medals.

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