I am quite sure we did everything thing but devour agent with our daily meals and duties. Phan Rang, Vietnam. c.1969. Airfield defence guards of the Australian My father was in Saigon with the airforce ground forces in Saigon during the tet offensive. Served at Tahkli Air Base 1965/66. Any base names (or state) that he may have been trained or stationed: First 7 months I ran our 12 bed ward and the last 5 months I worked in the ER. 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 ! Agent orange was sprayed on us while doing a preflight inspection. I was a canine dog handler along the flightline and base parameters and one of my most common memories was the smell of the chemical agents to kill vegetation and the mosquito foggers. Prostate cancer, ishemic heart disease, hypothyroidism. 15 January 1968 When I first arrived at Utapao in late 1969 the klong had lots of vegetation growing along the banks. I have high blood pressure and stage 3 chronic kidney disease, and high cholesterol. Happy to see the stories. Wikizero - Battle of Phc Long Our barracks were right on the perimeter. I dont think it was too long after I left, the 62nd moved and became a land clearing unit. The US deployment came home in 75, but the Thais around the areas of the bases were exposed to it continuously then and since. He never talked much about his time there but my mom remembers him telling her he was never more scared in his life than when he was stationed at Udorn. We had a mutual friend, Chuay Kannawat, with whom I went to school in Puerto Rico. Suffered from horrible neuropathy in legs since 1990s but civilian doctors not I ever considered AO. When the spray unit caught on fire there were 6 Thai people burn real bad. EVER!! Hotspots - AOR: Agent Orange Record Can anyone help me with my research I was at Takhli right after it reopened till July or August 1973. How can I contact people who have left a comment? Why did the Air Force deny for 50 plus years that we were sprayed. VA denied my DIC claim (no boot on the Vietnam land and no evidence of herbicides during duties). Sq., Ground Radio Equipment Repair. Does anyone remember the Autovon Switching Compound outside of Korat RTAFB during 70-71? Appealing since 2013. EX CPL, 594 SIG TROOP , 2 SIG REGIMENT ADF. The RVNAF even cut off the electricity to the ARVN hospital at Nha Trang becasue they said they couldnt spare the electricity. I am still trying to fight this though. Was anyone station there during that time that might remember any of this time and remember where he lived. Washington, The 20th was deactivated in July 66and I was transferr to the 558th Heavy Equipment company. may result in removed comments. To qualify for exposure you needed to be within 500 yards of the perimeter. La tribune, jeudi 27 dcembre 2018 | BAnQ - numerique.banq.qc.ca if you look at the road that goes to the beach it starts where the vp squadrons were. There is a Fb group called Happy valley Phan Rang if anyone is intersted. His name was Tsgt. It is located in the Ninh Thuan Province of Vietnam. Was stationed at Takhli from 7/67-7/68. (Oklahoma) was there during that time and also part of the Security Police Squadron. I am looking for the location of the Battalion Operations Center in Korat January 1969. For those stationed in Thailand, the VA rules state you must have been within 500 meters of the perimeters to qualify for exposure to AO. Thanks. I was stationed at Korat RTAFB 1974-1976 worked A7Ds, F-4s, and AC-130 Gunships. Looking at an agent orange map I See the drift area cover most of the living area. One was near or in the central supply. SSgt George Rostron. This may help some regarding each air base in Thailand and the use of AO: https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a586315.pdf. Im looking for information (maps, what was sprayed, etc.) The house bill PACT has come back from the Senate and was about to be approved last week (June 16, 2022) but got hung up with some typical funding snafu. Unlike the 1969 map mentioned above, the set isfairly distributed and is listed in twenty-one libraries, according to Worldcat.org. My late brother Thomas David Coovert took care of the F100s there, and was at Da Nang before that, during his first tour taking care of the F4 Phantoms. They Replied theres the tools and materials, go to it! Any info would be appreciated. Sent another request for reconsideration in 2022, it takes months awaiting that response.Problem is I do not have copies of TDY orders from 50 years ago. I worked on the flightline supervising local Vietnamese employees that maned the Wash Rack. Is their any help out there? Please consider joining our FB group: Happy Valley Phan Rang AB, Vietnam. Im still fighting them at 72 and going on about 8 years, Im looking for Frank Brown stationed at Ubon 72-73 he was dog handler for Rex4M83. I have prostate cancer and I have provided proof that I was there and is still awaiting a decision. By the way, there was a lot of complaints about the barracks area. But in the case of veterans who served solely in Thailand,the Veterans Administration states: To