Hi John, it’s Lucas Kunce.

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But first, I wanted to take a moment to talk to you about the
burn pit I lived next to in Iraq — and how politicians like Josh
Hawley failed veterans like me.

Burn pits
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It was 2009. I was stationed at the Al Taqaddum Airbase where I
was a Marine Captain leading a police training team. Twelve
Marines and a Navy Corpsman. Running missions through Habbaniyah,
Fallujah, and Ramadi.

It was my first of three tours of duty during the War on Terror.
And from our camp, the base’s burn pit loomed over us.

Smoke columns filled the sky and blew through our living space.
We ran through it, joking about how we should be doing gas mask
runs. For three months that pit bathed us in toxic fumes. We
accepted it and focused on our duty.

For me, that was planning our routes and pouring over intel to
avoid the immediate danger: IEDs on all the convoys and missions
we were running outside the wire. I was so proud to bring every
member of that team home safely.

Or so I thought — because, as it turns out, we couldn’t protect
ourselves from our own country.

When I got back from Iraq, I developed a persistent tickle in my
throat. Constant irritation. I never had allergies before and
annoyed myself with the constant throat clearing. Eventually, I
was so embarrassed by it that I went to the base clinic. They
said it was postnasal drip and that they could give me allergy
medicine. There was no formal diagnosis. But over 10 years later,
it’s still there.

Bothersome. Uncomfortable, but certainly manageable. And that’s
about the best story you’ll hear about a vet who’s been exposed
to burn pits. Many struggle with chronic respiratory issues.
Migraines. Cancer.

So imagine how we all felt, watching all these Republicans like
Josh Hawley, most of whom have never even worn the uniform, throw
us a giant middle finger?

I know that’s harsh language, but it has to be. Because what they
did was about as anti-American as it gets. Patriots don’t attack
veterans who suffered injuries or illness from being around those
toxic pits.

Many of these same Republicans spent years voting to keep us in
these forever wars, lying to the American people about what was
really going on over there, and getting rich off their defense
contractor stocks that skyrocket when we’re at war.

These people profited off of sending us over there only to screw
us when we came back messed up. It’s criminal — and I’m ready to
do something about it.

I served my country for 13 years in the United States Marine
Corps. I’d give anything for this country — and that’s exactly
why I’m running to replace Josh Hawley in the U.S. Senate.

We deserve leaders who are willing to make even an ounce of the
sacrifice our veterans have.
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