South Bend veteran's family hopes for help

[douglas9]

When John Sullivan joined the Marine Corps after high school, he probably didn't consider drinking water as one the dangers he might face in the military.

But that's just what Sullivan blames for the rash of health problems he and his children have experienced during the past two decades.

The South Bend man is one of thousands of former Marines who claim their health problems are caused by contaminated well water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. As many as a million people between 1957 and 1987 were exposed to toxins from leaking fuel tanks at the base.


Military officials have stated that they've been working for nearly 20 years to analyze the impact of the contamination, but they have not concluded there is a link between Marines' health problems and the drinking water at Camp Lejeune.

Now federal lawmakers might step up assistance to those veterans and their families.

http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100914/News01/100919590/1052/News01

[w8liftinglady]

1. and the shitty thing...this has been debated for years...as the family suffers

http://www.stripes.com/news/how-toxic-was-camp-lejeune-s-water-1.65314

http://www.hadit.com/forums/index.php?/topic/3827-camp-lejeune-water-survivors/

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/12/tech/main2917545.shtml

http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=900&catid=68&Itemid=58