Paul Laird II

Paul Laird 2012

Paul Laird II (1/27/1957 – 3/17/2019)

Nickname:  —

Employer during Enewetak Atoll Atomic Cleanup Mission:  Army

Rank:  E-4

Job Title: 62E20 Bulldozer Operator

Unit: 84th Engineer Battalion

Enewetak Atoll TDY Tour:  5/1/1977 – 10/1/1977

Island Lived on at Enewetak Atoll:  Enewetak and Lojwa

Islands Worked on at Enewetak Atoll:  Lojwa

Description of Work Performed:  While living on Enewetak Island, I worked on Lojwa with Advance Party to clear land of vegetation and debris for the base camp’s building slabs and helicopter pad and then moved to Lojwa for Project Cleanup.

Health Challenges which may be related to Radiation Exposure:  —

Comments about Health Challenges: —

Veterans Administration Health Assistance: —

Experiences with the Veterans Administration:  

Current Residence: East Otisfield, Maine

Contributions towards accomplishing Our Current Mission:

Enewetak Atoll Photos:

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Our secondary focus is to urge Congress to change the current laws and recognize soldiers of the atomic cleanup mission as “veterans who participated in radiation-risk activities during active service.”

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9 thoughts on “Paul Laird II”

  1. These are the hardest stories to hear about and share with heavy ..heavy heart’s Of sorrow for the family and friends of our brothers of the Atomic clean up of the Marshall’ Islands..only we no what really happened and we can not let our stories end. God please bless Pauls family and know that he was loved and needed buy us all..Thank you for sharing his life in the manner Paul has done. .THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR. LOVE ..IM SO SORRY FOR WHAT HAD HAPPENED..BUT PROMISE I WILL NOT STOP TELLING OUR STORY TO THE WORLD..BLESS US LORD AS WE ARE YOuR CHILDREN and need your help and guidance..till we meet again Paul…hang loose…surfs up….🏄😄

  2. To the Laird family from my wife Yvonne and I our prayers and condolences are with you. I also served with Paul on Lowja and may God bless!

    Robert&Yvonne

    • God ..thank you for showing love to each of us and our sharing of this love to others …this is a true blessing ..brothers to the end…aloha

  3. I regret to say that Paul Laird has passed away. He was a very Good Man. He was Tried and True. For his and his family’s sake, I am glad that Paul is no longer suffering. It appears as if the joke is on us. We are the ones now suffering from the great loss of Paul, that we are currently enduring. May he Rest in Peace, and may his family find Solace. God Bless them all!

    Sent with Love,
    Jim and Bev Androl

    • God please bless Jim and Bev…and Pauls family. .we are all..on this sinking island of poisons but with this love..we will live again without pain and our love and respect for our ohana…family .Will show others. Grace and our unending. Strength will shine forever..peace and love is stronger than any atomic blast..believe in our story ..tell the world..our heros wil not pass in vain….aloha all. God bless

  4. Prayers and thoughts are with these great men, Mr. Laird,Jeff and others. I am very,very sorry for what you all been through….warm wishes,…..Carol.

  5. Hi Paul, Jeff, and others. I’m a reporter for the New York Times. I’d like to talk to you about the cleanup at the atoll. Please email me at david.philipps@nytimes.com and let’s find a place to talk.

  6. What happened in the Marshall Islands was a crime against humanity. Morally it was as bad as the African slave trade or the Nazi concentration camps. I am very sorry Mr. Laird and thousands of others have become ill from Marshall Islands nuclear weapons tests. Marshall Island cancer cases stem from internal radiation exposure associated with contaminated fugitive dusts.

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