WARNING TO ANY BUYERS: Be advised that the Chemical School was there, as well. Back in '82, after having completed 4x4 training in the M151A2 trucks, a few men from our platoon were tasked with clearing brush. They were hospitalized after large blisters appeared on their arms and torsos. They had been exposed to a persistent chemical warfare blister agent. I also heard from a fellow MP that he had been exposed to a nerve agent at Ft. McClellan. Whether that one is an exaggeration; I do not know; but I personally saw the blisters on the guys after they returned from the hospital. It's no joke. It seems this stuff was taken up in the foliage or remained in the soil. This would be a good thing for a buyer to know. Another huge issue is associated with polluted drinking water, which I think was one of the reasons for shuttering the fort. Many stationed there developed adverse health effects. I woke up one day vomiting blood - body temperature over 104 degrees - and was also hospitalized for a few days.
I can’t believe there are still people who say that Fort McClellan isn’t “toxic”. It is like the one girl in 10 who didn’t get pregnant after being promiscuous for years saying “Well I didn’t get pregnant so that means anyone who did get pregnant is lying”. Sorry for the analysis but the ignorance is getting to be a little too much.
I finished OSUT in 1985 at age 20. Six months later my strange health issues began. Rated 70%/100% p&t by my late 30's. I'm convinced it's a toxic base. There's too many of us for them to open a registry, or they'll wait until most of us are dead.
Congrats to you on your 70. I was deemed permanent and total from Social Security but no luck VA. It takes everything I make to keep me this side of the green. Shame on the government....the last update I heard was years ago and the plan was to build nursing homes on site. Wonders never cease. MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
@@snooping4us so sorry to hear that. Keep appealing, never give up!! I had help by a wonderful worker (now retired) at my VSO office. Never needed to hire a lawyer for anything, got SSDI the second time applying. I mainly have neurological issues. Something happened there; not everyone is affected, maybe some are less sensitive or not as susceptible, or had less exposure to the chemicals.
@@snooping4us so sorry to hear that. Keep appealing, never give up!! I had help by a wonderful worker (now retired) at my VSO office. Never needed to hire a lawyer for anything, got SSDI the second time applying. I mainly have neurological issues. Something happened there; not everyone is affected, maybe some are less sensitive or not as susceptible, or had less exposure to the chemicals.
I was there in 1983-84 for Basic and MP School. A co 12 2nd plt. Brings back so many memories and things I haven’t thought about since April 4, 1984 that’s when I left for US Army Europe. I do have fond memories of Anniston.
TOXIC WASTE DUMP: THE MAGIC FENCE PROTECTED THE SOLDIERS APPARENTLY because we got nothing BUT ANNISTON GOT OVER $600,000,000.00., but those stationed at Ft. McClellan get nothing, not even recognition BECAUSE ALL FROM 1930-1999 would be eligible for some type compensation!
TOXIC WASTE DUMP: THE MAGIC FENCE PROTECTED THE SOLDIERS APPARENTLY because we got nothing BUT ANNISTON GOT OVER $600,000,000.00., but those stationed at Ft. McClellan get nothing, not even recognition BECAUSE ALL FROM 1939-1999 would be eligible for some type compensation!
Exactly. I was born in Anniston. When people say the illnesses from Fort McClellan. Anniston Army Depot and Monsanto are urban legends it disgusts me. I lived the story. My family and friends lived the story. It is a real story….heartache and all…inconvenient as it is to some who were lucky enough not to get sick.
I was just there last month (3/2024), but attended MP OSUT in 1984. I saw a company called "extreme concepts" had some obviously old signs along the perimeter of the MP BN fencing. However, there were some modern mobile camera trailers inside the fence to discourage any trespassers.
Is McClellan more toxic than Lejeune? We'll probably never know. I lived in those newer buildings for OSUT in 1985, E-12. Why would they enclose them with fencing and let them decay?? My weird health issues began within 6 months of leaving there for my first duty station.
