James Seaman
Bloomfield, Iowa | Age 70
Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran
James “Jim” Seaman, age 70, of Bloomfield, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020, at the Bloomfield Care Center in Bloomfield, Iowa. He was born December 11, 1949, in Mahaska County, Iowa, the son of Howard and Helen (Finnegan) Seaman.
Jim attended East High School in Des Moines and graduated with the Class of 1968.
After graduating Jim served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.
Following his discharge from the Army, Jim went to work for the Meredith Corporation in Des Moines for several years. He later took a job with Dow Jones at the Wall Street Journal Printing Plant in West Des Moines. He held that position until 2007 when that plant was closed.
Veterans who led on toxic exposure call defense bill passage a critical first step
WASHINGTON A massive defense bill passed by Congress on Friday includes provisions that would require government studies of military toxic exposure among fighter pilots and some of the first forces that deployed after the 9/11 attacks.
Veterans see the approval of those provisions as a significant step that they hope will lead to a recognition by the U.S. government that their illnesses were tied to that service.
The broader legislation faces a veto threat from President Donald Trump over other provisions, and veterans’ advocates hope Congress will override any veto as they also begin working with the incoming Biden administration to keep this year’s momentum on addressing toxic exposure going.