Robert Hardick died at age 69, being a veteran with mesothelioma -a fatal cancer of the linings that he contracted while serving in the U.S. Navy from the 1950s to the 1970s-. Read the rest of this entry »
Korean War Veteran Succumbs to Mesothelioma
May 4th, 2010The name Melvin D. Smotherman of Deerfield, Michigan, was added to the long list of veterans who paid the price of asbestos exposure. Read the rest of this entry »
Aircraft ship dismantled after asbestos discovery
February 19th, 2010An old French navy ship called Clemenceau, known as a ship used for aircraft activities, will be recycled after Able UK passes a deadline for this discussed action that will start sooner than expected. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution in Philippines causes deaths
February 6th, 2010Located in Philippines, Clark Air Base, a former U.S. military base, is now the subject of an environmental issue. Clark Air Base was an important staging area Read the rest of this entry »
Destroyer Officer in the Second World War – Captain John Marrak
January 9th, 2010Capitan John Alexander Marrak was born on February 10 in 1921, in Barnet. He is a respected US Navy veteran, as he joined the US Navy in 1938 as a special entry. At the age of 21 in the year of 1941 he was appointed First Lieutenant Read the rest of this entry »
Mesothelioma death – former US Navy veteran
December 21st, 2009Mesothelioma cancer is a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. It is know to be a deadly disease and if not treated in time, it can be fatal.
The 81 years old, William J. Haines Sr. Read the rest of this entry »
Saipan amphibious assault ship will be scrapped in Texas
December 7th, 2009Final destination for the USS Saipan amphibious assault ship has been established to be in Brownsville, Texas. Workers from International Shipbreaking Ltd. Read the rest of this entry »
USA Asbestos Exposure in Shipyards
November 21st, 2009Workers of the U.S Naval forces, considered the noblest workers in the United States, trough their jobs were exposed permanently to major risks. Read the rest of this entry »
Asbestos Ship Being Scrapped
November 3rd, 2009The amphibious assault ship, known as Saipan is one of the Tarawa-class big –deck gators, has started her last trip to the sea on Wednesday, a trip that will end at the scrap yard. Read the rest of this entry »
Billy Richard Folston Exposed to Asbestos on the Navys’ Ships
October 16th, 2009Billy Richard Folston, an 84 year old born in Arizona, recently passed away after having to fight one of the most severe types of cancer, mesothelioma. After the attack on Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the United States army and performed the basic training cycle at Fort McArthur in San Pedro, California.
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