A senior chief cryptologic technician pipes during the Navy Reserve Center change of command ceremony at U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, Colorado Springs, Aug. 13, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Gilbert Bolibol) During the last century, the U.S. military resorted to asbestos when the World War II war effort demanded accessible materials to mass-produce equipment. Manufacturers wanted to profit from the fibrous mineral, hiding evidence of the health risk emerging from mixing asbestos in products for military properties such as aircraft, vehicles, ships and barracks. Out of all branches, the Navy exploited asbestos the most, putting naval personnel serving on ships built before the 1980s at a high risk of asbestos exposure. However, this fact doesn’t exclude other military bases from being a potential source of asbestos exposure.
The growing number of toxic exposure cases among veterans today reflects the many health risks they faced during service, including asbestos exposure. The consequences of inhaling or ingesting asbestos fibers may threaten many veterans’ health now, especially those who served in the Second World War and the Korean and Vietnam wars. In addition to the hazard of being around various toxic materials, working near asbestos products may have been an added risk to Colorado veterans’ deteriorating health , as diseases caused by toxic exposure are on the rise today. The issue regards Colorado’s veteran population and Denver’s veteran community.
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Colorado is home to six major military installations, including the Air Force Academy, with its 1958 residence in the former Lowry Air Force Base in Denver. The Academy’s first cadet wing consisted of 1,145 students, future airmen of the United States. Another important installation with wartime history is Peterson Space Force Base, set up in 1942 as a response to the hostilities in Europe and to increase its power with multiple military bases all over the country. Asbestos exposure has a devastating effect on veterans’ health
Due to their microscopic size and fibrous structure, airborne asbestos particles can float in the air for hours when disturbed. It’s the white dust many […]
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