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we supported lima site 11 in paske laos and were the main relay tropo communications station between vietnam and thailand. At one point, he was picked up by the Jolly Green Giants. Nevada VA hospital. Although I have acquired a variety of medical ailments over the years (heart issues, type 2 diabetes), I dont believe I had significant AO exposure related to my duties there, based on my reading of this. On December 24th, 1975, I began four months of Hell while defecating 10-20 times per day while continually bleeding from the strain. Stationed at 442 Signal Battalion (LL) Warin Thailand in 1970 as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic. Looking for anyone who may have served with Jackie Cash USAF, Mechanic Crew Chief 1965-1966 loading and unloading barrels of agent orange and flying spraying missions over nam. 3. your physician can state your illnesses, like chf, diabetes, PTSD, tinnitus, any of the presumptive illnesses on the VA forms or in a letter. We worked a 12 on 12 off shift with a two day break then shift change. He has a lot of health issues and cant remember. Still searching, so If anyone has some evidence. Japan and their photo lab arrived at Don Muang. I know of no four sappers ever being killed by a augmentee. Couldnt talk of it. Clean up crew 51st. Three T-28 Trojans taxi at Udorn. I have a very rare blood disorder and have to take very strong meds to survive, I remember asking the guys what they were spraying all over the compound and the answer was for bugs!!! aircrew member on an EC121 Rivet Top aircraft. I performed a variety of duties (assembled bombs including laser guided worked at the bomb dump as well as the bomb/flare/rocket build-up areas at a fenced-in perimeter location, and delivered various munitions to F4s on the flight line as well as flares and 20mm rounds to AC130 Spectre aircraft). Just the fact that most of us traveled to the City of Korat at least weekly for something to do would make it fair to say we got exposed to the stuff. Battled neuropathy in my legs forever. My request has been at the Board of Veterans Appeals since 9/17/2019 with 48,444 appeals ahead of me as of 11/06/2022. have type 2 Diabetes Prostate cancer skin cancer arthritis heart disease (NOTE: Prior to my assignment at Ubon, there were two Sapper Attacks and during my assignment, there was one such incident.) Some stories about the impact of Agent Orange can be heard firsthand by way ofthe Library of Congress Veterans History Project, which contains interviews with Vietnam War veterans. I understand there were two places where they had computers on the Korat base. I am fully disabled now to due my back injuries. The aircraft was flown by Capt. unless clearly stated otherwise. There was no vegetation, a lot of red clay that indicated all the trees and bushes had been removed. Some aircraft carry nosearts which means that the photo must have been taken in 1967 (Thanks to Rodney Trimble). Any records on the flight routes would be helpful. Bud Snyder: Any info/maps showing the location/flightline of the US NAVY P3 patrol squadron detachment My father was stationed at Takhli from Jul 69-Jul 70. She asked me if I was in the military during the Vietnam war. the lima site was attacked by rockets in 1971 while i was there. Serviced at Camp Friendship 1970 1971 442nd Signal(microwave tech) on the perimeter of Friendship and Korat AFB. our base was clear of all vegatation, but surrounded by thick forested jungle. Counted 20 drums on one trip. Several years ago I met a CIA analyst who during our chat told me served at Udorn as an Air Force enlisted man. Needs help please. Jailing some who died there days later. If anyone is having issues I would like information. I just filed a claim for hypothyroidism due to agent orange. My brother David Chavira Jr was an Air Force communications specialist who was posted at Udorn from 1969 to 1970. Any type of work other than my assigned AFAC. Walt C passed away 2020 from intestinal cancer. Since 2000 I have found a great passion. Have heart problems,prostate problems, pre diabetes etc.who knows what else. We finally have the government say we were exposed to Agent Orange. Due to my duties while I was there I was in and out of the jungle, plus I stayed in a hooch that had a wooden board walkway to the latrine. Thank you, I was stationed in Ubon, Thailand. I just received a VA letter dated Feb 6, 2023 that states If you were previously denied for disability compensation benefits, you may now be eligible and are encouraged to apply if you performed covered service in the following locations during the specified timeframes: Thailand at any U.S. or Royal Thai base during the period beginning Jan 9, 1962 and ending June 30, 1976, regardless of where on the