Semper Fi: Always Faithful

Not to be confused with many other movies of the same name.

From 1957 to 1985 the US military dumped toxic waste into the drinking water at Camp LeJune. Many people got cancer and died.

The movie shows various people crying about getting cancer or their loved ones getting cancer and how unfair it all is and how praying for miracles is the best use of their time.

This movie could easily be edited to ten minutes without loss of information.

I feel unsympathetic. These people joined the military knowing full well the military's primary goal is hurting others, not protecting its own. This means exposure to dangerous chemicals. It is part of the job. They volunteered for it in return for a license to kill. The unfairness is children of military personnel paid for their parents' decisions.

Roedy's comment display's a fundamental lack of understanding of the U.S. Marine Corps, as well as all military service. Per his comments about the movie being boring: that is an individual opinion that I don't agree with. However, his comments regarding the motivations of service members, why they signed up, or that their decision to serve should make their children suffer (unsympathetically) is beyond revolting.

Roedy has a deep ignorance of the motivation of military members to serve. I, like many of my fellow Marines, felt a calling to serve, to protect our country, our constitution, and our fellow citizens. I wanted to ensure that we, our children, and their children, would continue to enjoy the freedoms that we were blessed with.

There is a big difference between being shot at or being exposed to chemical weapons from the enemy vs. being unknowingly exposed to toxic chemicals stateside. It's even worse when leaders that you put your faith in break that trust by hiding the facts for years. This movie helps show this injustice, and helps many Marines and their families understand what happened to them.

This is a heartbreaking story for any one to watch much less the daughter of a USMC pilot. Having lived on Camp Lejeune when I was very young with my family (I'm now almost 50) I have had cervical cancer & a radical hysterectomy, My brother has passed from cancer, My child has passed from cancer, My parents both have ailments that are life threatening that have shortened thier life spans starting years ago, my mother had to endure many ... And the list is even longer. This story hit home on soo many levels. I hope and pray every family watches this and feels compelled to make changes! Please look up the website for this documentary. They have soo many resources and information.