'Giving Soldiers Defective Ear Plugs Was a Betrayal'

'Giving soldiers defective ear plugs was a betrayal'

Hundreds of UK veterans join a legal claim after suffering hearing loss.

Oldbury military vet joins UK lawsuit against US earplugs supplier 3M

An ex Royal Marines commando from the Black Country is among tens of thousands of British military personnel who lost their hearing after being given faulty earplugs made by American firm 3M.

'Giving soldiers faulty ear plugs was a betrayal'

'Giving soldiers faulty ear plugs was a betrayal' When Dave Pettifer was a Royal Marines commando, he fought in the jungle, endured the Arctic tundra and completed three tours of Afghanistan. He faced many threats - but he never thought hearing loss would be one of them. Mr Pettifer, a…