Telly Award Winner: Gulf War Syndrome: Aftermath of a Toxic Battlefield, demystifies the illness's effecting over 200,000 Gulf War veterans. Coalition soldiers were exposed to nerve agents and toxic chemicals when Saddam's munitions bunkers were blown up. Other exposures were from depleted uranium, pesticides, oil well fumes and questionable vaccines and medications. As one soldier said, It was the most toxic battlefield ever. The Department of Defense describes the Gulf War as an antiseptic war with few casualties or deaths, while the VA has ignored the associated chronic health problems for years. Producer Alison Johnson has successfully captured on film the plight and pain of these heroes. Congressman Shays-Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security Veterans Affairs and International Relations. The cause of GWS is a lingering question for millions of American's, now the answers are revealed.