I'm watching a re-run of the HBO series, "The Pacific" and I never knew why

[Dustlawyer]

25. I gave myself the name "Dustlawyer" because I had spent many years on what is known as

"The Dust Docket." It consisted of tens of thousands of asbestos and silica exposure. I probably presented over 2,000 victims of these diseases for their depositions. These were generally elderly men from WW II era and even some from WW I. These depositions ran through each mans life history, and there was a lot of asbestos exposure in the military back in those days (the asbestos companies knew even then of the harmful affects of asbestos). Many we're reluctant to talk about their time in war. In one two week period I met the 2 most amazing soldiers of my career. One was in the Battle of the Bulge, and numerous others. He had his big toe almost blown off, had them cut a hole in his boot and tape his toe on and wen track out. He then had 6 inches of bayonet shoved into his gut missing all vital organs and went back out. Finally, a 50 cal. took out most of one of his biceps, ending his military career. He had done other great things to earn his Congressional Medal of Honor, but refused to discuss them. The Defense attorneys were mesmerized but knew enough not to press him on the rest. The other man fought in the South Pacific on Iwo Jima. He served with Kaptain Kangaroo (Bob Keshan). I will never forget him saying that they ate, slept, and sh#t in their foxholes b/c there were numerous snipers everywhere. He said he saw a group of guys climbing the side of the mountain and thought they had lost their minds. When he later learned they were planting the flag at Iwo Jima, he said "If I knew then what I know know..." He saved several marines and shot for it. Many amazing stories are sworn to under oath in depositions gathering dust in repositories all over the U.S.A.!