MY TURN: Camp Lejeune victims still awaiting justice

From 1953 to 1987, one million enlisted servicemen and women, their families and civilian staff were poisoned by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune military base in North Carolina. Until now, those impacted have been denied the opportunity to seek justice for the government’s betrayal and allowing base residents and staff to drink, bathe and cook with water that contained up to 280 times the safety levels of known carcinogens.