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The reason that veterans make up such a large portion of the mesothelioma patient population is that in previous years, the military relied upon asbestos for its heat-resistant and fireproof characteristics.  The Navy, the Army, the Air Force, Marines and the Coast Guard all utilized asbestos in nearly every form of transportation, in all electrical wiring, in housing and insulation and a number of other applications.

Asbestos was so heavily used in all military branches from the early 1900s all the way through the middle of the 1970s. Those who served during the years that asbestos was in use were surrounded by the toxic substance on a constant basis, and this is why the mesothelioma rate is so high among this population. Making matters worse, many servicemen left the military but continued working in the same occupations as civilians, exposing them to asbestos even further.