Few victims of Camp Lejeune’s water poisoning have found justice as the final deadline for claims nears
The sicknesses emerged one by one.
The sicknesses emerged one by one.
First came heart problems and skin cancer in 2017. Then, within four years, Terry McClure was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, prostate cancer and lung cancer.
McClure had served at Camp Lejeune, a sprawling Marine Corps training facility in North Carolina, where up to 1 million people may have been exposed to a drinking water supply contaminated with chemicals from 1953 to 1987, according to federal health officials.
His family blamed the contamination, which has been linked to severe health problems. The veteran joined thousands of victims who filed claims under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, which expedited litigation when it was signed into law in 2022.
But nearly a year later, while his case remained stagnant, McClure, 65, died.
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