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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

As life-saving burn pits bill finally goes into law, the veteran whose name it bears can finally rest in peace

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It’s been two years since Sgt First Class Heath Robinson died from a rare form of lung cancer caused by toxic exposure to burn pits while serving in Iraq.

On Wednesday, his nine-year-old daughter Brielle, widow Danielle Robinson and mother-in-law Susan Zeier joined President Joe Biden at the White House as the bill named in his honour was finally signed into law.

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