Jon Stewart speaks out to help veterans that were exposed to burn pits overseas.
Video Transcript:
I’M JON STEWART POST 9-11, THERE WAS A LONG FIGHT TO GET NEW YORK CITY’S FIRST RESPONDERS APPROPRIATE HELP TO PAY FOR MEDICAL COSTS FROM THE LONG-TERM TOXIC EXPOSURES TO THE COLLAPSED BUILDINGS IN LOWER MANHATTAN. THE NATION AND EVENTUALLY CONGRESS STOOD BEHIND OUR HEROES BUT NOW MORE THAN EVER WE NEED TO FOCUS OUR SUPPORT ON THE POST 9-11 WAR VETERANS WHO HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM THE DEBILITATING EFECTS OF THE MASSIVE TOXIC BURN PITS THEY WERE EXPOSED TO DURING SERVICE OVERSEAS.
THE EFFECTS, HAVE BEEN HORRIFIC. AFFECTED VETERANS FACE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT HAVE ALREADY LEFT A GROWING NUMBER OF THEM UNABLE TO WORK. 3 POINT 5 MILLION VETERANS SERVICE MEMBERS MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY OUR GENERATIONS “AGENT ORANGE.” HEALTH PROBLEMS LIKE LUNG DISEASES, CANCERS, TOXIC BRAIN INJURIES MANY OF THEM VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE 9-11 FIRST RESPONDERS HAD FACED MANY OF THEM EVEN DYING AS A RESULT OF THESE COMPLICATIONS. IF YOU ARE ONE OF OUR VETS WHO IS SUFFERING … WE NEED TO GET INTO THE FIGHT FOR YOU … NOW. FORTUNATELY, THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE BURN PITS 360 THAT HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO GET THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING AND HELP FOR OUR FORGOTTEN HEROES WHO ARE LONG OVERDUE ON GETTING THE MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THEY GRAVELY NEED. GO TO WWW.BURNPITS 360.ORG TODAY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SIGNING UP FOR THE V-A REGISTRY AND YOUR FREE V-A BURN PIT EXAMS.
W-W-W DOT BURN PITS 360 DOT ORG YOU DESERVE MORE THAN THE COUNTRY’S GRATITUDE FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU DESERVE FULL MEDICAL BENEFITS TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR ILLNESS. TOGETHER WE ARE GOING TO WORK TO GET YOU JUSTICE AND TO GET YOU HEALED THANKS.