Jrodz

I was exposed to JP4 and JP7 fuels for 4 years while working on fuel systems on B52/ KC 135 from 1967 to 1971, when I was stationed overseas there were no safety regulations in the USAF, you just did your job as you were told. Even in the states, no one ever gave us safety briefings, protection, except for white cotten coveralls. We used to spend hours inside the B52 fuel cells without any kind of auxilary respiratory equipment and had to come out of the fuel cells to get fresh air or pass out in the tanks. Now I am seeing the after effects hazardous fuels had on my body. I am reaching out to all those veterans who worked on inflight refueling/ fuel cell shops in the Air Force to come forward and gather information that this exposure to harmful fuels that contain Lead, Benzene and other harmful chemicals is just as dangerous as those veterans that were exposed to Agent Orange. The VA continues to refuse to recognize our plea for disabilities.