Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with el_toro www.salem-news.com 2010 Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger was a devoted marine for nearly 25 years. As a drill instructor in the Marine Corps, he was responsible for training thousands of new recruits. But when Jerry’s nine-year-old daughter Janey passed away from a rare type of leukemia, his structured world began to collapse around him. http://salem-news.com/articles/february082012/semper-fi.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february082012/semper-fi.php Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:37:00 PST What explains the tendency of 'full-bird' colonels in the Marine Corps to commit suicide when they are at the pinnacle of a spotless career? These bizarre deaths create a number of haunting questions that should be studied- the results should be widely published. There aren't very many Marine colonels in the first place. http://salem-news.com/articles/february032012/marine-colonel.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february032012/marine-colonel.php Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:22:00 PST The story of the proposed redevelopment of the old El Toro Marine base in Irvine, California is beginning to match our predictions from more than three years ago. The effort was bogus from day one; the base is packed with toxic chemicals and their residue and no sensible person would consider living even close to it, let alone 'on' the old wreck of a base. http://salem-news.com/articles/january252012/el-toro-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january252012/el-toro-tk.php Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:32:00 PST Colonel James E. Sabow, age 51, was found dead by his wife in their backyard patio at MCAS El Toro on the morning of January 22, 1991. The death was reported as a suicide from a self-inflicted shotgun wound. Just another tragic military suicide, you say. In this case, the answer is a resounding “NO.” The forensic evidence supports homicide; a violent and brutal murder... http://salem-news.com/articles/january192012/marine-death-3-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january192012/marine-death-3-ro.php Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:46:00 PST Colonel Sabow was found dead in his quarters at MCAS El Toro on January 22, 1991, after he requested a court martial for alleged charges due to personal misuse of government aircraft. However, the alleged charges were unsupportable and would have been easily dismissed by a court martial. http://salem-news.com/articles/january182012/marine-death-2-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january182012/marine-death-2-ro.php Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:42:00 PST The death of Marine Colonel James E. Sabow in his quarters at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California, has taken a new twist with the discovery of a fraudulent autopsy photograph in DOD’s death investigation report to the House Armed Service Committee. These hide the tramline bruise to the back of Colonel Sabow’s head, a tell tale sign of a violent blow by a blunt object like a lead pipe or baseball bat. http://salem-news.com/articles/january182012/marine-death-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january182012/marine-death-ro.php Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:14:00 PST Camp Lejeune will likely go down in history as the stage of one of the worst toxic contaminations in the country—and one of the most shameful cover-ups by the Marine Corps. Between 1957 and 1987, as many as one million Marines at Camp Lejeune and their family members used and ingested water contaminated by extremely toxic organic compounds. http://salem-news.com/articles/january152012/lejeune-navy-dl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january152012/lejeune-navy-dl.php Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:17:00 PST Salem-News.com readers know that we care greatly about the water contamination at the Camp Lejeune Marine base in North Carolina. For decades, Marines drank the water along with their families, and they died of cancer, men developed the highest rate of breast cancer for any single spot known on earth, and so many infants were stillborn that Marine moms were at one point, forced to have their babies cremated. http://salem-news.com/articles/december302011/tce-obama.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december302011/tce-obama.php Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:43:00 PST In early 1991, something happened at the El Toro Marine air base that was so bad, so shameful, that it will not go away. It's the highly controversial death of Marine Colonel James Sabow. A fighter pilot, a hero of the Vietnam War, a man considered by those who knew him, to be 'general material'. http://salem-news.com/articles/december162011/jim-sabow-video-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december162011/jim-sabow-video-tk.php Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:45:00 PST The difference between homicide and suicide can sometimes be a close call, requiring extensive pathological review and crime scene reconstruction. However, the violent death of Marine Colonel James E. Sabow at MCAS El Toro on January 22, 1991, was a clear case of homicide. For those with knowledge of the cold case, this isn’t even a close