WASHINGTON _ When Rosie Torres first knocked on Congress' doors almost a decade ago, asking for help for her husband and other veterans who became sick following exposure to military burn pits, she gained little traction.
What she heard: More research was needed to determine if the military was to blame. A burn pit registry was set up, but government officials still did not acknowledge that her husband's service overseas made him sick.
"We felt so defeated so many times," Torres said.
