Terminally Ill Burn Pit Veteran Needs Help to Golf

Veteran with terminal illness finds new passion
KVVU News
Written by Elizabeth Watts
Posted: Jan 14, 2014

LAS VEGAS (FOX5)

Retired Staff Sgt. Daniel Meyer served in Iraq and Afghanistan. While there, he said he was exposed to burn pits.

The pits are used to dispose of the military's trash. Items burned include everything from paint cans to tires. Meyer said he breathed the toxic air in while living next door to the pits.

"I suffer from a disease called bronchiolitis obliterans. It's a terminal progressive illness," the 29-year-old said.

One day he won't be able to breathe and will need a double lung transplant. He also has bilateral masses on his legs, confining him to a wheelchair.

He's not alone.

"I know other guys who were at the same base as me at the same time, and they have the same lung disease," Meyer said.

In 2012 Meyer was invited to a golf camp for wounded veterans. The Harmon's Heroes Foundation gave him custom-made Titleist golf clubs and exposed him to the links.

"It was an event that definitely changed my life," Meyer said.
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