Thank you Mr. Chairman for the invitation to testify before your committee today. I come before you to advocate for the thousands of veterans who served at Fort McClellan in Anniston, Alabama and who are seeking to understand the long-term, severe health impacts they have suffered as a result of that service. Fort McClellan and the neighboring City of Anniston, Alabama have been designated as one of the most polluted sites in the nation. Until its closure in 1999, the base was a U.S. military ch