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U.S. MARINES! A Few Good Men Except For Toxic Waste

A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals, stands with the best works of New Journalism and Creative Nonfiction.

(CINCINNATI) - This poem celebrates the new book, A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals, which focuses on the contamination of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and other U.S. military bases.

It's co-authored by Salem-News.com writers Bob O'Dowd and Tim King.

BUSTED! DoD Letter Discovered in Federal Register Proves TCE and Cancer Have Been Linked for Years

Boom! Caught with their pants down... includes the full nine page DoD memorandum from 2000.

(SALEM) - Scientific studies into the dangerous chemical TCE that pollutes U.S. military bases worldwide, drew the conclusion well over a decade ago, that it is a human carcinogen and it causes cancer.

Researcher and veteran's advocate, Gary Bass, located a letter in the Federal Register that the feds hoped we would never find.

Radiation at El Toro Hangar Unresolved

Marines who worked in the north mezzanine of Hangar 296 were at risk of exposure to Radium 226 and its radioactive decay products.

(IRVINE, CA) - An old WW II hangar over 200,000 square feet in area at former MCAS El Toro will not be on any tourist list now and maybe for years to come.

Hangar 296 is one of the primary sites of the TCE plume spreading into Orange County and reason for the base’s placement on the National Priority List (NPL), commonly referred to as the EPA Superfund.

Cleanup for North Orange County Toxic Plume Could Cost $200 Million

A nation bent on military buildup that does not relent when it can, is truly one of the most dangerous.

(ANAHEIM, CA) - When it comes to environmental contamination in Orange County, California, we typically cover the south county eyesore that was once a Marine fighter base, the old MCAS El Toro.

Now, thanks to an article by Pat Brennan, published yesterday by the Orange County Register, we get the dirty details on another plume, this one in north Orange County.

MCAS El Toro: Southern California`s Environmental Nightmare

Who knows what lurks beneath your drain?

(IRVINE, CA) - Most Southern Californians are familiar with El Toro, the now-closed Marine Corps air base just an hour south of LA.

However many do not realize what a nightmare the air station became before the Marines vacated the place, and the last plane flew off into the hazy sunset in 1999.

Sound Off! The Newsletter of VETERANS UNITED FOR TRUTH, Inc.

“Veterans standing up for each other”

(WASHINGTON DC) - An en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued its decision in our case brought on behalf of veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

In its decision, the Ninth Circuit held that a federal statute closes the courthouse door to constitutional claims by veterans.

Toxic Exposure of Marines, Murder and Government Cover-up

New book explores MCAS El Toro Superfund Site and related mysteries.

(SALEM) - A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals, published on Amazon's Kindle on May 4th, is the result of a three year investigation by Tim King and Robert O’Dowd of Salem-News.com.

The subject explores the environmental contamination at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro, California, and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

A FEW GOOD MEN, TOO MANY CHEMICALS

Toxic Exposure of U.S. Marines, Murder and Government Cover-up

(SALEM) - A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals is a thrilling and informative nonfiction account of contamination at two Marine Corps installations, former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro on the West Coast and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on the East Coast.

The book is co-authored by two former MCAS El Toro Marines, Tim King, photojournalist and war correspondent, and Bob O’Dowd, Salem-News investigative reporter.

One of the Most Amazing UFO Stories You Probably Haven`t Seen

The real Battle for Los Angeles is a shocking story, then or now...

(SALEM) - There are an endless number of so-called 'UFO' sightings recorded throughout history, but one unidentified flying object that defies all explanation to this day, known as the 'Battle for Los Angeles' on 25 Feb 1942, represents a turning point in the discussion.


That night, in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, something was spotted in the sky that set off the nerves of a population literally on edge due to the very recent attack on Pearl Harbor.

Should a Marine Give-Up His or Her Rights Simply Because They Have Agreed to Serve Their Country?

There are a considerable number of Marines who visit Salem-News.com regularly and I would love to hear their take on this issue...

(HARRISVILLE, NH) - The title of this piece poses an interesting question . . . a question of where the issue of freedom of speech ends and willful damaging of the necessary authority structure begins.

Sgt. Gary Stein, 26, a meteorologist at Camp Pendleton, posted the comments on the Facebook Armed Forces Tea Party page, will be discharged on “other than honorable” terms.