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popsdenver

(2,821 posts)
13. A friend of mine
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 05:28 PM
Yesterday

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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Damn.......... Lovie777 Yesterday #1
It's amazing how many construction materials were made from asbestos! 70sEraVet Yesterday #2
Just in a certain type of cement pipe gab13by13 Yesterday #3
When I was in the Navy, I worked on the boilers on the ships. 70sEraVet Yesterday #5
You're very lucky - TBF Yesterday #11
Sorry about your Dad TBF 70sEraVet Yesterday #12
A friend of mine popsdenver Yesterday #13
Oh my goodness - TBF 23 hrs ago #14
Veteran's organizations (VFW, American Legion and DAV) have excellent Reps 70sEraVet 10 hrs ago #21
Sorry about your friend, popsdenver. 70sEraVet 10 hrs ago #20
thx Era Vet popsdenver 5 hrs ago #24
I sailed on two of those ships. I didn't work in the boiler room but I had a friend that GoodRaisin 15 hrs ago #18
A friend of mine once put a damper on a discussion about education RVN VET71 10 hrs ago #22
Like everything else BeneteauBum Yesterday #4
And it costs human lives to do nothing. Shows us what they think of the value of life.... erronis Yesterday #6
Ahhh, but if your Trump, or anyone in congress covered by insurance infullview Yesterday #7
The biggest danger is from inhaling asbestos SCantiGOP Yesterday #8
Your friend could contact the state's department of environmental protection Wicked Blue Yesterday #9
Our water has such a chemical taste to it we no longer drink it or give it to our cats. Fla Dem Yesterday #10
We're pretty lucky PJMcK 19 hrs ago #15
Interesting article from the BBC canetoad 18 hrs ago #16
"Full of Asbestos" BidenRocks 17 hrs ago #17
People seem to have all the money needed to fight fake culture wars but none to fix actual problems. Lonestarblue 11 hrs ago #19
Our water comes off the NYC Aqueduct Historic NY 9 hrs ago #23
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