The first U.S. troops to deploy after the Sept. 11 attacks are suffering from radiation exposure that the government has yet to officially recognize 23 years later.
Damn. Its Gulf War Syndrome and Agent Orange all over again. I was so close to joining the military right after 9/11. Happened a week after my 19th birthday, and I thought “Fuck I guess this must be a sign or something”. Whole family had a parade of “Don’t join the military that’s fucking stupid they treat people like shit and you’d be throwing your life away” condemnations for even suggesting the idea. Probably saved my fucking life.