Dec 27, 2022
Jerry Ensminger served as a drill instructor in the U.S. Marine Corps for nearly 25 years. In 1983, Jerry’s six-year-old daughter, Janey, received a leukemia diagnosis. After over two grizzly years, including spinal taps and marrow transplants, Janey passed away at the age of nine. In 1997, Jerry learned the possible cause of his daughter's leukemia, in-utero exposure to contaminated drinking water on Camp Lejeune, a North Carolina Marine base which Jerry had been stationed on during his military career. Since 1997, Jerry has fought for governmental accountability and justice for those poisoned at Camp Lejeune. Jerry has emerged as the biggest leader in the fight for Lejeune victims. Jerry remains known for championing H.R.1742, Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act–also referred to as the Janey Ensminger Act. The act legally established the connection between the contaminated drinking water of Lejeune and illnesses so military families can get the healthcare and support they need should they develop health conditions. President Obama invited Jerry and other Lejeune advocates to the White House when he signed the bill into law in 2012. Since then, Jerry has continued fighting for Lejeune survivors by supporting the 2022 PACT Act for soldiers and Marines developing illnesses after exposure to chemicals from burn pits while stationed in the Middle East and contaminated water while stationed on Camp Lejeune.
Jerry Ensminger at 2012 H.R.1742 signing - https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2012/08/06/president-obama-signs-honoring-americas-veterans-and-caring-camp-lejeune-families-ac
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