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The
following is a list of common questions and answers
that we run across. You can check back here for new
topics and to see if you can find answers for those
questions we get asked a lot. Click on a question
to view its answer.
What are the chemicals that were found in the water?
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The primary chemicals of concern are trichloroethylene(TCE), tetrachloroethylene(PCE), benzene, dichloroethylene(DCE), methylene chloride and vinyl chloride. These were used for various purposes, such as dry-cleaning solutions, additives in fuels, or as solvents to dissolve grease or other compounds. |
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Why was The Stand Formed?
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We saw the need for a united, empowered front that would allow us to help ourselves and others. Organized together we can accomplish so much more and there is much that needs to be done. For instance, there is a survey being conducted by the ATSDR(Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) of women that were pregnant while living at Camp Lejeune (Tarawa Terrace) between 1968 and 1985. This is being done to study the effects in those exposed while in utero. One of our goals is to encouage the immediate study of the effects of the harmful contaminants on children and adults living in the area since the beginning of the dumping of the toxins. Our hope is to get all parties involved to accept a Stand Still Agreement so that we may form an alliance and get to the truth as to what happened and recieve justice. |
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As an individual exposed to the chemical toxins while living on base, what can I do to help myself and The Stand?
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In helping The Stand you will be helping yourself and others. First of course, educate yourself completely regarding the chemicals and the exposure. Send away for your medical records so your illnesses are documented. We all need to build a strong relationship with the media and to get our story out there. Contact local, state, and federal representatives and encourage their support of forming an alliance or Standstill Agreement with all parties involved. This way we can encourage more studies and tests to be done. In the near future we will be informing all of you of other ways we can all participate in this vital effort. Please keep checking our home page and clicking on our newsletters for information about what we are doing and other matters that will be important to you. |
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How do I go about getting my medical records from the military?
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1. Write to yur last duty station/last medical treatment facility and state that you desire the following: accession number, box number, and location number of your records if they have been archived at the National Personnel Records Center.
2. Provide all of the following when you write for the storage data: Sponsor's name, service number or social security number, branch of service, month/year of last treatment and the name of the patient/family member. If the dependent is not a minor they should make the request or authorize your request on their behalf. Clinical records are noted as CR and outpatient records as O/P.
3. If the storage data is made available send all of the personal data and the storage data in a written request to:
National Personnel Records Center
Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
It will take time to receive acknowledgement of your request. If you don't contact:
Pat Powell
Bureau of Medicine & Surgery at 314-592-1150, ext.8878 |
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