"I am very sad, my son had lost future. And the happening of all these, because we live,be here merely. " Dalinna Braun is sad ground preach.
In her beside, john of 8 years old is enmeshed in his world, repeating a word in children program ceaselessly: "Mark this, what did you do? Mark this, what did you do? What did you do??
▲ Braun family, john (left) the graph occupies Reuter
Other and as numerous as the United States soldier family is same, da Linna ever was taking the child to follow the marital uptown life in martial base. However, be such decision, in letting them be immersed in nightmare from now on...
The housing of U.S. Army base is to protect military family originally, and reality however as it happens is contrary -- military child, by these houses in " lead " poisonning. Recently, a of Reuter investigation that is as long as a year, opened the tremendous crisis that wears in the conceal in residence of U.S. Army base, supervise be short of break park of family of will numerous soldier in huge risk.
Along with army the family encounters lead poisoning
Obstacle of development of 8 years old of children cannot start to talk conversation
Risking danger, kaier Braun ever was in American colonel twice Afghan front enlists in army, he also is awarded medal of two copper star accordingly. Be in twice during deploy, before Braun was received, toward Benningbao martial base holds the position of battalion commander the command of one duty. Base of this peaceful fort military affairs, be located in Zun Zhiya city, it is American army " the home of armor and dogface " .
2011, braun is taking the son John with the wife Da Linna that be pregnant and 10 big months, in the housing of one place family that is moved into base of this peaceful fort military affairs. Cannot think of, this has recieved several generation of officer 80 aged curtilage, became the beginning of nightmare unexpectedly.
Do not move, the John with 18 big months begins constant indescribable Jing sound screams, reject to take food, also be opposite no longer oneself name respond, lost the gift of tongues even, cannot start to talk speech. Be in next in time of nearly one year, the doctor is ceaseless the pathogeny that dug writings brush about: Alvine angina? Shut disease oneself? Be still the infection inside ear? ...
Till 2012 bottom, a phone of paediatrics doctor, revealed truth: Lead poisoning. The development obstacle that John of 2 years old is posed for lead by formal diagnose.
The Dalinna that is informed a result contacts responsible corporation Benning Village to undertake detecting to this old building immediately. Astonishing is, there are 113 places to have plumbic painting at least in the house, if appropriate is handled, the lead that needs to be as high as 26150 dollars reduces a cost. Subsequently, rangbulang moves Benning Village in another old building next door.
The paint graph that the everywhere in Home ▲ Home Dalinna flakes it is thus clear that occupies Reuter
And this, can not offset the price that Braun pays. Nowadays, john of 8 years old needs every year to accept the treatment with high price, he also cannot with with age person euqally normal speech, gregarious.
2014 christmas eve, da Linna is informed, john is in originally in blood the plumbic content that drop, begin to rise again. And the plumbic content in young son blood, although still be in safe value inside, but also rising likewise. That evening, da Linna was taking two children to move the 2nd home of Benningbao. The Braun of the task is carried out in Afghanistan, also ask for leave hastily hurried back come, relocate family.
Nowadays, braun of 46 years old works for the White House in commission of American state safety, the help protects the United States to avoid the effect that suffers all sorts of complex menace. After John's misfortune encounters, come for years, he tries to be mirrorred to the army all the time, u.S. Army base defends in children lead poisoning the failure that go up. If contain the old building that lead paints to get proper monitoring is mixed,safeguard, toxic can avoid completely.
"Children of legionary flagrant so much gets so serious harm. " Braun was in last year army is written in a letter of censorial long office. In the letter, he told about John, and what oneself know is other the toxic incident of hundreds soldier child. However, up-to-date, he still did not get any responses.
Residence of base of many military affairses is poisonous
The whole nation inside 5 years is enrolled in 1050 soldiers child
According to American federal law sets, the quantity that contain lead is in 0.5% above, belong to the coating that contain lead. This kind of coating begins from 1978, already was prohibited selling in the round. However, a lot of old houses that build before this, still contain many lead coating however. According to the view of arrange of American environmental protection, it is the existence of the paint that contain lead only, can not bring risk to the family, but once paint begins metamorphism, can cause a harm. When plumbic coating flakes or becoming dirt, especially dangerous, be in very easily casual by children get down or inspiratory.
The 5 families housing to this Ning Bao base undertakes Reuter detect, result discovery, building of this 5 office all can contact limits in children inside, contain the plumbic coating that harmful degree worsens ceaselessly, among them 58 times what a quantity that contain lead exceeds confederative level even.
