EXCLUSIVE: They proudly served their country, but were breathing in toxic air that would kill them : Thousands of dead or dying US veterans were sickened by warzone burn pits - but the VA does NOTHING to help them, claim families
US soldiers have reported that burn pits were used to incinerate all types of trash, including plastics, batteries, appliances, medicines, munitions, animal corpses and even human waste
During the wars Afghanistan and Iraq, it is thought that more than 200 bases used open air burn pits, and they could burn for 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
One servicewoman described the constant dark black smoke and the lingering smell of burning that seemed to follow you wherever you went on base as there was literally no escaping it
Lindsay Beech, Swaffham Town Councillor. Picture: Danielle Booden
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Councillors are set to discuss a breach in coronavirus rules by one of their members after she admitted walking down the high street following a positive test.
Now, Swaffham Town Council will be discussing the breach at a full council meeting on Wednesday, January 13.
Swaffham High Street Heritage Action Zone - The Buttercross in SwaffhamImage: Breckland District Council
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The independent councillor released a statement on January 7 saying that she thought she could exercise once a day while in isolation .
She said: I apologise profusely to the people of Swaffham for potentially exposing them to the coronavirus. This happened as a result of me misinterpreting the government s advice on what can and can t be done whilst self-isolating.