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Marine Corps Times

Don’t expect quick payouts from Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits

The measure — signed into law on Aug. 10 — includes almost $300 billion in new financial benefits for veterans suffering from illnesses caused by burn pit smoke in Iraq and Afghanistan, Agent Orange spraying in Vietnam, and several other military toxic exposure events.

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August 19, 2022

Marine Corps Times

Camp Lejeune’s toxic water killed my daughter. This new law finally allows affected families to take legal action

I served in the Marine Corps for nearly 25 years, training thousands of new recruits. I lived for almost 12 years at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where my daughter Janey was conceived and her mother unknowingly consumed water contaminated with known carcinogens — such as trichloroethylene, or TCE, and perchloroethylene, or PCE — during her pregnancy.

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August 10, 2022