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Article: Poisoned air: were thousands of U.S. troops exposed to deadly chemicals during the Gulf War? (the Defense Dept. admitted that exposure to sarin and mustard gasses may be responsible for Gulf War syndrome)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- October 14, 1996
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - To most Americans, the men and women who fought in the Persian Gulf War are heroes. In 1991 they marched into the desert to free the conquered country of Kuwait and to destroy the military forces of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
They didn't take long to do the job. In a brilliant display of massive military force, U.S. and allied troops liberated Kuwait and destroyed Iraq's army in only 100 hours.
The troops returned to a hero's welcome - to parades, speeches, and tributes. But for many soldiers returning from the war, something was very wrong. They were unable to sleep; they suffered strange memory losses, constant pain, severe ...