Yup Bravo 795 July 1987 and then back again in 88 89 for SRT school not a bad place other then im guessing the toxicity that probably gave me digestive disorder..
I was there for basic training in late 1996. It was such a beautiful place, have always wanted to go back & see it again. Beginning to think times running out. Hope they can freshen up but keep some of the history.
Did my Basic and AIT there in 1979 this post was a designated Post for training of Military Police officers 95B, and Corrections Specialists 95C. I trained in Bravo Company and have pictures when it was a picture of Beauty and Pride, how could our government allow it to turn into this.
It., like so many other bases, was closed due to BRAC. The MP school and chemical school relocated to Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Rumors of McClellan being toxic have never been supported and it is now a very active base.
I did Basic and AIT there for MP school in 91. Then off to Germany for 5 years. Sad to see that both my MP school and my station in Germany have been closed now.
its listed i believe as one of the most highly contaminated places in the USA In 1999, Fort McClellan was officially closed under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC). Its history, however, left an indelible mark, as over 600,000 service members had been exposed to a range of toxic substances during their time at the base.
Agent Orange, Many of those like myself who were stationed there have suffered from the toxins and have, to this day, never gotten any compensation. The only ones who may have been taken care of were the people who lived close by in the town, and the rest, like so many things our government is good about doing swept under the rugs..@@chrisbennett1037
It closed because the base was toxic but it's not beat around the Bush about this s***. I'm sick because I lived in that f****** base. How can you say you serve there and not know about this.
@@you2angel1 Exactly. It couldn't be cleaned up without massive expense, they're kicking the can down the road, but is it safe enough to be used for anything? Ft Mc 91-92
@@awg7068 86-89 Military Brat. Thank you for your service. I don't think so. The base was practically new & much from has gone into disrepair. That a lot of money invested to leave & relocate to Fort Leonardwood Missouri. Can't imagine them selling the base because there's always something & Fort McClellan is no different. I'm rather surprised that they're trying to sell it especially with so much of the infrastructure still standing. Aniston is considered the second most dangerous city in America and it used to be called the jewel of America. Horrific kept complications for those who live there. The racial demographics is sad with Majority of the citizens being African American who own land as property. However due to the toxicity they live in poverty. Something aint right. Someone up in the chain of command is doing s*** that they're not supposed to, possibly Alabama's congressional map has something to do with it. I'm guessing if the Army couldn't salvage that base nothing can. This whole situation seems strange to me very unorthodox.
I said the short main reason was. Yes I knew about the chemical dangers. I was there a total of over 8 years. I too was effected by the toxic environment. Breathing and lung issue. Early diabetics. Yes the Army and VA are starting to come around but it is to late for many.
@@you2angel1 TOXIC WASTE DUMP: THE MAGIC FENCE PROTECTED THE SOLDIERS APPARENTLY because we got nothing BUT ANNISTON GOT OVER $600,000,000.00., but those stationed at Ft. McClellan get nothing, not even recognition BECAUSE ALL FROM 1939-1999 would be eligible for some type compensation!
For selling Snake Oil I'm sure she does. She sucks at giving the news but she's pretty d*** convincing trying to make a piece of c*** look good. Hey this place is great never mind all the documented exposure that is at Fort MacToxin. So toxic that women were having miscarriagesands. Military and their family's are burdened with healthailments do to the exposure that is in that base.
I was in E787 MP, 3rd PLT from 26JUL-30NOV88, then to Germany for Active. McClellan was a blur, but seeing what it's become is sad really. This video is a year old, so I wonder what McClellan looks like now. Also, I don't have health issues from being there, so I guess I'm blessed in that respect.
B-40 in '88 and A-795 in '89 Two long hot Summers! Sores that never heal, arthritis in legs neck and back. I never considered that it might be related 😮😮
@@you2angel1 TOXIC WASTE DUMP: THE MAGIC FENCE PROTECTED THE SOLDIERS APPARENTLY because we got nothing BUT ANNISTON GOT OVER $600,000,000.00., but those stationed at Ft. McClellan get nothing, not even recognition BECAUSE ALL FROM 1939-1999 would be eligible for some type compensation!
