Camp Lejeune is home to one of the most decorated military fighting forces the world has ever known : the United States Marine Corps . Since its founding on November 10 , 1775 , the Marines have never ignored a duty which it owed to the U . S . government .
The same cannot be said of the U . S . government which chose to ignore its duty to warn the Marines and other military servicemembers and their families that the water at Camp Lejeune that they drank , bathed in , swam in , worked in and cooked with was filled with carcinogens and other deadly toxins that could lead to multiple cancers and other deadly diseases .
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