Civilian Exposure Press

When his father passed away from acute leukemia in 2008, Carteret County native Gavin Smith didn’t suspect it was related to toxic exposure. Five years later, he found out it likely was.

Recently, we were invited to join co-hosts David Cory & Richard Hurley on the…

As efforts continue to spread the word and expand the conversation about military base contamination (both domestic and abroad), we were recently contacted for an interview by Warrior Connection, a podcast and show on Progressive Radio Network FM.

Recently, we were approached for an interview on Veterans Radio about the mission and purpose of Civilian Exposure. We talk about Camp Lejeune, the wider issue of contamination on bases all across the country, and about finding justice and recourse for those exposed. Have a listen to the interview with Gavin Smith, Founder and Executive Director of Civilian Exposure.

Watch: Gavin P. Smith, Executive Director and Founder of Civilian Exposure, is asked to comment on the recent VA decision on Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Contamination.

Recently, US Medicine reached out to us regarding the latest developments with Camp Lejeune contamination.  In the article, we were asked about the meaning of a move by the VA to work towards establishing presumptive status for veterans exposed.  Of course, this is a great outcome and much needed for veterans. 

Civilian Exposure was featured on the 5:30p and 6:00p newscasts on WITN 7.  The interview consisted of the founder commenting on the recent VA announcement on Camp Lejeune, as well as sharing the story about his late father.  He also discusses the cause and mission of Civilian Exposure to continue to work on behalf of civilian workers to get the accountability and assistance that they, too, deserve.

CivilianExposure.org founder Gavin P. Smith was invited to participate in an interview aboard the StoryLine Bus, a project in collaboration with the Wake Forest University Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship Center.  The StoryLine Bus is an audio interview studio on wheels, designed to be a traveling interview studio to capture stories of innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship and community and social action.  The StoryLine Bus is part of ECHO, an organization dedicated to fostering trusting relationships and connection (social capital) among diverse people in greater Winston-Salem, NC and beyond.  Through StoryLine, ECHO aims to honor the rich diversity of voices throughout the community and to celebrate history, hopes and common humanity.

In an ongoing mission to raise awareness regarding Camp Lejeune water and soil contamination, one of the goals of CivilianExposure.org is to seek out opportunities to bring more media attention to the issue.  With so many civilian and military personnel exposed from the 1940s to the 1990s, it is imperative that all information be spread through the broadest media outreach possible.  Many have potentially moved or relocated to all parts of the world and may not even be aware of their exposure, recent studies or potential available assistance.