Eyewitnessed: Believe What You Cannot See by Patrick Sims

A cover up of one of the worst environmental disasters in the history of the United States took place at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina from 1957 to 1987. An estimated one million Marines and families were exposed to multiple sources of unregulated chemicals discovered in base drinking water systems. One specific chemical was benzene, a gasoline additive, which is a…

cover up of one of the worst environmental disasters in the history of the United States took place at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina from 1957 to 1987. An estimated one million Marines and families were exposed to multiple sources of unregulated chemicals discovered in base drinking water systems. One specific chemical was benzene, a gasoline additive, which is a carcinogen known to cause cancer. One point one million gallons of gasoline leaked into the drinking water. This has been the subject of at least three congressional hearings over the last few years. Numerous documents containing explosive information have been unearthed.

Another chemical was Trichloroethylene (TCE), a chlorinated solvent in fire extinguishers, aerosol propellants, degreasers, cleaning solutions, paint thinners, pesticides, and glues – to name a few.

Who took on the Defense Department, Congress and powerful special interests on Capitol Hill to expose this needless atrocity?

How has one Marine survived for 30 years with diagnosis of renal failure, kidney dialysis, congestive heart failure, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and various other catastrophic illnesses from his exposure?

In the words of one news reporter, “He was getting ready to fight battles overseas and never dreamed his real fight would come from the water. We were drinking it, cooking in it, bathing in it and just absorbing it through the body.”
Eyewitnessed is inspirational, motivational, and informational – with a tiny bit of humor. Follow one African-American family in this unending saga – coping as victims of the Camp Lejeune contaminated water cover up.

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Five Star Review on Amazon By Kenneth Goff

Patrick Sims is the kind of woman you want on your side when you need the courage to step up for something you believe in that is intrinsically linked to your faith. She inspires me with her courage, dedication and heart-centeredness. Thank you for this courageous story.

About the Author

Patrick Sims was born to a Korean War veteran and a homemaker in the backwoods of Mississippi. Currently, she resides with her veteran husband of 40 years in Oklahoma, where the wind goes sweeping down the plains and the buffaloes roam – for real. She is a proud mother of three daughters, (one deceased veteran in 2015), one son and a very proud grandmother of five girls and six boys.

Media Credits:
– Internationally syndicated ‘X’ Zone Radio/TV Show – Ontario, Canada (frequent guest)
– Darkness Radio KTLK – Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota
– Co-hosted Voice of the Spirit radio broadcast on American Family Radio (AFR)
– Co-hosted Voice of the Spirit television program on Fidelity Communications
– Blog Talk Radio Show Host – Christian Freedom

Patrick is:
– co-founder and President of The KaShanta Sims Foundation
– co-founder and Vice President of Manna Ministries
– administrator for Kingdom Designs and Services
– co-designer of Vida Signature Collections as seen on HSN

Her most enjoyable moments include:
– inspirational/motivational speaking engagements
– Pileha (Pe-lay-uh) concerts (her contemporary, gospel family group)
– writing true stories, and spending time with family

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