Dallas and the Legacy of War

My parents' generation met the enormous, life-changing challenge of winning WW II and keeping the Soviet wolf from the door during the Cold War. My generation fought in Viet Nam and continues to fulfill a huge responsibility (along with younger persons) for cleaning up the environmental damage done to America by war.
My parents and many of their contemporaries are gone, along with the unique things they knew, felt, and experienced during desparate war times in their lives. But the land they lived upon endures - a scarred inheritance with secrets not yet wholly revealed. As I research the glory years of the Dallas Naval Sation, I see in photos and in my mind missiles poised straight up in the air in fields outside of Dallas; I see pilots being trained, planes repaired, waste buried deep, chemicals dumped in a handy lagoon. Then fast forward to the Viet Nam and Gulf Wars...I see Skyhawk attack planes capable of delivering nuclear weapons at the ready, poised for take off on their flight lines. Sharp lines, edges and a pointy nose like a hawk on Ritalin or radon.
Such courage, conviction, and innovation; though a lack of understanding of the environment- and yes, perhaps a lack of care in view of pressure to act fast and win big.
I read that bodies of water adjoining AF or Navy bases-whether coastal bays or lakes like Mountain Creek-became the military's personal sewer system or toilet. Very gross, though some may find it understandable. But, the time is now; and we must help our parents finish winning their war by cleaning up the land they loved, fought and died for. I feel the call to my part of the battle and I know it's going to cost me; or cost me more later if I wimp out. Being a patriot is not all about war, and it's not all about clamoring about your rights and freedoms. Sometimes patriotism is doing the right thing for others-protecting health and giving future generations their fighting chance. Seems we're all destined for the fight of our lives. I used to think you pick your fight, but now I think the fight picks you. Will you support true clean up of Dallas's toxic sites?