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Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of these living veterans were exposed to
toxic asbestos-containing materials during military service.
resistance and fireproofing capabilities. In fact, asbestos was so valued that the
military even mandated widespread usage before eventually phasing out the
material in the 1970s.
Most military divisions utilized the caustic substance mainly for insulation
purposes, but more than 300 products containing asbestos were used by the
military, primarily by the Navy from the 1930s through the 1970s. Every ship
and shipyard built by the Navy before the mid-70s was fitted with numerous
asbestos-containing materials.