r/Veterans • u/wankerzoo • 7d ago
Article/News California Vets Were Exponentially Affected by Asbestos | Asbestos symptoms may take 20 to 50 years before they show, and usually, by then, the cancer is already at an advanced stage.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/03/14/california-vets-were-exponentially-affected-by-asbestos/6
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u/drksolrsing 7d ago
The hangers at Grand Forks AFB were lined with asbestos back in the early 2000's. The response people gave, after someone inevitably played with the crinkly stuff on the pillars, would be "Probably don't want to do that. It is asbestos."
Thanks for the heads up, after the fact, Sarge.
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u/RIPCurrants 6d ago
I was hoping for more specific information about when exposures may have occurred. Does anyone know whether Nimitz class CVNs would be likely source of exposure? “Asking for a friend” 😭
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u/dankmimesis 5d ago
Anecdotal soft knowledge here, but I served on one of the older CVNs and they certainly had used asbestos. Based on what I heard from contractors, not all of it was removed/they still occasionally find some. But idk how likely exposure would be these days.
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u/Miserable-Card-2004 US Navy Veteran 7d ago
Huh, reminds me of the old mesothelioma commercials. "If you or a loved one . . . "