receive benefits for diseases associated with herbicide exposure, these Veterans must show on a factual basis that they were exposed to herbicides during their service as shown by evidence of daily work duties, performance evaluation reports, or other credible evidence.This writer notes that the policyis source of debate, anger, and frustration for some American militaryveterans and their families. I am on the VAs agent orange list. I am currently appealing the denial of a claim for hypertension and have a claim for stage 3 kidney disease as secondary to the diabetes type II pending. We walked the perimeter with no knowledge of the contamination in our mist. Borrowed in absentia may be better suited. I was stationed at NKP from Jan 71 to Jan 72. I worked the avionics ECM shop and flight line on B66, F105, F4,& EC121 Any help would be appreciated. b. VA wants to deny my claim of exposure to Agent Orange present there and my exposure being the cause of this disease and disability. Kidney cancer discovered in 2001 Right kidney removed. I have had cancer currently in remission, neuropathy in my feet and asthma. Trying to help a friend with his benefits, he was with the 23rd Tac Fighter Wing at Korat Royal Thai AFB during summer 1973 but cant find any personnel documents that list the names of people who were sent there. Why is it that I do not know any of your names.Agent oj, Same time, Da Wolf Man! Would be interesting to know if this was one of those locations. The water in Thailand was undrinkable. Filed claim and was denied. We were also not supplies with jungle clothing , ammo and proper medical supplies. On March 8, 1966, the 315th ACW, TC was organized and stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam. Finally, today, 02-12-2020, I spoke with an ADVISOR at the Federal Bldg in WLA and felt good about what he told me. Go where you are told and where you are needed.and make the best of it regardless of the situation or conditions. I only have a couple of pictures from that time. I primarily worked the flight line. Air Force support troops at NKP were convinced we were CIA, otherwise what was a Coast Guard big white with red tail C-130 with all those antennas doing in the Golden Triangle. We had a large latrine/shower room, as well as a company office where the officers and first sergeant had their offices. I was in crew 9 VP17 US Navy.I need help from anyone who had a similar experience. It was under the control of the VNAFs 41st Wing, which was established there on January 1, 1964 as the major Vietnamese air element in I Corps. He never smoked. Unfortunately the rules dictating the contents of comments on Library of Congress blog posts does not allow personal information to be published. Thank you, I was stationed at Phan Rang AB, RVN 1966-67 as an Mobile Tower Air Traffic Controller. I was 1st Cook, 738 Eng, camp friendship. I was at 3rd Field 1967-68. Mostly performimng perimeter security in towers and bunkers. Thank you for gathering and preserving these records and stories. Wow. Also, he gave me a blowgun that he said tribesmen gave him. Of course parts in excess of TO&E and that B model had to leave when the IG showed up. Phan Rang Air Base - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia Possible exposure due to Department of Defense herbicide tests and storage at military installations in the United States and at locations in other countries, and locations added by the PACT Act. I am considered 90% disabled with UI, so I get all benefits of 100%. Starting the process of compensation and was told it will be denied and then would need to go directly to the VA. Our army base was right there next to them with only a chainlink fence between us, yet every Air Force guy was eligible for benefits and we Army guys arent unless you were an MP. Information on the sheets is in both English and Thai. Classified the same. Christmas campaign. (PDF) Dynamic Analysis of Automatic Emotion Recognition - academia.edu F4 instrumentation. And then in Korat,Thailand at Camp Friendship, with the 12 M.P.(CID). Traveled down to the beach for burgers, etc., at the snack bar,and out the gates to town (Newland). Subsection (b)(2) reads: performed in Thailand at any United States or Royal Thai base during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on June 30, 1976, without regard to where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed; If youve got any of the many presumptive AO conditions it should be an automatic approval if you file a claim. Thanks. looking for Arthur G Hubbard, paratrooper 1963 or 1964. from 1968 to 1969. Some inventive personnel kept our readiness at high levels maintence officer had a buddy in Saigon that got us an extra B model Huey used to shag parts and beer. Hi there. We always traveled with lots of classified equipment and personnel (many in civilian clothes) so we always traveled on our own military transport. And looking for anyone that was stationed during that time. Empresas similares. Howdy Phanrangers!! I was TDY to U-Tapao, Thailand August through Nov 74. First trip to SE Asia was