Burn pit advocate, Navy vet, Lauren Price dies after long fight with cancer
Leo Shane III
A prominent advocate for military burn pit victims died this week from complications related to her own toxic exposure injuries.
Lauren Price, a Navy veteran who co-founded the Florida-based Veterans Warriors Inc., passed away on March 30 from complications related to cancer. She was 56.
In a statement, group officials said her death was “due to illness and disease that directly resulted from her service in the United States Navy, specifically her exposure to toxic chemicals and substances during her deployment to Iraq.â€
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2021/04/02/burn-pit-advocate-navy-vet-lauren-price-dies-after-long-fight-with-cancer/
