When Army Reservist and Texas State Trooper LeRoy Torres returned from a 2007 deployment to Balad, Iraq, he was hospitalized with lung damage from burn pits. In these open-air burn pits, the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan burned everything “from batteries to body parts.” When his failing health forced him to leave the Reserves and resign from the Department of Public Safety in 2008, Torres was denied benefits from both employers. That’s when his wife Rosie stepped in to become his advocate.

While struggling on their own, Rosie and LeRoy founded Burn Pits 360 --- the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that offered an independent burn pit exposure registry where family members could record the names of their veterans who were suffering from illnesses attributed to burn pit exposure. But Rosie and LeRoy DIDN'T realize they were starting a movement. It wasn't long before JON STEWART (former host of The Daily Show & longstanding supporter of 9/11 survivors), JOHN FEAL (Founder of Feal Good Foundation and No Responders Left Behind), and JOSEPH MCKAY (New York City firefighter and 9/11 first responder) joined the fight.

On August 10, 2022, these five heroes watched as President Joe Biden signed the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act which will expand eligibility for VA health care and benefits for millions of veterans suffering from health issues because of exposure to burn pits and other toxins in war zones.

Please watch documentary trailer below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8SBFOUxE4c

But the PACT Act wouldn't have passed had it not been for the tireless work of these heroes.

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