Did Serving in the Marines Cause Mesothelioma or Pulmonary Disease?
Marine vet with mesothelioma served on U.S.S Valley Forge In recent news about the dangers of asbestos exposure, a former marine, age 80, died of mesothelioma in California, where he was visiting family. The ex-mamrine was born in Underwood, N. D., on April 13, 1928. His health turned rapidly downhill when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma in July 2007. He joined the Marine Corps and served aboard the U.S.S Valley Forge until he was honorably discharged in the early 1950s. After that, he worked on a ranch and farmed 1,900 acres, raising buffalo and Galloway Angus cattle, along with doing veterinary work in the community. As the mesothelioma attorneys in our Asbestos Litigation unit know all too well, marines often worked with Navy crews, which were exposed on a daily basis to asbestos. Marines used Navy aircraft carriers for their base from which to fly fighter-bombers on ship to shore missions. We now know that every branch of the U.S. military, including marines, and many civilian e
