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\n\nBurn Pits 360 to host The Coastal Bend Veterans Day Celebration \;
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\n\n**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.
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\n\nCORPUS CHRISTI\, Texas &ndash\; 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. \;
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\n\nThe 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 sanctioned BBQ Cook-off\, food-trucks\, rides for kids and free haircuts for Veterans. \;
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\n\nRepresentatives 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.
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\n\nThis event is an opportunity to honor all Veterans while creating and raising awareness about deadly exposure to toxic burn pits that our nation&rsquo\;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. \;
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\n\nIn 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. \;
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\n\nBurn 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&rsquo\;s mission is to improve the health outcomes and lives of Veterans suffering from war-related exposures. \;
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\n\nEditors: Please find more information about our organization and the event included in this media packet. \; \;
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\n\nWe 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 &ndash\; 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. \;
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\n\nWe 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.
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\n\nPlease contact Rosie Lopez-Torres\, Executive Director\, at the contact information provided above for more information and to set up interviews. \;
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\n LOCATION:Corpus Christi Greyhound Race Track 5302 Leopard St. Corpus Christi\, Tx 78408 UID:e.1866.16500 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260601T200410Z URL:https://chamber.unitedcorpuschristi.org/events/details/coastal-bend-veterans-day-celebration-16500 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR