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Family blames open burn pits in Southwest Asia in death of Fort Hood veteran
David A. Bryant | Herald staff writer

Life was good for Frederick T. Slape.

The 42-year-old had retired in 2012 as a sergeant first class from the Army, had taken a couple years off to relax, and had recently started a job he loved, working as a service manager for a heavy equipment company.

He and his wife, Diane, had a house in Kempner and had just sent their youngest daughter, Montana, off to college in August 2015.

Frederick “Fred” Slape, 6-foot, 4-inches tall and weighing 275 pounds, appeared healthy.

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That kinda sucks
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Burn Pit registry, info and listed in the article: http://www.burnpits360.org/

It brings to mind, agent orange for a lot of people.