Radioactive Veteran

"Radioactive Veteran" is a documentary short about Marine Corps veteran Donald Guy and his widow Mary. When Donald was serving in the early 1950s, the military ordered him to the Nevada Test Site, where they had begun conducting nuclear testing. A few years later, Donald began experiencing serious medical issues resulting from radiation exposure and soon became disabled. For the rest of his life, he fought for disability benefits with Veterans Affairs, but in 2009 he died before receiving his due compensation. However, Mary would not give up, and she continued Donald's fight for the next seven years.

Official Selection to the 2016 DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival.

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Directed by Mark Wampler. Produced by Bradley Bethel. Cinematography by Ned Phillips. Edited by Caleb Childers.