Burn-pit cancer leaves retired captain fighting for benefits | Morning in America

The family of U.S. Army Capt. Rafael Barbosa is fighting for benefits after his stage-four colon cancer diagnosis. Like countless other service members, Rafael was exposed to hazardous burn pits during his overseas deployment, resulting in a cancer diagnosis that left him with a prognosis of roughly two years to live.

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[freesoul]

This is terrible. The military doctors either willfully ignored the cancer or were so incompetent they missed it. Our veterans need to be treated better. They deserve better, because they earned it with their service.

[fermentillc]

This is a warning to those whom haven't enlisted yet.

[rocstargonny]

Horrible. We are the worst. Evil is the only explanation.

[SkippyJmc]

This is SHAMEFUL! The government wastes money on total garbage while Veterans suffer! It disgusts me!

[jacquelinejanssens]

That's just crazy this man was around a burn pit serving our country and now he has stage 4 cancer and our country can even give him his benefits for it that is not right

[GTFCEO]

Prayers up to our brogher, thank you for keeping us safe and I am so sorry for what our military is doing nog having your 6

[jacquelinejanssens]

My prayers are for him and his family who deserve that money no wonder we have the highest rate of suicide on our military because no one cares about them but certain people like me

[ThePurePlayaz]

They will start wars and send you to do it but don't give two craps about you when you get back. They will thank you on tv during sports though?

[franciscorompana]

That's why you should never serve in the military. Until WE THE PEOPLE open their eyes, and things change.

[jacquelinejanssens]

I will pray and I will pray for him because this is not right

[jacquelinejanssens]

Go home and I'm behind you I will stand behind you because my family is all military

[joesabet]

Shows you that just following orders isn’t worth it. Bring our troops back to our continent, no foreign burn pits

[MrMustangMan]

that's why i never signed up to govt treats it's people like 💩

[jacquelinejanssens]

That is crazy if he went to the doctor pain they should have checked him more in the military I mean bad doctors in the in I could have saved his

[jacquelinejanssens]

What does it matter if he gets back in the military at I don't understand this stuff now he's dying now apparently getting better all right so I never understood the veterans affairs at all daddy was a soldier he deserved more money than he got and he passed away and he didn't get it so now this man can't even go back to active duty even if that's his choice to die or live yes he's trying to do the best he can and you guys won't even help him like I said no wonder the suicide rate is up

[martytrueblood]

military puppet of Kissinger of death...
his ju wish is granted