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Help a Dad and His Kids Find the American Dream

7000 miles, 6 games, 3 weeks, 2 kids and one car.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A former U.S. Marine from Oregon and his two kids will set out on a most unique educational and reporting journey.

Dave Ward of Portland, Oregon, wants to show his son the America we know in our heart, the one that has something to do with apple pie and baseball, and he could use a little help.

Camp Lejeune Informational Meetings

The next meeting will be Saturday, July 10th in Roanoke, Virginia. Partian said they will need at least 100 people to hold the meeting.

(CAMP LEJEUNE, NC) - Veterans and dependents are holding a series of informational meetings to spread the word to others on Camp Lejeune’s water well contamination.

The Marine base’s water system was contaminated with organic solvents; exposure to organic solvents has been linked to cancer and other serious diseases.

Bob Etheridge, North Carolina and Camera Crew Fraud

A similar 'fake' camera crew changed the course of the entire world in September 2001.

(SALEM) - There is one state where politicians stick up for the right things, that is the state U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge calls home, North Carolina. It is also the home of Camp Lejeune, where men and women have been stationed for many years, drinking water that is just simply deadly.

Only a Fool Would Let Their Kid Play in Irvine`s `Great Park`

Our Environmental Writer Roger Butow describes the conditions at our old base; MCAS El Toro, as "Toxic Soup de jour".

(IRVINE, Calif.) - I can't believe we're still talking about this, and that somehow, some way, the city of Irvine is still trying to place a kids park atop one of the deadliest and most contaminated military bases in the world.

In the past, El Toro was used to kill... I mean, facilitate aviation Marines, like myself and Roger Butow, featured in the interview below.

Jim Webb, D-Va: Not a Friend of Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange

Years of denial, small breakthroughs, and a large setback, or is it a stab in the back?

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - Senator Jim Webb, a Vietnam Veteran himself, has won approval to STALL the newest three presumptive illnesses from the Agent Orange list which Secretary Shinseki had already approved.

This is, at least for now, a temporary and 60 day freeze. However, if he receives congressional momentum in favor of what he is proposing, these three new presumptives, COULD be prevented from being approved.

Marines in Trouble; Politicians & Press Push Corps Toward Truth

Interestingly, American media groups have not been ignoring this story, particularly McClatchy newspapers

(SALEM) - It looks like some jarheads in the nation's capitol may be on the verge of learning some very hard lessons.

It isn't figurative; the Corps has been blocking efforts to bring it to responsibility for the irreversible damage caused by serious water contamination at Camp Lejeune.

An Open Letter to President Obama

An Open Letter to President Obama About Veterans Exposed to Environmental Hazards.

(WASHINGTON. D.C.) - Dear President Obama: We know that you may have read and been briefed about individuals exposed to environmental hazards at Camp Lejeune.

For Camp Lejeune, Senator Daniel Akaka (D, HI) estimated that as many as 500,000 veterans and dependents may have been exposed to organic solvents in the base’s water supply.

The Day I Flew Wing to Wing with a Soviet MiG-17

"I spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force learning to fight these things, and now I own one" -MiG Pilot Bill Reesman

(SALEM, Ore.) - From time to time I unearth old archival material and this one, an aerial show from a historic Russian jet fighter, I think, is a gem.

On this particular day, I was able to shoot a story on Bill Reesman's red MiG-17 the best possible way; from a Lear Jet!

Health Care for Exposure to Military Environmental Hazards

Part II: Environmental Exposure Claims and Senate Bill S.3378: Good Try but Not a Winner.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Most Americans would agree that those injured in the military are entitled to health care to heal their bodies.

Health Care for Exposure to Military Environmental Hazards

Part I: Camp Lejeune and Atsugi Naval Air Facility

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - This story is about the widespread use of chemicals in the military, unsafe disposal practices, and failure to use personal protective equipment, to avoid unnecessary contamination and suffering.