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Rafael Barbosa's journey from fighting in a war to fighting a personal battle

Rafael Barbosa served in the U.S. military for 23 years, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Then he was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer because of burn pit exposure. Doctors guess he has two years to live.

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