Contrary to urban legends, Fort McClellan was closed due to the massive Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) not contamination. Soldiers, NCOs and officers who served multiple, two to three year assignments on McClellan show no signs of contamination and, in fact, they have annual reunions on post. There are dozens of tenant units, families and other organizations on base every day.
It's not a urban legend it was closed in part because it was declared a Massive Federal Cleanup site..There was the Reserves allowed back on post after the 3-4 year cleanup.
Such ignorance. I’m sorry. I grew up in Anniston and spent 7 years living in a house just across the highway from Fort McClellan as a child. There is no urban legend. However, there are people who speak on this subject who have a fantasy take on it all.
@@missyfreeman5169 if you do a web search for "1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission" you will see that Fort McClellan, along with about 16 other bases, were closed because of BRAC. There are plenty of groups on FaceBook full of veterans trying to scam disability payments out of the government but none of them spent more than 4 months on base. The permanent party vets don't make any such claims. FYI, there is no such title as "Massive Federal Cleanup site". You may be thinking of a superfund site but Fort McClellan isn't one of those either.
@@Staticjumper you have incorrect information. The troops who are more sensitive or got more exposure to whatever chemicals that pollute Fort McClellan, are the ones who were sickened. The illnesses are real, and thousands are affected (or are dead). They conducted a massive environmental cleanup of Ft. Mac. There's never been a registry for the sick military members, probably because Congress knows how that went with Camp Lejeune; the cost to the government was staggering. Is McClellan more toxic than Lejeune? The PACT Act only "requires the VA to conduct an epidemiological study on the health trends of veterans who served at Fort McClellan at any time during the period beginning January 1, 1935, and ending May 20, 1999."
WARNING TO ANY BUYERS: Be advised that the Chemical School was there, as well. Back in '82, after having completed 4x4 training in the M151A2 trucks, a few men from our platoon were tasked with clearing brush. They were hospitalized after large blisters appeared on their arms and torsos. They had been exposed to a persistent chemical warfare blister agent. I also heard from a fellow MP that he had been exposed to a nerve agent at Ft. McClellan. Whether that one is an exaggeration; I do not know; but I personally saw the blisters on the guys after they returned from the hospital. It's no joke. It seems this stuff was taken up in the foliage or remained in the soil. This would be a good thing for a buyer to know. Another huge issue is associated with polluted drinking water, which I think was one of the reasons for shuttering the fort. Many stationed there developed adverse health effects. I woke up one day vomiting blood - body temperature over 104 degrees - and was also hospitalized for a few days.
I can’t believe there are still people who say that Fort McClellan isn’t “toxic”. It is like the one girl in 10 who didn’t get pregnant after being promiscuous for years saying “Well I didn’t get pregnant so that means anyone who did get pregnant is lying”. Sorry for the analysis but the ignorance is getting to be a little too much.
I finished OSUT in 1985 at age 20. Six months later my strange health issues began. Rated 70%/100% p&t by my late 30's. I'm convinced it's a toxic base. There's too many of us for them to open a registry, or they'll wait until most of us are dead.
Congrats to you on your 70. I was deemed permanent and total from Social Security but no luck VA. It takes everything I make to keep me this side of the green. Shame on the government....the last update I heard was years ago and the plan was to build nursing homes on site. Wonders never cease. MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
@@snooping4us so sorry to hear that. Keep appealing, never give up!! I had help by a wonderful worker (now retired) at my VSO office. Never needed to hire a lawyer for anything, got SSDI the second time applying. I mainly have neurological issues. Something happened there; not everyone is affected, maybe some are less sensitive or not as susceptible, or had less exposure to the chemicals.
