Burn Pits 360 Veterans Organization

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Burn Pits 360 Veterans Organization

PO Box 1475

Robstown, TX 78380

Phone: 361.816.4015

Advocacy for Veterans by Veterans

TO: DATE: Aug 4, 2016

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Release Date: For Immediate Release

Creating Awareness about Military Related Suicides and Chronic Illness due to

Burn Pits In Iraq/Afghanistan

Burn Pits 360 to host The Coastal Bend Veterans Day Celebration

**Veterans who are suffering from Toxic Exposure due to Burn Pits in Iraq/Afghanistan, the New Agent Orange, will be available for interviews before and during the event. Please contact Rosie Lopez-Torres at 361.816.4015 to set up individual interviews.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Burn Pits 360 Veterans Organization will host its first Coastal Bend Veterans Day Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at the Corpus Christi Greyhound Race Track located at 5302 Leopard St.

The event begins at 10:00 a.m. and is free for all Veterans/Active Duty Service members and will include a variety of entertainment activities. Several bands will take the center stage including the Dave Rukkus Band and Marcos Orozco. The event also features a truck/bike/car show, a BBQ Cook-off, food-trucks, rides for kids and free haircuts for Veterans.

Representatives with the Veterans Land Board, Vet Center, Texas Veterans Commission, Veterans Cemetery and more will be in attendance to offer support and guidance to Veterans.

This event is an opportunity to honor all Veterans while creating and raising awareness about deadly exposure to toxic burn pits that our nation’s Veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan endured. These exposures have led to horrific medical consequences and early deaths. Among many veteran service organizations and veteran advocates, these diseases are being referred to as the New Agent Orange.

In addition to raising awareness of the issue of military burn pits and the role the issue plays in military suicides, the event will also promote the State/National Burn Pit Registry. Perhaps most important of all, the event will create an environment for building camaraderie among Veterans while we celebrate their service.

Burn Pits 360 was founded by Captain (Ret.) Le Roy Torres, U.S. Army, who is also a retired DPS Texas State Trooper and resident of Robstown, Texas. He suffers from deployment related lung disease, in addition to many other medical conditions due to toxic burn pit exposure. The organization’s mission is to improve the health outcomes and lives of Veterans suffering from war-related exposures.

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Editors: Please find more information about our organization and the event included in this media packet.

We would appreciate media coverage beginning immediately, to include news stories/articles and public service announcements about our local Veterans who are suffering from deployment related illnesses, as well as the services our organization offers – to include a registry for those suffering from symptoms related to burn pit exposure. We are actively pursuing legislative changes at the national and state level and procedural changes within the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense regarding deployment related airborne hazards and environmental toxic exposure.

We would also appreciate media coverage to preview our November event, as we are still searching for additional community involvement such as vendors, sponsors, volunteers, donations, and BBQ teams.

Please contact Rosie Lopez-Torres, Executive Director, at the contact information provided above for more information and to set up interviews.