As a young Marine, I drank the water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Most people will have some understanding of what the first sentence means. Few people, however, will have an appreciation of the ripple effect this and similar “hero” actions to toxics may have on the practice of OHS.

Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) was signed into law on July 29, 2019. Never Forget the Heroes Act provides continuing support for the politically popular James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2011.