Sunday, October 18, 2009

Marine Corps misled public about Camp Lejeune's toxic waters



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“It’s my Marine Corps. I love it. But if I found out they deliberately misused me, I’d be very disappointed.” Dan Mills, 62, a retired Marine, here with his daughter Sabrina. Mills served at Camp Lejeune from 1966 to 1968. He thinks water at the base caused three primary cancers he now has. Doctors have given him six months or less to live. Mills lives in the Orlando area.

Camp Lejeune's toxic waters
Marine Corps misled public
By William R. Levesque, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Sunday, October 18, 2009

A St. Petersburg Times review of Marine Corps documents shows that Camp Lejeune failed to close its toxic wells for years — despite stark warnings that its drinking water was befouled by industrial cleaning solvents. The Corps then provided misleading information about the contamination to regulators, the public and its Marines.
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