After a long battle, veterans celebrate PACT Act’s passage. But the war goes on for many

Nick Schifrin: In decades of war, American Marines and soldiers faced an enemy willing to kill.Nick Schifrin: But the fog of war including actual smoke and toxic fumes that could be just as deadly.Nick Schifrin: Many of the 3.Nick Schifrin: The toxic smoke filled the sky and bases where service members lived.

Nick Schifrin: Howard was the son of a soldier who became a Marine and deployed to Iraq in 2003 and 2004.Nick Schifrin: She says the VA resisted providing benefits because there was no proof that he got sick because of his service.