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The Marines Have Landed in Irvine

Too many dead and walking wounded; El Toro's dark side moving toward the light.

(LAGUNA BEACH) - Hundreds of Marines have contacted Salem-News.com since we started writing about the serious health concerns at the old, now-closed El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Irvine.

These needs of El Toro veterans are mostly unrepresented; they now have a friend on the Irvine City Council, Christina Shea, and that is good, because sometimes even warriors need a hero.

El Toro Marine Dead from Chemical Exposure

VA agrees that Marine’s death was caused by exposure to Agent Orange and benzene at MCAS El Toro. Marine’s widow awarded Dependent Indemnity Compensation (DIC) from the VA.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - A Marine veteran’s widow was awarded compensation for the death of her husband from progressive small lymphocytic lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia caused by exposure to burnings at four landfills on former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California.

America`a War Racketeers, the Real Terrorists

Is America's racketeering 'elite' a terrorist organization.

(CINCINNATI) - There is a group of Americans, a combination of coward, gangster, politician, buffoonish soldier, con man and Israel obsessed bully. These are the “users” and “takers” who live their lives, some invisible, some media darlings, some famous heroes as portrayed by their friends in the media, their fellow thugs.

This is the world’s greatest terrorist organization, the threat to, not only world security but the lives and freedom of the people of the world. These are the people who bleed America dry and have for generations, the people who have turned America into what the world clearly sees it as now, a weapon to be wielded against the common and decent people of the world on behalf of criminal terrorists.

Observing Anniversary of Pappy Boyington`s VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron

The original VMF-214 Squadron was commissioned at the Marine Corps Air Station Ewa - Hawaii in 1942. The "Swashbucklers" as they were called, joined the war in the Solomon Islands.

(COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho) - On September 12, 1943 - Pappy and the Black Sheep began their combat tour, and the squadron achievements in WWII would lead to the award of the Presidential Unit Citation.

Veterans-For-Change Needs Your Support

Our organization directors are dedicating their time, energy and enthusiasm to work for this cause, and all do this as a volunteer so 97% of every dollar goes back to the Veteran community.

(GARDEN GROVE, Calif.) - On behalf of Veterans-For-Change I’d like to request your help in supporting three very important programs we have. Our first program is our Emergency Financial Assistance program which was developed to help Veterans and their families on a one time bases with utilities, rent, clothing, etc.

Our Second program is a small college tuition assistance program for the children of Veterans. We’d be awarding financial grant assistance of up to $200 to the top three competitors in an annual essay contest. (Minimum annual need $600)

An In-Depth Look at Salem-News.com Writers and Topics

An Editor's thoughts on managing the daily flow of a high traffic news Website.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Our goal from the first day has been to offer a product for news viewers that is helpful and educational, fast, non-invasive and undemanding, relevant and honest. We are bound to no political party and yet we do speak out clearly about certain issues.

Consider this an overview of who we are and what we do. There are many things always taking place at once as there are in any daily news environment; this article is a summary of that, and also contains information about future plans for the site.

Senate Resolution Honors Montford Point Marines

August 26 marks the 68th anniversary of the first day African-American recruits began training at Montford Point.

(CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.) - The Montford Point Marine Association and Camp Lejeune are scheduled to conduct a "Montford Point Marines Day" recognition ceremony at Camp Johnson on August 26 at 9:00 a.m. Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, will attend the ceremony.

El Toro: The Perfect Environmental Crime

The Navy had the opportunity to inspect all of the wells before sealing them in concrete.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - The death knell for Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California, once the premier Marine Corps air station, was sounded in 1985 when trichloroethylene (TCE) was found in three wells during a routine well inspection by the Orange County Water District (OCWD). Two wells were off the base, the other on the base.

The Navy spent hundreds of millions in remediation of soil and groundwater contamination. Even so, the $650 million from the sale of base had to put them in the black.

Irvine Great Park Inherits Contaminants

Irvine Ranch and MCAS El Toro Residual Pesticides & Herbicides Persist.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - Recent scuttlebutt regarding the Superfund cleanup of former MCAS El Toro is that much of the hardscape will remain in place. Apparently it’s being given some spin by Larry Agran’s ass-covering minions as the homage (tribute) to the historical military use of the site, leaving the runways and possibly even entire arterial streets and sidewalks intact.

That’s PR for you when the people in charge have big marketing budgets provided on the backs of taxpayers.

El Toro`s Base Wells, Putting Together the Puzzle

The Navy denies any contamination of the base water supply, despite evidence of contamination in at least two wells.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - The death knell for MCAS El Toro, California, once the premier Marine Corps air station, was sounded in 1985 when trichloroethylene (TCE) was found in three wells during a routine well inspection.

Misplacement of well screens in the shallow contaminated aquifer allowed corrosive salts into the wells and water supply system and increasing the risk of organic solvents like TCE, PCE, vinyl chloride, and benzene entering the base water supply.