{"id":75456,"date":"2023-02-23T19:36:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T19:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/02\/23\/military-families-devastated-by-camp-lejeune-water-toxins\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:33:34","slug":"military-families-devastated-by-camp-lejeune-water-toxins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/opinion\/commentary\/2023\/02\/23\/military-families-devastated-by-camp-lejeune-water-toxins\/","title":{"rendered":"Military families devastated by Camp Lejeune water toxins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military families impacted by toxic water at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/08\/18\/dont-expect-quick-payouts-from-camp-lejeune-water-lawsuits\/\" target=\"_blank\">Camp Lejeune, North Carolina<\/a>, in the 1950s to 1980s now have a two-year opening to file a lawsuit against the Marine Corps, thanks to a new law. A retired Marine master sergeant who lost his daughter to leukemia and a cancer-surviving officer\u2019s son share their stories and next steps for military families like theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe id=\"embedPlayer\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/military-families-devastated-by-camp-lejeune-water-toxins\/id1484913342?i=1000601086923&amp;itsct=podcast_box_player&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1&amp;theme=auto\" height=\"175px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; clipboard-write\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; transform: translateZ(0px); animation: 2s ease 0s 6 normal none running loading-indicator; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228);\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the guests:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2022\/08\/10\/camp-lejeune-toxic-water-victims-families-are-now-closer-to-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jerry Ensminger<\/a> served his country faithfully for more than 24 years in the Marine Corps. His daughter Janey suffered for three years with leukemia resulting from in utero and early childhood exposure to the toxic chemicals in the water at Camp Lejeune, including trichloroethylene, or TCE, and benzene. She died at age 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Partain was born at Camp Lejeune. He now suffers from breast cancer. He has been an advocate for the victims of toxic water exposure at Camp Lejeune for over 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the podcast:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spouse Angle is a podcast breaking down the news for military spouses and their families. Each episode features subject-matter experts and military guests who dive into current events from a military perspective \u2014 everything from new policy changes to research on family lifestyle challenges. 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