Savannah, Ga., Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On November 17, 18 and 19, the retired Marine who uncovered the truth about the largest and deadliest drinking water spill in U.S. history will join others Victims and Attorneys with Camp Lejeune Legal in an ongoing series of town halls in cities across America. Upcoming events with Jerry Ensminger and Mike Partain in Beaufort, SC, Savannah, Georgia and Hilton Head, SC are open to the public and will provide information to help those harmed by the toxic water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Know your rights.

Both Ensminger and Partain are available for interviews ahead of the town halls.

This year, the government has finally acknowledged the damage caused by pollution at Camp Lejeune decades ago. Still, catastrophic water pollution at military sites across the country continues to this day, along with attempts by leaders to cover up the damage. Just last year, a jet fuel spill at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii caused thousands of military members to die, but senior leaders said the water was safe to drink.

WHAT

For decades, large amounts of cancer-causing chemicals were leaching into the groundwater at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, the largest naval base on the East Coast. Indiscriminate dumping of waste in landfills, leaking fuel tanks, and other sources of contamination poisoned the drinking water of hundreds of thousands of veterans, their families — including infants in utero — and workers at the Advanced Forces Training Base, leading to birth defects and devastating, often fatal diseases such as leukemia and breast cancer.

The Marine Corps knew about contaminated wells for years but didn’t shut them down. Even after the pollution was discovered, the Department of Defense stymied efforts to understand the extent of the damage. The government downplayed the dangers of the chemicals and failed to inform potential victims of their…