Decorated Vermont veteran exposed to burn pits dies after cancer fight
The top-ranking official from the Vermont National Guard whose family believes that his diagnosis of an aggressive form of cancer was due to his exposure to burn pits, passed away on Wednesday. Brigadier General Michael T. Heston, who also was one of the highest ranking members of his state’s National Guard when he served as Assistant Adjutant General, succumbed to Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer on Thursday—just days after stopping treatment and being placed in home hospice care with his family.