Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A soldier participates in the Norwegian Foot March at Fort Ord National Monument, in Monterey County, California, Oct. 28, 2022.

Veterans stationed at Fort Ord in California said they were exposed to Agent Orange, leading to serious health conditions, including cancer. (Noah Berger/AP) Editor’s note: This story has been updated ...

Toxic exposure during military service rarely behaves like a battlefield injury. It does not arrive with a single moment of trauma or a clear line between cause and effect. Instead, it accumulates ...

As a young GI at Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, Dean Osborn spent much of his time in the oceanside woodlands, training on soil and guzzling water from streams and aquifers now known to be ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated. As a young GI at Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, Dean Osborn spent much of his time in the oceanside woodlands, training on soil and guzzling water ...