@@snooping4us so sorry to hear that. Keep appealing, never give up!! I had help by a wonderful worker (now retired) at my VSO office. Never needed to hire a lawyer for anything, got SSDI the second time applying. I mainly have neurological issues. Something happened there; not everyone is affected, maybe some are less sensitive or not as susceptible, or had less exposure to the chemicals.
I was there in 1983-84 for Basic and MP School. A co 12 2nd plt. Brings back so many memories and things I haven’t thought about since April 4, 1984 that’s when I left for US Army Europe. I do have fond memories of Anniston.
A12 July 77
And many poor soldiers are still sick and screwed for life!
Yes, sir! You are correct!
Yes sir! You are correct.
I was in B-10, MP School in Mar 77'. These barracks were brand new and we were the first folks to live in them.
I lived in those newer buildings in 1985. Toxic base. They put up fencing and let those buildings decay...why?
It is toxic. Soldiers and civilians who spent even a short time there have horrific health issues.
TOXIC WASTE DUMP:
THE MAGIC FENCE PROTECTED THE SOLDIERS APPARENTLY because we got nothing BUT ANNISTON GOT OVER $600,000,000.00., but those stationed at Ft. McClellan get nothing, not even recognition BECAUSE ALL FROM 1930-1999 would be eligible for some type compensation!
TOXIC WASTE DUMP:
THE MAGIC FENCE PROTECTED THE SOLDIERS APPARENTLY because we got nothing BUT ANNISTON GOT OVER $600,000,000.00., but those stationed at Ft. McClellan get nothing, not even recognition BECAUSE ALL FROM 1939-1999 would be eligible for some type compensation!
As well as Anniston
Exactly. I was born in Anniston. When people say the illnesses from Fort McClellan. Anniston Army Depot and Monsanto are urban legends it disgusts me. I lived the story. My family and friends lived the story. It is a real story….heartache and all…inconvenient as it is to some who were lucky enough not to get sick.
Yes, I am one of them, are you?
I was just there last month (3/2024), but attended MP OSUT in 1984. I saw a company called "extreme concepts" had some obviously old signs along the perimeter of the MP BN fencing. However, there were some modern mobile camera trailers inside the fence to discourage any trespassers.
I hope you wore a gas mask and protective clothing....horrible exposures. I was there 1975.
Is McClellan more toxic than Lejeune? We'll probably never know. I lived in those newer buildings for OSUT in 1985, E-12. Why would they enclose them with fencing and let them decay?? My weird health issues began within 6 months of leaving there for my first duty station.
E-787 1987, went back in 1990 and then again in 1993, always liked that post, it was like going back to your high school.
Yup Bravo 795 July 1987 and then back again in 88 89 for SRT school not a bad place other then im guessing the toxicity that probably gave me digestive disorder..
For some of us, the buildings shown were not there yet when we were stationed at Fort McClellan.
I went to Basic and MP school in 79. 10th MP, Co B OSUT (One Station Unit Training). The barracks reminded me of A Clockwork Orange.
I was there for basic training in late 1996. It was such a beautiful place, have always wanted to go back & see it again. Beginning to think times running out. Hope they can freshen up but keep some of the history.
I was there for basic training from June98 - Nov98.
Me too! 3rd platoon wolfhounds
My basic was July August 1975. UGH
Did my Basic and AIT there in 1979 this post was a designated Post for training of Military Police officers 95B, and Corrections Specialists 95C. I trained in Bravo Company and have pictures when it was a picture of Beauty and Pride, how could our government allow it to turn into this.
Gonna be a Movie Studio bought buy Katt Williams
I was there in '97 for basic. I am always sad to see how McClellan was treated after it was closed.
Me to
Toxic Fort McClellan Google it.
As an Anniston native I’m always sad to learn of how many people Fort McClellan made sick. Including me. Anniston was beautiful just highly toxic.
@@CherLynn_Shares_Truths Me, too. Always healthy, but not after living in those newer buildings in 1985. Toxic base.
