Yes, but it just doesn't end there, you have the Burn Pits and the CBRN which Al Qaeda had and were working on as well as those who were exposed to Saddam Hussein's old stockpile. I want all of us to band together though for this, being a cancer survivor myself and battling the effects of CBRN for a long time with permanent neurological and other residuals such as abscesses and abnormal mutation growths of some organs. What many people don't realize is this is all connected, the fall of the Soviet Union, the black market, Al Qaeda buying whatever they wanted and needed while areas in the former Soviet Union was a toxic waste dump from the items not being disposed properly, exploded/detonated foolishly, etc. while Al Qaeda had the whole nine-yards; here, while service-members were exposed also from both Iraq wars...all the burn pits, lord knows what all was in those, too controlled ordnance detonations of captured munitions which likely were CBRN form time to time spreading around (mixed in).
All of us injured from this, in one way or another and enough time has passed where the gov't needs to acknowledge this and to all the mishaps, recognize these mistakes, award and compensate people, provide them healthcare and in cases like mine, go back in and fix records from being punished for speaking out and seeking immediate care with my med board unlawfully terminated under threat of "brig" and "prison" for these so-called sensitive issues was a crime. The VA has even yet to acknowledge this openly. Almost 20 years, com'on.
There are many, many who stayed silent for as long as I did. We all have to stick together and see this is taken care of for the sake of everyone's well being in as many numbers as possible. All of us, who put ourselves in grave risks through the very first years of the wars for our country should NOT be forever punished and silenced with red tape.