Partain, Fontella, Devereaux and others CNN interviewed are all members of "The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten, " which was set up to organize people who believe they have been affected by the contamination.
Among those standing with the President at today's bill signing were Jerry Ensminger, a Marine Corps veteran who has been an advocate for affected families, and Mike Partain, who was born at Camp Lejuene and later developed male breast cancer.