A Trust Betrayed: The Untold Story of Camp Lejeune and the Poisoning of Generations of Marines and Their Families (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) Hardcover Author: Visit Amazon's Mike Magner Page | Language: English | ISBN:
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Kirkus Reviews, 2/1/14
“A fast-moving, smartly detailed story of an environmental disaster compounded by the Corps’ broken promise—‘We take care of our own’—to the men who served and suffered.”
Publishers Weekly, 2/3/14
“This book is the first complete account of what really happened—an adroit mixture of detailed factual reporting and disturbing accounts of the serious health problems suffered by individual Marines and their families.”
About the Author
Mike Magner is managing editor at National Journal, a highly respected print and online publication for Washington insiders, and is the author of Poisoned Legacy: The Human Cost of BP’s Rise to Power, published by St. Martin’s Press in 2011. He has been a journalist for 37 years, including 15 years in the Washington Bureau for Newhouse Newspapers, five years with the Natural Resources News Service and five years at the National Journal.
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- Series: A Merloyd Lawrence Book
- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Da Capo Press (March 11, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0306822571
- ISBN-13: 978-0306822575
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Until I read the book, I thought I had a good understanding of what happened. I was wrong. The book starts with an overview of who John A. Lejeune was and then you read chapter after chapter of solid facts that tell a story of cover up, deception, denial, and such outrageous mismanagement that if not done by a government agency, would surely end in jail time and massive lawsuits for any civilian entity. I'm confident General Lejeune is rolling over in his grave.
The facts are documented. The Dept of Defense can continue this fa?ade of denial and delay but it's gone too far to be swept under the rug. The amount of work done by those involved in uncovering this disaster is truly amazing.
I don't think the full extent of those injured will be fully known for many years. The latency period for some cancers is still yet to come. It's past time to point fingers and blame anyone individual.
In order to restore faith in our justice system there needs to be acceptance that those who stood up to defend our freedom suffered untold illnesses, not on the battle field, but on the home front that was to be there safe haven from war. Financial compensation needs to be paid to those who suffered or lost loved ones. The Veterans Administration needs to make Camp Lejeune a "Presumptive" category so that veterans don't have to beg for money to pay for daily living expenses because they are dying from cancer and losing everything they have. Military families who lived on base need to be compensated for their illnesses as well.
No amount of money will compensate for the loss of a loved one.
For those that are survivors of the contamination, "A Trust Betrayed" is the definitive guide to where, why and how this happened and is mandatory reading. For others, this expose unravels the red tape and lays bare the details of the struggle for all to see.
The line that riled me up was from page 241 in which Captain Kendra Hardesty, after finally pulling the misleading brochure from their website stated, "As soon as it is vetted and approved, it will be put back up. The Secretary of the Navy has seen it, and the commandant will see it soon." For me, this exemplifies the defiance of the Marine Corps toward the matter. Page 179 describes similar defiance, even taunting by Marine Corps officials.
Next in line on my WTF scale is the $600k NAS contract with the Department of the Navy on page 205, casting doubt on NAS' position as an unbiased investigator in the matter.
Chapter 15, "The Way to the Oval Office" is a perfect primer for anyone wondering where the lawsuits have gone and where they are situated today.
Why a government or agency would do such things is a common question that most Americans ask that usually never gets answered because the truth gets wrapped in red tape and 86ed to the dusty, dark vaults. That the government and particular agencies did do this and how they did it - from 'gung ho, caution to the wind' to 'whoops, hope no one notices' to zany legal positions - is now on stark display.
Although I have a ton more questions about the Camp Lejeune contamination, I now feel like some of them have been answered. "A Trust Betrayed" is one of the centerpieces of my Camp Lejeune library (as soon as I can put it down).
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