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Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Legacy

Camp Lejeune’s contaminated wells are now closed, but the adverse health effects have affected an estimated 500,000.

(CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.) - Veterans and dependents of Camp Lejeune continue to experience cancer and other serious health effects from exposure to solvents like TCE, PCE and benzene.

In spite of growing awareness, the health effects of the contamination continues to plague former residents.

Support the Warrior Games -Competition for Wounded Military Members

- "Our goal is to showcase the value of sports and athletic competition in the rehabilitation of our wounded Marines." - Col. Greg Boyle, Commanding Officer, Wounded Warrior Regiment

(QUANTICO, Va.) - The heart of a hero keeps going in the face of all adversity. The heart of a warrior keeps fighting as long as it keeps beating.

Veterans Input Needed on Environmental Breast Cancer Study

The Institute of Medicine will study the relationship between the environment and breast cancer.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Institute of Medicine (IOM) plans to conduct a research study of the link between breast cancer and the environment.

The likelihood of men having breast cancer has been rising in both young and old men in recent years.

Marine Veteran Remembers `The Mouseketeers`

In November 1964, a Marine veteran remembers boarding ship in San Diego harbor for the Far East and “The Mickey Mouse Theme Song.”

(SOMERDALE, N.J.) - In our starched utilities and whitewall haircuts, we all looked alike. A long green line of young men waiting to board ship.

Kettleman City Catches Schwarznegger`s Eye, EPA Testing Launched

Birth defects, infant deaths... one toxic town in California might get the attention it deserves.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A string of fatal birth defects in Kettleman City caught the attention of California's Governor, and now, finally, many activists say, scientists will begin testing the area for 28 different chemicals.

Groups have tried in vain for years to call attention to really serious environmental problems in this area, but recent attention from the governor has turned things around.

Oregonian Report Loses Effectiveness by Confusing Marines and Soldiers

Accuracy should not be taken lightly.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Last November we published Dr. Phil Leveque's "Government Medical Care or No Medical Care: for Most the Choice is Clear" - detailing the lack of physical fitness among U.S. recruits, and how that bars many from military service.

Yesterday, the Oregonian published an article reviewing the same basic material, "And it only took around four months for them to get around to it", Dr. Leveque said.

Erroneous Reports Deny our Veterans Benefits

The time is now to expedite what they so righteously deserve.

(GARDEN GROVE, Calif.) - As a member of Veterans-For-Change, an advocacy group for Veterans rights, benefits, and treatment, my co-members and I would like to bring to your attention the ever-increasing serious problems affecting veterans and their families every day.

MCAS El Toro and the Untimely Death of Marine Fighter Pilot James Sabow

Somebody should produce a full length movie about this epic American tragedy.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - In early 1991, something happened at the El Toro Marine air base that was so bad, so shameful, that it will not go away.

Who`s to Blame for the Iraq War?

A not-so-trivial quiz.

(OSAKA, Japan) - This month marks the seventh anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Despite the passage of time, there is still much confusion, some of it deliberate, about why America made that fateful decision. The following questions are intended to clarify who’s to blame for the Iraq war.

Former CIA Pilot Tells of Guns and Drugs Shipments

Robert "Tosh" Plumlee, former CIA pilot, reported the illegal shipments of guns and drugs to Congress. Plumlee said he flew into former MCAS El Toro, CA, a number of times, in unmarked C-130s in the early hours of the morning.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - The internet is full of stories of various government conspiracy theories, the 1001 Club, Bilderberg Group, The Illuminati, and Skull & Bones to name just a few.