Saturday, June 26, 2010

How Bad Have The Families Of U.S. Marines At Camp Lejeune Been Poisoned With Contaminated Water?


House Panel Probing Lejeune Water Contamination -- McClatchy News

WASHINGTON — A congressional oversight committee has begun looking into new details about the history of water contamination at the Marines' Camp Lejeune.

Investigators from the House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee have requested hundreds of documents from the state of North Carolina, where the base is, that include details about underground storage tanks buried across Camp Lejeune in past decades. The tanks contained fuel, trichloroethylene (TCE) and other chemicals.

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More News On Camp Lejeune's Toxic Water

Documents: Tanks leaked fuel near Camp Lejeune well -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Lejeune details under new study -- Newsobserver
VA quietly giving benefits to Marines exposed to toxic water -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News

My Comment: This story has been ongoing for a very long time .... to say that this is an outrage is an understatement.

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