A Tragedy 30 Years in The Making
The worst environmental disaster in U.S. history lasted several decades at Marine Base Camp Lejeune. Beginning in the early 1950s and continuing through the mid 1980s, the 10 contaminated wells distributing toxic water were ultimately capped. However, it was too late to undo the damage done to over one million who had gone through the gates to serve our country and support our troops. Thousands upon thousands of Marines and Sailors who lived, worked, or trained on base have been stricken with untimely illnesses including cancer, Parkinson’s, ALS, and neurological disturbances. But it was not just the men and women who served who were affected.
Entire families drank the same water that sickened our troops – with the same tragic results: unusual illnesses, untimely deaths, infertility, and even stillborn babies.
Usually, a government branch like the military is immune to lawsuits, but the damage here was so serious and extended that something had to be done. This past summer the PACT Act, containing the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, was signed into law allowing Camp Lejeune victims to sue the government.