I can't understand why such a nice and historical place has to be abandoned in the first place...
It's toxic.
Many soldiers & their families are sick because of what they were exposed to while living on that base.
I am one of those soldiers who is sick from being there. Plenty of my friends are also very ill.
It., like so many other bases, was closed due to BRAC. The MP school and chemical school relocated to Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Rumors of McClellan being toxic have never been supported and it is now a very active base.
It had toxic water. People that served got sick
@@StaticjumperIt isn’t rumors.
C-10 August- December 1981.
Katt Williams is the new owner!
I was there in 82. There is word that there are toxins and chemical areas on the property..
I did Basic and AIT there for MP school in 91. Then off to Germany for 5 years. Sad to see that both my MP school and my station in Germany have been closed now.
Kat Williams purchased it
I hope it doesn't have the toxic elements that others had mentioned
😮 I can't believe they close fort McClellan that's where I took my basic training what was wrong that they would close such an important post
Fort McToxin
Contamination at Super Fund levels.
its listed i believe as one of the most highly contaminated places in the USA In 1999, Fort McClellan was officially closed under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC). Its history, however, left an indelible mark, as over 600,000 service members had been exposed to a range of toxic substances during their time at the base.
Agent Orange, Many of those like myself who were stationed there have suffered from the toxins and have, to this day, never gotten any compensation. The only ones who may have been taken care of were the people who lived close by in the town, and the rest, like so many things our government is good about doing swept under the rugs..@@chrisbennett1037
@@chrisbennett1037 And yet the VA still refuses that we had any toxic exposure there. Many of us will be fighting the VA until we die.
I don't have a good feeling about the new owners or it's intent!
Me neither. It's a toxic waste dump.
FT McClellan was closed do to no expansion room. That is the short main reason. It was one of the best duty stations in the US Army.
It closed because the base was toxic but it's not beat around the Bush about this s***.
I'm sick because I lived in that f****** base. How can you say you serve there and not know about this.
@@you2angel1 Exactly. It couldn't be cleaned up without massive expense, they're kicking the can down the road, but is it safe enough to be used for anything? Ft Mc 91-92
@@awg7068 86-89 Military Brat. Thank you for your service.
I don't think so. The base was practically new & much from has gone into disrepair. That a lot of money invested to leave & relocate to Fort Leonardwood Missouri.
Can't imagine them selling the base because there's always something & Fort McClellan is no different. I'm rather surprised that they're trying to sell it especially with so much of the infrastructure still standing.
Aniston is considered the second most dangerous city in America and it used to be called the jewel of America. Horrific kept complications for those who live there. The racial demographics is sad with Majority of the citizens being African American who own land as property. However due to the toxicity they live in poverty.
Something aint right. Someone up in the chain of command is doing s*** that they're not supposed to, possibly Alabama's congressional map has something to do with it.
I'm guessing if the Army couldn't salvage that base nothing can. This whole situation seems strange to me very unorthodox.
I said the short main reason was. Yes I knew about the chemical dangers. I was there a total of over 8 years. I too was effected by the toxic environment. Breathing and lung issue. Early diabetics. Yes the Army and VA are starting to come around but it is to late for many.
@@you2angel1 TOXIC WASTE DUMP:
THE MAGIC FENCE PROTECTED THE SOLDIERS APPARENTLY because we got nothing BUT ANNISTON GOT OVER $600,000,000.00., but those stationed at Ft. McClellan get nothing, not even recognition BECAUSE ALL FROM 1939-1999 would be eligible for some type compensation!
Basic/AIT 1991 Did Basic with B Co 795th and AIT in the old WAC barracks B Co 84th Chem BN
Pam looks amazing!
For selling Snake Oil I'm sure she does.
She sucks at giving the news but she's pretty d*** convincing trying to make a piece of c*** look good. Hey this place is great never mind all the documented exposure that is at Fort MacToxin.
