50 Years Later, Still No Help for Vets ; Seek Aid for a-Bomb Illnesses

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In 1957, Canadian Cpl. Robert Henderson was given a gas mask and told to turn around while an atomic bomb was detonated 20 miles from his U.S. military survey site near Nevada's Yucca Flats.

"I could see through my arm. I could see through the head of the man I was facing," Mr. Henderson recalled recently. He said the sky turned pink and "after five or six seconds, we turned around and watched a huge mushroom cloud forming with the most brilliant colors I've ever seen - bright orange, red and a brilliant mauve."

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50 Years Later, Still No Help for Vets ; Seek Aid for a-Bomb Illnesses

For years, Mr. Henderson and his fellow soldiers were barred from discussing their experiences, even with their doctors. But with that ban lifted, they have gone to court to seek damages for radiation- related sicknesses, claiming that Canada refuses them compensation and medical bene...

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