Jerry Ensminger sat in the balcony of the U.S. Senate chamber watching a vote that had begun to feel like a pipe dream.
In the 25 years since his 9-year-old daughter, Janey, died of leukemia from toxins found in Camp Lejeune’s drinking water, Ensminger had been fighting for justice — for her — and Marines around the globe.
Between 1953 and 1987, two sources of drinking water on Camp Lejeune contained dangerous pollutants, including trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, benzene and vinyl chloride. Those poisons led to birth defects, miscarriages, and cancers like leukemia.
