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March 2, 1991: US Soldier Found to Have Been Exposed to Mustard Chemical Weapons

1991-03-02

Army Private First Class David Fisher is diagnosed as suffering from liquid mustard chemical weapons exposure. Fisher was exposed while exploring enemy bunkers along the Kuwait-Iraq border. [Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, 1/20/2008]