Le Roy Torres looks at the two uniforms that defined his adult life — his final dress uniform from 23 years in the Army and Army Reserve, from which he medically retired as a captain, and the final uniform that he wore during his 14 years as a Texas state trooper, at his home in Robstown, Texas, on Oct.
3, 2019. Torres sued the state of Texas in 2017 because he believed he was forced out of his job as a trooper due to injuries that he sustained on deployment. A jury on Sept. 29, 2023, agreed with him and awarded him nearly $2.5 million. (Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes)
AUSTIN, Texas — An Army Reserve veteran who was the driving force behind last year’s sweeping reform of health care for toxic exposure was awarded nearly $2.
5 million in a Texas courtroom Friday after a jury agreed he was forced out of his job as a Texas state trooper because of war-related illnesses.
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