So toxic that women were having miscarriagesands. Military and their family's are burdened with healthailments do to the exposure that is in that base.
I was in E787 MP, 3rd PLT from 26JUL-30NOV88, then to Germany for Active. McClellan was a blur, but seeing what it's become is sad really. This video is a year old, so I wonder what McClellan looks like now. Also, I don't have health issues from being there, so I guess I'm blessed in that respect.
I was there in July and have some pics on my Instagram
B-40 in '88 and A-795 in '89
Two long hot Summers!
Sores that never heal, arthritis in legs neck and back. I never considered that it might be related 😮😮
I was there 97-98 basic and AIT MP Delta Co
It's crazy to know now that it was Katt Williams that purchased it.
Maybe they can use it for a water treatment plant. 😎
Don't drink the water!!
Whats the latest on this? Any updates?
Katt Williams is allegedly the new owner as of Nov.2024.
Katt Williams purchased it to turn it into a movie studio
@@NEEKZ81 HELL YEAH!! At least its not getting tore down!
Id wouldn't get to excited until i see who the new owners are
We lived there 1973-1975 (3rd-5th grade)@my dad was male drill instructor for the Wacs.Army brat
Chemical DUMP near old pond by runway airport on post.
Turn it into a school. That's what it was. It has the kitchen facilities and the barracks could be repurposed as classrooms.
Except it's a toxic place. Why would they enclose those newer barracks with fencing and let them decay? They knew. And therefore couldn't sell them.
D-11 Feb-Jun 82…
They make homes for homeless veterans
more for FEMA...
So whos buying it china's
Chinese aren't that stupid.
Probably some MEGA home developer so I knew generation can get sick and die from the toxic poisoning in the ground.
@@you2angel1 TOXIC WASTE DUMP:
THE MAGIC FENCE PROTECTED THE SOLDIERS APPARENTLY because we got nothing BUT ANNISTON GOT OVER $600,000,000.00., but those stationed at Ft. McClellan get nothing, not even recognition BECAUSE ALL FROM 1939-1999 would be eligible for some type compensation!
Exactly.
Toxic waste land
Contrary to urban legends, Fort McClellan was closed due to the massive Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) not contamination. Soldiers, NCOs and officers who served multiple, two to three year assignments on McClellan show no signs of contamination and, in fact, they have annual reunions on post. There are dozens of tenant units, families and other organizations on base every day.
Then explain the thousands that got sick from serving there? Many ex soldiers died due to the contaminated water! Stop lying and search the truth
It's not a urban legend it was closed in part because it was declared a Massive Federal Cleanup site..There was the Reserves allowed back on post after the 3-4 year cleanup.
Such ignorance. I’m sorry. I grew up in Anniston and spent 7 years living in a house just across the highway from Fort McClellan as a child. There is no urban legend. However, there are people who speak on this subject who have a fantasy take on it all.
@@missyfreeman5169 if you do a web search for "1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission" you will see that Fort McClellan, along with about 16 other bases, were closed because of BRAC. There are plenty of groups on FaceBook full of veterans trying to scam disability payments out of the government but none of them spent more than 4 months on base. The permanent party vets don't make any such claims. FYI, there is no such title as "Massive Federal Cleanup site". You may be thinking of a superfund site but Fort McClellan isn't one of those either.
@@Staticjumper you have incorrect information. The troops who are more sensitive or got more exposure to whatever chemicals that pollute Fort McClellan, are the ones who were sickened. The illnesses are real, and thousands are affected (or are dead). They conducted a massive environmental cleanup of Ft. Mac. There's never been a registry for the sick military members, probably because Congress knows how that went with Camp Lejeune; the cost to the government was staggering. Is McClellan more toxic than Lejeune?
The PACT Act only "requires the VA to conduct an epidemiological study on the health trends of veterans who served at Fort McClellan at any time during the period beginning January 1, 1935, and ending May 20, 1999."