The history of Camp Lejeune’s water contamination reads like fiction, but the drama, deceit, and heartbreak are very real for thousands of service members. The unforgettable stories of civilians and veterans exposed to Camp Lejeune water contamination are difficult to…
Camp Lejeune water contamination studies tie health problems, including cancers and premature births that military families experienced, to their time living on base. From the 1960s through the mid-1980s, Camp Lejeune water contained chemicals that poisoned thousands of families living…
The Camp Lejeune water contamination tested military families who thought they knew what to expect when their loved ones stepped up to serve. “Becoming a Marine affects the entire family—and often even the entire community.” These words featured on the…
Those experiencing health impacts due to Camp Lejeune water contamination aren’t alone, and anyone who lived on base between 1953 and 1987 is at risk. Though no two cases are identical, the pattern of unexplained illnesses linked to Camp Lejeune…
Rows of graves in Baby Heaven cemetery at Camp Lejeune serve as a somber reminder of the tragedy countless military families went through while living there. Women recount the grim expressions of delivery room staff on what should have been…
The stories of service members affected by diseases associated with exposure to Camp Lejeune’s contaminated water are being validated by science. The hardships and health problems can no longer be written off as coincidences. Every military member, civilian, and family…
Though the Camp Lejeune Justice Act was passed in 2022, this long-overdue legislation grew out of a tragedy that began nearly 70 years earlier. The history of water contamination on the Camp Lejeune military base began in 1953 and continued…
The Court’s selection for Track 2 illnesses for the Camp Lejeune Water Litigation Case, Case No. 7:23-cv-897, was released on February 26, 2024, by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The Camp Lejeune litigation…
Contaminated drinking water caused children at Camp Lejeune to experience cardiac birth defects, childhood cancers, and adult-onset diseases. Expectant mothers and couples living at Camp Lejeune didn’t know why so many miscarriages and infant deaths kept occurring, but the pattern…
It is bittersweet that the cancer study results of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) confirm employees and service members of Camp Lejeune experience higher rates of disease. While no one wants their worst fears validated, the…