Kelly Kennedy

Kelly Kennedy, the Managing Editor for The War Horse, is a bestselling author and award-winning journalist who served in the U.S. Army from 1987 to 1993, including tours in the Middle East during Desert Storm, and in Mogadishu, Somalia. She spent five years covering military health at Military Times.

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An airman tosses unserviceable uniform items into the Joint Base Balad, Iraq, burn pit in this March 2008 file photo from the U.S. Air Force.

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DoD concedes rise in burn-pit ailments

The Pentagon has acknowledged that although Joint Base Balad’s burn pit closed last fall, “There is still lots of burn-pit exposure throughout theater.”

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Balad’s ill wind

Burn pits operate on U.S. bases throughout Iraq and Afghanistan, and troops have reported respiratory and heart problems, cancers and neurological diseases.

13 years ago

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Army doctors link soldier’s lung disease to Iraq burn pits

Since Military Times began reporting about burn pits, 400 troops have contacted Disabled American Veterans to say they have breathing problems or cancers.

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Burn pits have ailing troops seeing red

Army 1st Sgt. Lynette Streitfield was at Balad, the largest U.S. base in Iraq, for three weeks before she had her first-ever asthma attack.

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Troops: Burn-pit smoke caused health problems

More than 100 service members have written to Military Times saying they have health problems stemming from exposure to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Harmless or hazardous? Troops say chemicals and medical waste burned at Balad are making them sick, but officials deny risk

An open-air burn pit at the largest U.S. base in Iraq may have exposed thousands of troops to harmful poisons, documents gathered by Military Times shows.

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Kelly Kennedy

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The Pentagon has acknowledged that although Joint Base Balad’s burn pit closed last fall, “There is still lots of burn-pit exposure throughout theater.”

Burn pits operate on U.S. bases throughout Iraq and Afghanistan, and troops have reported respiratory and heart problems, cancers and neurological diseases.

Since Military Times began reporting about burn pits, 400 troops have contacted Disabled American Veterans to say they have breathing problems or cancers.

Army 1st Sgt. Lynette Streitfield was at Balad, the largest U.S. base in Iraq, for three weeks before she had her first-ever asthma attack.

More than 100 service members have written to Military Times saying they have health problems stemming from exposure to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.

An open-air burn pit at the largest U.S. base in Iraq may have exposed thousands of troops to harmful poisons, documents gathered by Military Times shows.

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