Many of the birds, fish and animals that consume this water, depending on the amount of hazardous chemicals leaked into the pond or stream they drink from, will die quickly or slowly.
"Picture this, that you lived in a community in which your friends slowly started to die all around you and you couldn't get anyone in any position of authority...to pay attention, " said Larry Kramer, a playwright who became one of the foremost anti-AIDS activists.
And the good news for Alpha Company's FRG is that it's now slowly coming back together due to the diligent work of a few women who refused to let it die.