U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps)
American service members and their families who were stationed at Marine Corps Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between 1953 and 1987 were potentially exposed to toxic drinking water.
During the period in question, people living or working at the base were potentially exposed to contaminated drinking water containing industrial solvents.
Some of the chemicals included trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE) from dry-cleaning waste, and benzene from leaking underground fuel storage tanks, which were detected in the water on the base.
Some of the associated diseases include:
Adult leukemia
Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes
Bladder cancer
Kidney cancer
Liver cancer
Multiple myeloma
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Parkinson’s disease
According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), since President Trump returned in January 2025, about 3,300 claimants have received more than $919.7 million. Prior to his return, only 459 settlements had been paid.
The administration has paid out about 3,300 people who made claims under the 2022 law. From that year to the beginning of 2025, before Trump retook office, only 459 settlements had been paid, totaling $59.6 million.
Payments under the program range from $100,000 to $550,000, depending on the illness.
During a rally in North Carolina on Tuesday night, the President shared, “Tonight I’m pleased to announce my administration has delivered $1 billion in cash settlements to these veterans and their families, in addition to 3.1 billion for the VA and ordering the DOJ to settle all remaining legitimate claims as soon as possible.”
“We don’t want to give any to the trial lawyers; we want it all to go to the families.”
Watch:
TRUMP ANNOUNCES $1 BILLION IN SETTLEMENTS FOR CAMP LEJEUNE VETERANS!
President Trump says his administration has delivered $1 BILLION to veterans and families affected by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune!
Now he’s pledging to settle ALL remaining legitimate claims as quickly as possible.
“We wanted to go to the families, not to the lawyers!”
— Real America’s Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) October 21, 2026
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