Be in not only base of this peaceful fort military affairs, in the paint fragment that drops in the front door of a family of new York West Point, plumbic content also achieved 19 times of federal standard. The United States is the biggest exchequer seat, nuo captures base of Si Bao military affairs, the desquamation that the lanai of daily amuse oneself handles children paints fragment, the quantity that contain lead is as high as 50% , exceeded 100 times of mark fiducial value. Reuter is right 11 families of 7 base of countrywide have a test, have 8 families " there is obvious risk in children game area " .
▲ Reuter and combination of Colombian college researcher to 7 base 11 residences undertake detecting, 8 are in the graph occupies Reuter in danger
Such building, undoubted children in the risk with extremely high park. The medical treatment data that Reuter obtains from the army shows, recently in 6 years, could there be originally only fort base hospital, have at least 31 young child the plumbic content in blood exceeds bid. The clinic data that comes from base of other military affairs shows, 2011-2016 year, fort of fort of gram of Er of Louisiana city wave, Kansan Lai Li, Dekesasi city Hu Debao and Bulisibao, at least 77 children accepted tall blood lead to detect.
Came 2011 between 2016, the Brook that blood of numerous base of responsible processing whole nation detects center of army medical treatment, registered content of more than 1050 lead to exceed mark children.
And this one word, it is an iceberg only probably one horn.
Toxic can you avoid?
Early foregone affection chooses the army to be concealed painstakingly however
John experience, let the public understand first, the poisonous damage of the move is hidden in family of U.S. Army base. And the not open army before this and city health are recorded, and the investigation of Reuter shows, the problem that a few martial base lead of American exceed bid is already old, and the army knows already dawn.
There is how many children to be poisonned after all in base of all military affairs, still not be clear about at present. But Reuter discovery, detect without what lead of any a children exceed bid result, be appeared in the newspaper to come by base hospital relevant and responsible communal and wholesome orgnaization. According to the regulation, the hospital of each city should report to city sanitation authorities all lead exceed bid detect result. When Zun Zhiya city sanitation officer asks Benningbao is offerred again and again detect when the result, sufferred refuse however.
Nowadays, the most family housing in U.S. Army base, do not manage directly by the army, be in charge of by the company of battalion of two family property that cooperates with American army however. Tagging on their advertisement: Let follow army the family enjoys luxury " on guard " the life. It is in base of 100 many military affairses, have soldier of 700 thousand United States and its family member about, solved housing to find a place for through private contractor problem, have 100 thousand 0-5 about among them year old children.
Dana Sackett of the dweller before Benningbao expresses ▲ , building contractor did not solve problem graph actively to occupy Reuter
Could there be originally only fort base, living 2000 children. A memorandum book of company of Villages Of Benning November 2017 shows, in base of this peaceful fort military affairs in 4001 families housing, 2274 is cover " contain the painting that contain lead " .
American army, it is dangerous to also know the conceal in these residences is worn already actually. 2005, an environment that American army releases studies the report points out, in 90 thousand housing of countrywide, 75% do not reach quality or safe level. Still express in the report, the building of this peaceful fort base worsens as quality, children contacts the risk of harmful material to will increase. The department of defense 2016 is censorial long report alludes again, bad maintenance and supervise make military family easy be endangered by general health and safety.
However, the army still overlooks this one serious harm for a long time of purpose however, even deceive oneself. In accepting the 60 people that Reuter interviews, the person that exceeds an in part shows anxiously, once be discovered by army (oneself are accepted interview) , will damage oneself professional career.
This year in April, reuter reporter begins to contact army officer to ask to interview, but be rejected. And after the risk that imparts army and family member base to hide when Reuter, commander of this peaceful fort garrison · take an examination ofing overcomes Clinton this dweller of place of captain Ceng Zhixin, say not well-known public figure is trying to check the plumbic content of the building, suggest they do not give cooperate.
▲ is ignored for a long time and conceal, will pursue in the risk with children huge park by tens of thousands according to Reuter
Meanwhile, the army already began to solve a problem stealthily. Detect when Reuter after the environment that gives Nuokesibao is insecure, contractor announced the lead inside limits of a community reduces a plan instantly.
The army appears a company to express in the satisfy the need in a statement: "We devote oneself to to be in establishment of all military affairs, provide safety and safe environment, it is our soldier, and military relative waits for those who offer top quality to take care of. And military relative waits for those who offer top quality to take care of..
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Xu Huan of Piao of red star journalist is compiled from Reuter