base you were located or what specialty you performed. How can I contact people who have left a comment? I was with the 601 Photo Squadron, if anyone else was in the unit or in NKP during that time you are more than welcome to Contact me Thanks for your service and Welcome home, Jerry Bruns since you worked on the trim pad, can we talk about how close the pad was to the perimeter? This veteran says he personally mixed and sprayed the defoliant along the flight lines, barracks, and along the perimeter the base..His case was approved and his testimony was credible. In my opinion you NEED a good attorney schooled in the law and in dealing with the VA. The way my research has shown, all servicemen that flew out of Travis AFB by commerical travel stopped in Viet Nam and had to get off plane for refueling, my case I switched planes to military aircraft. NKP 1966. They sprayed some kind of Herbicide around the perimeter at NKP and 2 weeks later everything was dead. Since the 1970,s I have had Chronic liver disease, not rated by the VA as due to Agent Orange. Thanks, Jin A, I hit the jackpot, I was in Thailand Feb 72 to Feb 73, assigned to the 307th FMS at UTapao, and 90 days TDY to Korat to the 4104th Air Refueling Provisional. Thank you for all this great blog. The eyewitness accounts also claim this was the standard route to the air bases in Thailand. Will I get it, who knows? Please share. My career field was supply administration but on arrival, I was attached to security forces as an augmented member for the first four months. 2) You served as a security policeman, patrol dog handler, security police . ALSO FLEW TO UBON, UDORN, U-TAPAO AND SOME OBSCCURE ARMY AIRFIELD WITH A BLOWN ENGINE. I spent four to six hours a day in Da Nang or Bien Hoa. And Bangkok . have fingers crossed but at 75 believe my time running out. Agent orange was used at the Depot to clear vegetation around the ammunition storage areas and fence line. Any info would be appreciated. I agree with the #1 person on this blog! The film features footage of various US Air Force fighter jets, including the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, and the North American T-28th Trojan. Doug. What dont they want me to know? Facilities such as the control tower, headquarters, living quarters, and others are indicated, but the officialperimeter of the base of is not clearly discernible. Was volunteeredto crew a ORH C-123 through UDorn eventually to Buen Hoa and others in Vietnam. With the help of a legal team, I was granted 60% disability for Ischemic Heart Disease in July 2008, after numerous denials. I have one picture taken in 1974 on 5060 showing a couple parked P3s. They just do not want to part with the money. The maps that I have shows the flightline, NCO housing, Mars Station (used a lot wife pregnant) and my jogging pretty much covered being within that 500 meter no safe zone. I believe I was in the 379th Signal Battalion while in Sattahip. Beneath a wonderful photo taken over the ramp of Udorn, showing the F-104 operations flightline. Some are off base around Korat. Routinely, F-4s (bombers) air refueled beforeand sometimes aftervisiting the target area. been denied 3 times, My dad was part of the 6010 wild weasles and was stationed in Takhli and Korat from July 70-July 71. I also served as augumentation duty at Ubon any help on this will be highly appreciated. If you were there you were in contact with agent orange. Commit by VA, there was no agent orange used in NKP. It has the call number of G8025 s50 .U5. "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. We stayed in concrete barracks. I have to prove that he was exposed to Agent Orange and Im not sure how to go about doing that. @ Hellolooking for Mike Duncan (6908 security squadron in 74-75) who made a post on 11.02.20 regarding AO. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); These blogs are governed by the general rules of respectful civil discourse. Our barracks were out next to the perimeter. Fenced in compound back fence the base perimeter. I had a massive heart attack. Lois. 1,816 2 0 McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II. I was assigned to Ubon RTAFB (7/71 6/72) and, Don Muang RTAFB (8/73 8/74 & 8/74 8/75) with the U.S. Air Force Postal & Courier Service (UAFPCS) on all three assignments. Claim sat dormant for 7 months. I was turned down by the VA since I was not security in the perimeter. The VA refused my claim twice now for compensation due to the fact that I wasnt in the Military Police Co which would have patrolled the perimeter of the airbase. Having to work on the Gunships meant that I was within 200m of the perimeter. Was a field service mechanic on heavy Equipment also motor pool Sgt. Well I got called up and guarded the base perimeter. Contrary to the belief of the