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.

Between 1953 and 1987 at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina more than 1 million military and civilian staff and their families lived and worked on base and were unknowingly exposed to contaminated water.