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Joyce Riley

Joyce Riley

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Joyce Riley (1948–2017) was a registered nurse, U.S. Air Force veteran, and tireless advocate for Gulf War veterans suffering from the mysterious constellation of ailments known as "Gulf War Syndrome." As a passionate guest on late-night radio and host of The Power Hour, she investigated the military's use of experimental vaccines and depleted uranium, giving voice to thousands of affected service members.

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Episode thumbnail for October 23, 1996: Gulf War Syndrome - Joyce Riley

October 23, 1996: Gulf War Syndrome - Joyce Riley

Oct 23, 1996
1h 57m
Joyce Riley, a registered nurse and Air Force flight nurse who contracted a mysterious illness after evacuating Gulf War casualties, presents a devastating case that the U.S. government knowingly exposed its own troops to biological and chemical agents. Riley documents how American companies sold anthrax, botulinum,...
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Episode thumbnail for December 10, 1996: Gulf War Syndrome - Joyce Riley

December 10, 1996: Gulf War Syndrome - Joyce Riley

Dec 10, 1996
2h 55m
Joyce Riley, a former Air Force flight nurse and spokesperson for the American Gulf War Veterans Association, delivers a devastating account of what she calls the worst cover-up in American history. She reports that 200,000 of the 700,000 troops who served in the Persian Gulf are now ill, with over 15,000 veterans b...
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Episode thumbnail for January 8, 1997: Gulf War Syndrome - Joyce Riley

January 8, 1997: Gulf War Syndrome - Joyce Riley

Jan 8, 1997
2h 48m
Nurse and Gulf War veteran Joyce Riley returns with devastating new evidence that the federal government is actively covering up a communicable illness devastating hundreds of thousands of troops and their families. Just one day after a presidential advisory commission blamed Gulf War illness on stress, Riley presen...
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Episode thumbnail for September 2, 1999: Gulf War Syndrome & Waco Investigation - Joyce Riley

September 2, 1999: Gulf War Syndrome & Waco Investigation - Joyce Riley

Sep 2, 1999
1h 52m
Art Bell welcomes Joyce Riley, registered nurse and spokesperson for the American Gulf War Veterans Association, for an urgent broadcast covering two major investigations. Riley details the plight of Gulf War veterans suffering from undisclosed biological experiments, including a disturbing new development involving...