Carl,
Hope all is well with you and yours brother. While I was traveling around the country the last couple of years speaking to VFW members on the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, I had comrades and auxiliary asking about PFAS exposure due to the firefighting foam we have all heard about. At the time, I was focused on the Lejeune mission and did not have bandwidth to investigate PFAS and see if there was a path for veterans & families to pursue. I now do.
There is an ongoing multi-district lawsuit against the manufacturers of firefighting foam and other PFAS containing materials used prevalently throughout the country, including on and around military installations, regardless of branch served in. The deadline for filing a suit is coming up in March 2025, and I will not be able to go in the field again like I did with Lejeune, but I am reaching out to dept. VSOs and Adjutants to spread the word and keep an eye out. If I can help, I certainly will, and if not, no worse for the wear. I just want to be sure someone who may have a case finds out of they do or not, rather than leave it on the table.
Appreciate you sharing my email and/or phone number (608) 209-0805 with your Council so if they know/come across anyone who may fit the following criteria:
Pretty straightforward: any veteran or their loved one who has been diagnosed with liver cancer, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, or ulcerative colitis, from the year 2000-present.
Let me know if you have any questions and thanks in advance for getting folks in touch with me to see if I can help em out!
Cheers,
DATE
DIST.
ASSIGNMENT
REPRESENTATIVE
NOTES
5/26/2023
VSO, MVH Bangor
Kimble, Anthony
1/1/2025
Inspector
Saucier, Danford
1/1/2025
Blood Bank, Safety & Drug Abuse
SG Elect
1/1/2025
Chaplain, MOLD, WAA
Woodward, Kevin
1/1/2025
Boy Scouts
Davis, Michael
1/1/2025
Community Activities, Parliamentary, By-Laws
Lambert, Carl
1/1/2025
Service Office
Ware, Cornelis
1/1/2025
SVA
Meuchel, Amy
1/1/2025
Department Color Guard
Carter, Michael
1/1/2025
Americanism/Loyalty Day
McInnis, Michael
1/1/2025
Homeless Veterans, Beals House, Grants
Lane, Jennifer
1/1/2025
NVMS, MVH Augusta, Cemetery Centeral
Armstrong, Christopher
1/1/2025
Legislative, Membership, Finance, MVH Scarborough
SanPedro, Steven
1/1/2025
National Home
Demers, Joel
1/1/2025
Youth
Day, William
1/1/2025
Commanders Special Project
Paul, Charlie
1/1/2025
Buddy Poppy, Bonding
Williams, David
1/1/2025
Credentials, Legislative Asst., PRO
Sawyer, Jared
1/1/2025
MVH Caribou
Watson, Paul
1/1/2025
POW/MIA, Cemetery North
Bouchard, John
1/1/2025
Vets Advisory Togus
Curtis, Brandon
1/1/2025
Cemetery South, Recruiter South
Bachelder, James
1/1/2025
Website
MacWalters, Daniel
1/1/2025
Recruiter North
Doroen, Josh
1/1/2025
Recruiter Central
Steward, Chad
1/1/2025
Ways and Means
1/1/2025
Hospital/VAVS
1/1/2025
Historian
1/1/2025
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