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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 24 > Ex-Marine trying to spread word about toxic water at Camp Lejeune

Ex-Marine trying to spread word about toxic water at Camp Lejeune

Contaminated wells closed in ‘84 and ‘85, but health problems still plague victims

By Meg Jones / The Bulletin
March 24, 2009

WAUKESHA, Wis. — John Hartung thought something was wrong with the water while he was stationed at Camp Lejeune.

The Milwaukee native joined the Marines in 1977 and spent six months at the Marine Corps base in North Carolina. He drank from the bubblers and the water tanks brought out....

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