Semper Fis Drink Camp LeJeune Water & Die

The Corps record has been of one that Marines in their mission do not fail

From wresting the city of Derne in 1803 to the liberation of Kuwait

Facing the Marines has meant death, wounding or capture as an enemy’s fate

On the battlefield Marines will charge through the Gates of Hell

Through all manner of deadly shot, bombs and shell

But one battle for which Marines never were trained and has brought deadly ruin

The battle with exposure to unseen deadly toxic chemicals in drinking water at Camp LeJeune

In 33 years a million Marines were to these deadly toxins exposed

Those fortunate to survive in combat watched as cancer death rates among them rose

We all know of the fraud and corruption rampant in the VA

With officials getting bonuses for cooked books and Vets dying due to care delay

Another dirty secret is that VA increasingly medical care for such toxic exposure denies

Anonymous “experts” at the VA allow only 8 percent of the claims as more and more aging Marines from such exposure die

Fortunately, students at Yale Law School are addressing these Marines’ plight

The VA will never know what hit them as these idealistic law students are drawn into this fight

Accountability and  firing are words that in the VA vocabulary cannot be found

The new VA chief has been treading water and this nation is not fulfilling its duties to which it is duty bound

Only way this mess at the VA can ever be fixed is wield against VA officials the firing axe

And provide for vouchers to private sector to get timely care the VA lacks

© December 11, 2015, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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