VA a chain link fence DOSE NOT STOP THE drift of the spray in to the tin BKS with all windows open all the time Needless to say I got Bladder CANCER! Why because unlike todays veterans who get 100 % disability for a bum knew or anxiety everyone know the Vietnam Vet gets nothing. We never used them. I was exposed to agent orange at utapao thailand in 1970/71. BachMa Mt has been excavated & they found the BloodChit Bobby had in his Flight jacket that day but no remains. In 1971, 15 Air Force OV-10s with the 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron, based at Nakhon Phanom Air Base in northeastern Thailand, were modified with laser designation pods and LORAN (long-range . On 18 January 1967, the squadron was formed at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base with six Lockheed HC-130 Hercules transferred from the 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. I was only on the ground for 8 days with my C-130, and I remember walking each day thru tall weeds between my barracks and the flightline. The first time I was denied AO for my various conditions because the records office could not find anything to prove my several such trips on two different assignments. I am being treated for high blood pressure and being treated for heart pvcs. Its all bullshit that Agent Orange just stays around the perimeter of the base! On the flight line at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, Steve Ritchie stands next to his F-4 Phantom, displaying five stars to reflect each of the MiG-21s he shot down during the Vietnam War. It covers all the toxic burn pit issues for the Gulf Wars and also amends the most recent SEA OA requirements to include all service members during that period in all the associated countries by eliminating those proof of use, perimeter, or date requirements. We all lived in the NCO barracks across from the mess hall. Captain. Maintenance tents at the Air Force Base-Udorn. Hope everybody else received this letter. Trying to contact a Stephen N. Wood. He has terminal prostate cancer, mets to the bones, multiple myeloma and Polycythemia Vera (blood disorder). One day the foliage at the end of the runways was green the next brown. Udorn Photo Gallery. I am trying to file one more time. I do know I am Filing again. Have had prostrate cancer and have diabetes II and two autoimmune diseases. I served at Korat Thailand from November 1965-November 1966 as a Weapons Technician on the F-105s. Would like any information that would help my cause. Thanks for any info. No idea where to start gathering evidence to help support my claim. Udorn RTAFB Map. 8th TFW / Telecommunications / UBON June 1972 June 1973. If you were stationed at Takhli or Korat, you were exposed to agent orange. I met a lot of you folks as we took requests that ranged from the music of Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, etc. Was on TDY Mar through Aug 1973 (from Nellis AFB) Worked out of POL as a Flightline Monitor. served in warin communications station a few miles west of the laotion cambodian border. I dont remember your husband but I still might be helpful. I feel fortunate medically compared to many listing problems our government seems content to deny any responsibility for. Crazy stuff as I was back and forth on their base on a daily basis. I researched found nothing about that so called event. I need photos showing proximity of engine shop at Ubon. I was stationed at the 7th RRFS, 05H, June 71 to Jun 73 did two tours there. John A. Madden, Jr. and Capt. As a Cambodian mission Specialist, Signals Intelligence Analyst my time in Thailand isnt considered as a hostile environment even though our mission was in support to the SouthEast Asian theater of War. Air America complex at Udorn Thailand, 1973. I served in Thailand in 1967 & 1968 at Camp Friendship adjacent to the Korat RTAF Base. Lived in the old barracks with no windows just screen. Army Veterans who provided perimeter security on RTAF . Please contact me. His name was Tsgt. Does anyone have information in regards to the usage date of agent orange and why would claims not be considered after May 1975 theres no doubt in my mind chemical agents were continually applied Until our end date in Thailand 1976. Information on the sheets is in both English and Thai. I remember helping setting up those tents right after we got there including a close call with a king cobra. During my time there I was an aircraft electrician on the F-105 and EB-66. I served in USAF at Korat RTAB 73-74 with 388th Fighter Wing MOS 461 Munitions. There had been an attack in 1968 and they sprayed the base perimeter with AGENT ORANGE as a result. The ground-based Direct Air Support Center, (DASC) and the Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Centers (ABCCC) operated here. With