call. http://salem-news.com/articles/december112011/sabow-folo-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december112011/sabow-folo-ro.php Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:57:00 PST Veterans who served at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were potentially exposed to contaminants present in the base water supply prior to 1987. The chemical compounds involved have been associated by various scientific organizations with the possible development of certain chronic diseases. http://salem-news.com/articles/november292011/tce-path-known-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november292011/tce-path-known-tk.php Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:04:00 PST Southern California received a heavy dose of reality a few days ago, with the release of the Orange County Register article titled: Were Great Park master plans a good investment? We're taught as journalists to always capture the reader in the first few words. That title effectively made me a prisoner. http://salem-news.com/articles/november272011/oc-register-base-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november272011/oc-register-base-tk.php Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:13:00 PST Regarding the many crimes and irregularities enacted by government personnel connected to the Musa case of 6 children removed via allegations made by Haringey council that were later found to be unfounded and without merit some months back i submitted an official complaint about the solicitor for Haringey council ROSITA MOISE to the Solicitors Regulatory Authority who plays a big part in this shocking case. Finally i have received a message today relating to my complaint {below} from the Solicitors Regulatory Authority but of course it remains to be seen whether any action is actually and realistically taken. http://salem-news.com/articles/november272011/favour-musa-jg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november272011/favour-musa-jg.php Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:31:00 PST There are good reasons to question last year’s Navy Criminal Investigative Agency (NCIS) cold case investigation into the death of Marine Colonel James E. Sabow. He was found dead at his quarters at MCAS El Toro, CA, by his wife on the morning of January 22, 1991. http://salem-news.com/articles/november172011/sabow-murder-evidence-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november172011/sabow-murder-evidence-ro.php Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:53:00 PST I’ve been working with Dr. David Sabow, the brother of Marine Colonel James Sabow who was murdered in his quarters at MCAS El Toro, California, in 1991. A few weeks ago Dr. Sabow asked me to help him in writing a book about his brother’s murder and his 20 year investigation to bring the guilty to trial. http://salem-news.com/articles/november082011/sabow-murder-pkg-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november082011/sabow-murder-pkg-ro.php Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:38:00 PST A long-anticipated report by the Environmental Protection Agency determined this week that exposure to the chemical degreaser TCE causes cancer in humans. http://salem-news.com/articles/october022011/camp-lejeune-hh.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october022011/camp-lejeune-hh.php Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:30:00 PDT A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals tells the story of the thousands of veterans, their families and civilian workers at former MCAS El Toro and Camp Lejeune. At one time, these were two of the most hazardous military installations in the U.S. http://salem-news.com/articles/september032011/el-toro-book-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september032011/el-toro-book-ro.php Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:43:00 PDT The Camp Lejeune documentary "Semper Fi: Always Faithfull" will be released in a limited showing for New York City and Los Angeles beginning August 26th. Semper Fi has already won several awards and will hopefully been in wider distribution over the coming months. http://salem-news.com/articles/august162011/semper-fi.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august162011/semper-fi.php Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:55:00 PDT The letters keep coming and I am just one small platform taking on the issue of Agent Orange. I would hate to even venture a guess as to how many people have been affected world-wide with the AO problem. My last article covered how toxins in general disrupt the immune system allowing cancers and other diseases to proliferate. Let’s go a bit further… http://salem-news.com/articles/july152011/agent-orange-answers-em.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july152011/agent-orange-answers-em.php Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:42:00 PDT The U.S. Army and the Korean government are using ground penetrating technology to locate hundreds of barrels of 55 gallon drums of Agent Orange and other chemicals at Camp Carroll, South Korea, according The Korea Herald. The same technology can be used by the U.S. Navy, responsible for remediation at former MCAS El Toro, to locate the buried drums of TCE/PCE. http://salem-news.com/articles/july152011/agent-radar-drum-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july152011/agent-radar-drum-ro.php Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:33:00 PDT Let us get back to the Agent Orange problem and the plight of many veterans. Since my first article on Agent Orange appeared in Veterans Today, and other Internet news sites, I have been receiving direct correspondence from those who have had to deal with getting the VA to recognize their plight. http://salem-news.com/articles/july112011/agent-orange-em.