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popsdenver

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13. A friend of mine

Reply to 70sEraVet (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 05:28 PM

Jun 26

worked on Navy Ships during Viet Nam. His job was scraping all the asbestos off old pipes that needed to be repaired or replaced. No Mask or Respirator.........

He contracted? mesothelioma, about ten years after leaving the navy. He was promised, like so many others, a settlement would be made......he died a few months from his lung ailment and still no settlement has been reached.....nearly SIXTY YEARS LATER.....

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Is This Deadly Story Happening Across America [View all] gab13by13 Jun 26 OP

Damn.......... Lovie777 Jun 26 #1

It's amazing how many construction materials were made from asbestos! 70sEraVet Jun 26 #2

Just in a certain type of cement pipe gab13by13 Jun 26 #3

When I was in the Navy, I worked on the boilers on the ships. 70sEraVet Jun 26 #5

You're very lucky - TBF Jun 26 #11

Sorry about your Dad TBF 70sEraVet Jun 26 #12

A friend of mine popsdenver Jun 26 #13

Oh my goodness - TBF Jun 26 #14

Veteran's organizations (VFW, American Legion and DAV) have excellent Reps 70sEraVet Jun 27 #21

Sorry about your friend, popsdenver. 70sEraVet Jun 27 #20

thx Era Vet popsdenver Jun 27 #24

I sailed on two of those ships. I didn't work in the boiler room but I had a friend that GoodRaisin Jun 27 #18

A friend of mine once put a damper on a discussion about education RVN VET71 Jun 27 #22

Like everything else BeneteauBum Jun 26 #4

And it costs human lives to do nothing. Shows us what they think of the value of life.... erronis Jun 26 #6

Ahhh, but if your Trump, or anyone in congress covered by insurance infullview Jun 26 #7

The biggest danger is from inhaling asbestos SCantiGOP Jun 26 #8

Your friend could contact the state's department of environmental protection Wicked Blue Jun 26 #9

Our water has such a chemical taste to it we no longer drink it or give it to our cats. Fla Dem Jun 26 #10

We're pretty lucky PJMcK Jun 26 #15

Interesting article from the BBC canetoad Jun 26 #16

"Full of Asbestos" BidenRocks Jun 27 #17

People seem to have all the money needed to fight fake culture wars but none to fix actual problems. Lonestarblue Jun 27 #19

Our water comes off the NYC Aqueduct Historic NY Jun 27 #23