An obituary for the man who saved North Carolina from nuclear disaster

SFC William Farrell Thanks for sharing about the heroic efforts of Lt. Jack ReVelle.
Here are two paragraphs I didn't find surprising... anyone else...

"The story was out, but the Air Force denied any further recognition or honors, saying that the men were simply doing the job that they’d been assigned to do. In 2014, the Veterans Administration had also denied him further insurance coverage to pay for his treatment because, in their words, there was no direct connection between his exposure to radiation and his sickness."

...Then, at some point last year, I came across a press release about Jack from the lawyers representing him. “In February 2020, the final decision was rendered, granting Dr. ReVelle his benefits,” it said. It had taken four years of work, and 10 months of waiting after their appeal, but Jack had won. The release went through the process and details of the case, but only in the second-to-last paragraph did it say what had happened to Jack: “Unfortunately, Dr. ReVelle passed away on January 26, 2020, just three weeks before the decision was rendered.”...