Babies May Have Died From Poisoned Water At A Marine Corps Base— Veterans And Their Families Are Still Waiting For Justice

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated September 19, 2023

From 1953 to 1987, almost a million people who worked or lived at Camp Lejeune, a U.S. Marine Corps base, “may have been exposed to a drinking water supply contaminated with chemicals that have been linked to severe health problems, including cancers and birth defects,” NBC News reports.

During that time period, it was not uncommon for many women who drank the water to endure

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