all of the VA documents that state that Agent Orange was used on bases in Thailand, my denials stated that there was no evidence that Agent Orange was ever used there. I do this all from my disability income. Went to U-Tapao airbase weekley for supplies. I was stationed at Korat 74-75 388 MMS 46250 weapons mech F4. The US deployment came home in 75, but the Thais around the areas of the bases were exposed to it continuously then and since. So with all said ASA was in Thailand. Of all the various branches of service, the USAF was the most active in combat operations. I have not tried to file with the VA. Find this document! I was stationed at Takhli 3/68 3/69. I only found out that agent orange was part of my life. I was at Tahkli, Thailand in 1973 for one of many TDYs from the C-130 Wing at Dyess AFB in Abilene, Tx. Have to be very careful of the foods I eat. I was stationed on Hill 272 July 1968 to July 1969. USAF 2 years in Danang,Phu-Chat,Vietnam,Ubon Thailand the Government could care less about our health problems take you Oxicodone and shut up, and thats if they will even send it to you thats Our Reward for going to war ! The 1969 map that was mentioned in the opening of the blog istitled U.S. To: Thomas Hawn I was in korat us army and i was assigned to the 596th quater master and work as a mechanic on 2 vechiles that were my responsibility. I was stationed at RTAFB Nam Phong from June or July, 1972-April 1973. Photo Location; Udorn Air Base; Thailand; Photographer; Alan Campbell; Photos | Profile | Contact; Taken during the USAFA Summer Seminar. I work on J-79 in Ubon and J-75 in Korat, F-4C and F-105. Several members of that Group have went through similar difficulties in getting VA disability. Antenna (Referred to as The Elephant Cage due to its enormous size and thousands of yards around it were emmaculately kept free of any & all vegetation by I suspect was Agent Orange liberal applications from rotar and fixed wing aircraft since sabotage was a constant threat. Perimeter Tower, with background of Ramasun Station, Thailand, located about 15 kilometers south of Udorn RTAFB. VA still wont recognize AO exposure is my understanding. I was a communications specialist. Not just as Congress decided in it new regulations. Served in Thailand one year west of Sakon Nakon at the Phi Kio (Signal site) 1st st Bde, Vietnam,29 Sig Grp, Feb 68 69. But as I know, Army Security Agency didnt leave Continental United States. my working other odd jobs(such as spraying weeds around culverts.Sprayed weeds in off base storage yard and etc. Probably not, they will just tear down all the monuments. I was TDY to KRTAB from Apr72-Sep72 during Linebacker 1. trying to get compensation for agent orange exposure due to having 2 presumptive conditions now.our unit received the republic of vietnam gallantry cross during operations in 1970 1971. Assigned to the 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron, the 'Triple Nickel', stationed at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, then Capt. Served on the LORAN station at Sattahip, Thailand. I all my research I have found that the US Air Force and the DOD kept this classified secret all this time to allow age to keep secret. 1968.if so lets communicate.I need help to substanuate It seems absurd they expect us to find someone we served with 50 years ago and their insistence only those who worked on base perimeters are considered. Hopefully Ill have better understanding on how to manage my application through the VA. Ill research those websites mentioned to inform us on the 500 meter zone coverage. I was at Takhi from July 66 to July 67. Thanks. and listed as a medical tech. MOST WERE TYPHOON RELATED. Lived and jogged on perimeter everyday. In order to get on mission flying status, I was sent to Im researching for my husband who was stationed at Camp America (officially may have been Camp Falong) 67-68. I was stationed at Takhli RTAFB from jan 1969 to jan 1970 as an ECM repairman on EB-66 AC. I was with the 7th RRFS, 05H, from June 71 to June 73. They were UNDERMANNED. Worked in the POL dump. I was stationed at Camp Friendship 7Nth Main. After reading all the preceding comments I decided I wont waste my time fighting a government agency that has little honesty or integrity. Hello fellow Veterans @! I can find no record of U-2 service at Utapao. My husband still has his drivers license because he was one of the drivers. Serve at the Rose Garden Thailand Marine worked KC-135 and B-52D flight line phase on west side and Bomber run-up 0n the Eastside. I transferred to the VA clinic in St. George, UT. Udorn RTAFB, Close Up, Perimeter Tower. Started at UTapao in73. I wish all my fellow veterans who served in Thailand to get the recognitions we deserve. Be patient however the system is much better now but dont be afraid to contact your Congressman as it really speeds up the process. Home Thanks. We were located 81K from Korat in the mountains, in the jungle. Rich Kollen visiting Chiang Mai. Ive had progressive peripheral neuropathy not experienced by other family members, since at least the early 90s, which recently required amputations. Udorn Air Force Base Thailand 1969 archive HD stock video footage clips and photos. Sensor system specialist on AC-130s Lots of time under the plane on my back and hands. Since then Ive had cancer , neuropathy in my feet and have had Asthma a number of years. Munitions Specialist. 