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WRAL 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

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20 famous movies filmed in North Carolina

20 popular movies made in NC

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On Tuesday on the SAS campus, veterans and medical professionals came together to discuss the implementation and effects of the PACT Act.

EASTBOUND SIDE BETWEEN 6 FORKS AND WASTE WAKE FOREST ROADS MORE THAN 3 AND A HALF MILLION VETERANS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES DURING DEPLOYMENT. THE PACT ACT EXPANDS HEALTH CARE AND BENEFITS TO SUPPORT THOSE VETERANS. >> BUT NOT ENOUGH VETERANS EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT. WRAL'S DESTINY. PATTERSON, IS THAT THE SAS CAMPUS WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT ACROSS OUR STATE. OPEN CONVERSATION AND HAND OUT. THOSE WERE THE TOOLS USED TODAY TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE PACT ACT. >> AND NOW THAT IT'S LAW, THE MAIN GOAL IS TO LET AS MANY NORTH CAROLINA VETERANS KNOW THAT THEY COULD BE GETTING MORE BENEFITS. >> I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE CIVIL WAR. SHEBA NORRIS TAKES PRIDE IN HER 4 YEARS IN THE ARMY. WHEN I GOT OUT, I FELT COMPLETELY LOST. AND SO I PROMISED MYSELF THAT I WOULD I WOULD BE THE BEST ADVOCATE THAT I COULD BE THAT INCLUDES HELPING VETERANS GET THE HEALTH CARE THAT THEY NEED TO BE ALL YOU HAVE HELP OF SOME OF THAT STUFF. THIS AUDITORIUM FULL OF PEOPLE IS ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH THE HEALTH CARE CHALLENGES FACING NORTH CAROLINA VETERANS. THE ROLLOUT OF THE PACT ACT EXPANDS HEALTH CARE AND BENEFITS TO VETERANS EXPOSED TO BURN PITS AGENT ORANGE AND OTHER TOXIC SUBSTANCES THAT THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE. THERE ARE OUT THERE. I DON'T KNOW SINCE THE BILL WAS SIGNED INTO LAW MORE THAN 40% OF SCREEN VETERANS HAVE REPORTED CONCERNS OF EXPOSURE. >> POPULATION. THEY'RE EVEN MORE ON THAT. >> WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 650,000 VETERANS, NORTH CAROLINA HAS THE 8TH LARGEST VETERAN POPULATION IN THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTE RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE FOR THEM WHEN THEY COME BACK HERE, THE LAW ALSO PROVIDES MORE MONEY FOR RESEARCH AND REQUIRES THE VA TO DO TOXIC EXPOSURE. SCREENING. >> DESTINY. PATTERSON, WRAL, NEWS AND HEADS UP. THERE'S NO DEADLINE TO APPLY. HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD FILE A CLAIM BY AUGUST 9TH IN ORDER TO GET BENEFITS BACKDATED TO LAST YEAR WHEN THE

PACT Act expands health care for veterans exposed to toxic substances

More than 3.5 million veterans have been exposed to toxic substances during deployment, according to the Wounded Warrior Project.

NC veterans exposed to toxins could get more health care benefits through PACT Act

Painting is one of the few ways Iraq War veteran Eric Edmundson can express himself.



Wounded Warrior Project helps injured veteran heal with art

Wounded Warrior Project helps injured veteran recover with art

44 wounded U.S. military veterans shared dolphin kisses, flipper shakes, high fives and dorsal pulls.

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PACT Act expands health care for veterans exposed to toxic substances

NC veterans exposed to toxins could get more health care benefits through PACT Act

Wounded Warrior Project helps injured veteran heal with art

Wounded warriors swim with dolphins in Florida Keys

Wounded warriors swim with dolphins in Florida Keys