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july112011/agent-orange-em.php Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:21:00 PDT Retired Marine Captain Jim Brooks, age 79, is a victim of organic solvent exposure, Agent Orange, and a myriad of other toxic chemical exposures. Jim Brooks has Alzheimer’s, a fatal brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. A Marine Mustang, Gunnery Sergeant Brooks, a jet engine mechanic, was promoted to 1st Lieutenant during the Vietnam War. http://salem-news.com/articles/june102011/marine-disability-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june102011/marine-disability-ro.php Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:45:00 PDT An Open Letter To Todd Spitzer Hello, Todd? Is there anybody in there? Just nod once if you can hear me, ok? The dream that was, it just doesn’t even remotely resemble this messy interlude. The old reverie’s kaput, and taxpayers are NOT comfortably numb, we’re really angry and frustrated and confused and wondering who’ll rescue us... http://salem-news.com/articles/june102011/irvine-el-toro-rb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june102011/irvine-el-toro-rb.php Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:07:00 PDT Analysis of an environmental contamination report obtained by the Hankyoreh of 22 U.S. military bases returned to South Korea showed the discovery of high concentrations of materials. These include phenol, a toxic material that can cause organ damage, and benzene, a carcinogen, at some of the bases. http://salem-news.com/articles/june052011/korea-agent-orange.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june052011/korea-agent-orange.php Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:27:00 PDT It doesn’t take a science degree to know that a survey of two Superfund sites show higher incidence of cancer and other diseases than found in the general population. Yet, that is exactly what one agency plans in a health survey of a groups from two Marine bases. http://salem-news.com/articles/may282011/lejeune-survey-bo.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may282011/lejeune-survey-bo.php Sat, 28 May 2011 02:48:00 PDT Today, a bill was reintroduced that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide health care to veterans and their families who have suffered adverse health effects after exposure to toxic water at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The bill is named after Janey Ensminger, the 9-year old daughter of former Marine Jerry Ensminger, who died of a rare leukemia. http://salem-news.com/articles/may052011/ensmingler-act.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may052011/ensmingler-act.php Thu, 05 May 2011 12:20:00 PDT Written by two former MCAS El Toro Marines, Tim King, photo/journalist and war correspondent, and Bob O’Dowd, E-Correspondent, A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals is a thrilling and informative nonfiction account of contamination at two Marine Corps installations. A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals stands with the best works of New Journalism and Creative Nonfiction, including the works of Norman Mailer (The Executioner’s Song) and Truman Capote (In Cold Blood). http://salem-news.com/articles/may012011/few-chemicals-book.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may012011/few-chemicals-book.php Sun, 01 May 2011 17:55:00 PDT Master Sergeant Jerry Ensminger's loyalty belonged to the Marine Corps for 25 years. But when his nine-year-old daughter dies of a rare leukemia, Jerry gives up all else to investigate the cause of her death. His exhaustive search for answers leads to a shocking discovery: one of the largest water contamination cover-ups in US history. http://salem-news.com/articles/april212011/semper-fi-rr.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april212011/semper-fi-rr.php Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:17:00 PDT Five members of Congress today sent a bipartisan letter to the Department of the Navy questioning its commitment to transparency regarding Camp Lejeune’s contaminated drinking water. North Carolina delegation members U.S. Senators Richard Burr, Kay R. Hagan and Representative Brad Miller, along with Senator Bill Nelson and Representative John Dingell ask the Department of the Navy to immediately provide the public with accurate information. http://salem-news.com/articles/april152011/camp-lejeune.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april152011/camp-lejeune.php Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:10:00 PDT I never would have imagined that I would now be writing the story of the 70th man who served at or lived aboard Camp Lejeune, who developed breast cancer. This is the final straw in drawing needed attention to serious health issues tied to the base water supply. http://salem-news.com/articles/april072011/male-breast-cancer-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april072011/male-breast-cancer-tk.php Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:40:00 PDT