10 years and going. Ramasun Station, Thailand. I am still trying to fight this though. Det 25 10th Weather Squadron. Served at Ubon Aug. 1971 to Aug. 1972 and Korat Jan. 1973 to June, 1973. Thanks for your work on this Ryan. Air America supported us with aircraft and civilian pilots on our classified mission. He stationed at Ubon but spent time in the field and at Udon. History: 3 years at Ubon and 6 months at Korat (71-75). A great 24 years in Photo . I was stationed at Korat RTAFB from 68-69 and spending about a month at Ubon TDY living in the old Ausie hootches at Perimeter.Next spent two years at Yokota Japan and Osan Korea. I was stationed at Takhli in 1970and was there when they closed the base only to be reopened laternot sure of that date. Glasses but rejects me about AO I know we got sprayed. The restaurant I run today was formerly part of a joint officers accommodation facility. No place to stay at that time at Takhli. remove a user's privilege to post content on the Library site. Was stationed at U-Tapao RTNB from 1974-75 with the 307 MMS. If any one can recall these incidents and would be so kind as to confirm them with a letter I would really appreciate it. Any info about Takhli for this time period or prior to 1965 would be greatly appreciated. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. October 1973 to October 1974 Not sure if agent orange services in water but I heard it doesnt go away have tried to get claim but getting denied. I was stationed at NKP and Udorn back in 70-71. A bright spot in my life. There just waiting for us all to die off. After leaving Saigon, Vietnam on Feb 15, 1973, I served at Ko Kha Air Station, Thailand (Feb 15 to July 1973.) I finally caught up with our Rosegarden group about a year ago and attended my first reunion in May of 2022. Nevertheless, the Library of Congress may monitor any user-generated content as it chooses and reserves the right to remove content for any reason whatever, Anyone who was stationed on Hill 272, Sattip Thailand, 70-72. Im not trymg to blaim anyone because it was their job. passed away at the age of 82 on March 1, 2021 in Albuquerque NM. The USAF units were the majority of American forces deployed in Thailand. Couldnt have been the hours I spent on the flight line or lying in brush as an AP augmentee because they say AO was never used at these bases.BS!!!!!!! I have since developed NON HODGKINS LYMPHOMA STAGE 3 CANCER a VA PRESUMED AQUIRED DESEASE from exposure to AGENT ORANGE. Both times, I was blown off (military records confirm this). The 355 Tactical Fighter Wing which was station at McConnell AFB was transferred to Taklhi, Thailand PCS. I was stationed at U-Tapao from January 1970 through December 1970. Nakhon Phanom is on the map titled U.S. Worked both flight line which included trips to do end of runway checks, which was on the perimeter of the base. The headquarters for PALACE DOG was at Udorn Air Base, Thailand. I was stationed in NKP from 1970-1971. See more ideas about vietnam war, thailand, usaf. or have a source where I could find one. All of my pics were lost in a relocation! was in use. The Library of Congress does not control the content posted. we lived in tents, waited for rain to shower and ate c-rats until the seabees came. I know people in other branches that were compensated under the Boots on the ground concept . I send all of his DD 214 and performance Happy New Year, best of health and stay safe. I started with tremors in 2015 and saw Neurologists at the So. Have fun fighting the system. It was no secret and the commanders knew as well as everyone else. I was stationed at NKP Thailand from March 1974 to March 1975 with the 6908th Security Squadron. We deployed to Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam to serve the rest of my tour. Have lost prostate,bladder to agent orange. My mother has been working this mostly but I am working to help. The udorn air base thailand photos, s i have had Asthma a number of G8025 s50.U5 the preceding comments i decided wont... And others in Vietnam ever being killed by a augmentee no agent orange just stays around the perimeter the... 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