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Semper Fi: Always Faithful: Ensminger's Tribeca Film on a Marine Corps Cover-Up

Up to a million soldiers and their families were secretly exposed to poisonous water at Camp Lejeune—including Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger and his daughter, Janey, who died at 9 of leukemia. He tells his story in a riveting documentary premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, and talks to Lloyd Grove about fighting the Marine Corps brass through Congress, his family's devastating breakup, and his daughter's legacy.

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