2020 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:48:31 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] HEALTH, LITIGATION: "18 people file claims against federal government for chemical exposure at George Air Force Base, " CA
 
18 people file claims against federal government for chemical exposure at George Air Force Base
Military dependents allege they have experienced serious health problems from being subjected to 67 different toxins at the shuttered Victorville base

By SCOTT SCHWEBKE 
Orange County Register (CA)
September 17, 2020 

At least 18 people, most of whom are military dependents, allege in recently filed federal claims they suffer from leukemia, Parkinson’s disease and other serious ailments as a result of exposure to at least 67 different toxic chemicals at the former George Air Force Base.

The damage claims were obtained from the Air Force earlier this month through a Freedom of Information Act request filed by Frank Vera, a 67-year former airman at George who has been diagnosed with radiation exposure causing seizures, emphysema, chronic pain syndrome and a litany of other maladies.

“I’ve been told for years that several groups had filed claims but the Air Force always shot them down,” said Vera, who manages a Facebook group and website exposing George’s environmental problems and what he maintains is a cover-up by the military. “I wanted to see what the logic is going forward with new claims.”

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For the entire article, see
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/09/17/18-people-file-claims-against-federal-government-for-chemical-exposure-at-george-air-force-base/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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