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	Posted by Douglas Stringfellow on 04/19/2006 1:39am Looking for anyone involved in the cleanup project in 1977-1978
	Posted by Kevin McCarn on 08/31/2008 4:19am I was there. I was in charge of the laundry guys, ran the surveyors, and managed the PX on Lojwa. 78-79
	Posted by John Polte on 11/07/2008 4:39pm I was at lowja 1979 april- sept. I was on mag boat #4 engineman from acu1-coronado nab base. It was hotter then blazes there, had to wear a badge for radiation. Drank lots of canadian club because i heard the water was contaminated. Im trying to find a robert sosa! my name is John Polte if you have any information on the radiation please let me know. I have had many cancer spots removed. Humm ! could it be related?? It's hush hush ! with the government!
	Posted by John Polte on 11/10/2008 8:46am Hey Doug, i was with acu-1 nab base coronado Ca. en/fn3. I worked in enewetok, and lowja. i ran a mike 8 boat for the navy seal team. mag #4 we dumped contaminated metal, blew up wrecks. i was there in april 1979-oct 1979. i have quite a few pictures and an old shirt i bought in the p x trailer. remember the prime rib,and shrimp dinners.. Im in san Clemente Ca now. i have 4 son's. would like to find a list of everyone that was on the clean up project? hear from you. John Polte... now 55 .... still have my lowja animal hat...
	Posted by Jeffrey Van Wey on 01/15/2009 8:21am I was there from APL 78 to SEP 78. Drove dump truck, was in the "Heavey junk" platoon. Served in Bco 84th in HI 78 to 80
	Posted by Julio Sosa on 02/11/2009 2:28pm Greetings, I was attached to the 84th Cmbt Eng on Lowja. I was acting adjutant on Lowja although I was only a SP5. I was ordered to be last one out from Lowja during Typhoon Mary.
	Posted by Richard Masculine on 07/29/2012 12:10pm well howdy,i spent 6 months on the enewetak cleanup project 78/79,lived on lojwa and worked on enjubi(janet) us army attatched to 84th engeneers,went tdy 179 day out of ft polk,la we started a facebook page for the people invollved in the enewetak project, you can find the link here: https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/120395714769077/
	Posted by Robert Barrall on 07/29/2012 11:34pm Stationed on Enewetak Island 84th eng 3rd shop may 1979 to oct 1979.
	Posted by Robert Barrall on 07/29/2012 11:40pm May name is Bob Barrall Sgt E-5 Army stationed at Enewetak Island. Give me a shout if you know me or were there at the same time, be nice to hear from others.
	Posted by david reed on 03/13/2013 7:22pm to john polte, my name is david reed, i was in enewetak around the same time as you, also with acu-1. i was the engineer on the divers boat pryor to you and was also on one of the lcu's for awhile. that was my second tour there. i too are having trouble with cancer spots on my arms and the va seams to not want to recignize the fact that we were exsposed to radiation. maybe you remember a fellow we called GEEK?
	Posted by Kevin Bartlett on 03/14/2013 5:36pm I was there from Sept. 78 to Feb 79 out of 65th Conmbat Eng. Batt. Schofield Brks in Hawaii and att. to the 84th. Lived on Lowja and worked on Runit drilling and blasting on the reef for the quarrying and driving a dump truck for awhile and at the end working on the containment wall for the dome cap.Can't remember very many names but just joined a group of fellow vets on facebook and posted what pictures I have. I was nicknamed "Caveman".
	Posted by kirt foster on 12/28/2013 8:37am I was there April to Oct. 78. Lojwa Animal had the nickname of "bonehead" good story behind that (btw). Ran hot dirt to Runit aboard MESH 11 which I dubbed Crash 2 due to numerous encounters with coral heads. I was electricuted on Runit, rode the pod of the helicopter down to Fred. Oh yeah, got that cancer thing going on now. All n all, Good Times

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