Oct/Nov 1968 in the Coast Guards EC130E CGNR 1414 to survey and monitor LORAN signals transmitted from various USCG sites in Thailand and Vietnam. Worked flight line and phase docks, at trim pad frequently. There is a Facebook group that I have found very helpful. Remember the Klong monster? Evidence of exposure to AO to Diabetes then to Pancreatic Cancer. I was stationed at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Base from June 1972 to June 74.I was assigned to NKP 01 Oct 75. My Dad is a Vietnam Vet, he didnt see action, however he spent lots of time with the wounded while he was in the hospital ill. The division also holds alater edition of the map from 1972, which is not shown in this blog. My barracks was next to the parameter fence. I was turned down by the VA since I was not security in the perimeter. Think of getting a bad jungle fatigues sunburn: hands and face and head. VMFA232 comm/nav/ident. God Bless All. I gave a year of my life to do my part in support of the war, and the VA does not seem to think my disease and disability is the Governments concern. Needless to say, she got to go home on the same plane he did!!!!!!!! Painted F-4s. Did C-123 Aircraft Spray Agent Orange During the Vietnam War? I was in the Marine Corps stationed on MCAS Rose Garden in Nam Phong, Thailand with Task Force Delta from May 28, 1972 to April 14, 1973. The bottom line remains that no matter the location or mission, YOUR military members served 24/7/365 in toxic environments and now have to fight the VA for benefits! I was part of the launch crews (sat on edge of flight line where vegetation was dead or dying. We also rehab the existing Phan Rang airstrip for air crago use. Thanks for all of the help brothers. Had some great guys in our hootch . HI , FROM OZ ,[ DOWN UNDER]. 1970's glimpse of Long Island and Vietnam But as I know, Army Security Agency didnt leave Continental United States. Finally on October 15,1965, we received the construction plans for the base. These men went on to become the heroes of the Easter Offensive of 72. It seems to me that if MKP was sprayed with agent orange An aircrew member that has info on this should speakup. Please contact me if you have info . Berton Duncan was his name. we had no military police to do this. Have diabetes. 3967 the Veteran must prove he/she was stationed at a base in Thailand, have a least one AO presumptive condition, and have current medical records filed with the claim to back it up. Im discouraged by the treatment of VA claims. Army Manual 3-3, 1971, states herbicide spraying creates a 500 meter (5.5 football fields) buffer zone also called a kill zone. Not taken into consideration is the spray drifting as well. I remember the Klong with its sickening smell. Nickname Burned out Bob. NIH says that on of the possible causes for IBM is contact with a Toxic Substance I believe the seed for IBM for me was planted 68/69 while stationed at Korat and flying cobat mission in Vietnam. I have since applied for compensation been turned down because the VA says there is no record of me serving as an AUGMENTEE on the BASE PERIMETER. Stationed at Ubon 3/71 3/72. I have since developed NON HODGKINS LYMPHOMA STAGE 3 CANCER a VA PRESUMED AQUIRED DESEASE from exposure to AGENT ORANGE. 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. In 71, Phan Rang was the home base for recently assigned FACs of the 21st TASS. George Air Force Base, California; Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 1997 "CHUCK" YEAGER Retired March 1, 1975 . The only thing he disclosed was that the lives of men depended on how well he performed the duties and responsibilities assigned to him. Made 100% disabled in 36 days. I was stationed at Kanchanaburi Army Installation (Signal Detachment), from March 1968 to July 1969. Iv been trying to get VA benefits for myself since my husband has passed away 2 1/2 years go.VA has. So glad you, too, made it home safely, although no one comes out of any war unscathed. I didnt find out that they used agent orange on our base till a few years ago. The majority of the fuel can from Bangkok in 3170 gallon trucks. How and where would I be able to find out about this. I was a weapons mechanic working on the 20MM cannon on the F-105,F-4C,F-4D,F-4E and a little on the AC-130 gunship. I was at Takhli from June 1969 to June 1970. Da Nang Air Base | Military Wiki | Fandom After about 5 months in Thailand we starting running 2 miles each morning, m-f and Camp Samae San was beautiful base but small, I am currently a disabled physician assistant, the congress in the last yr has submitted a house bill hr2201 and senate bill 1381, these bills are the same and would treat thai vets just like viet nam vets when it comes to agent orange, wish me luck, if im able to finally get what i deserve, i will be happy to help any of u all GOD bless America. The doctor who removed his prostate had died years back so he could not be interviewed or questioned concerning this matter. I worked Hill 260 at Takhli. Msgt Robert stewart, I was at phan rang, in the 35th supply sq 19 70-1971. I served at Ubon RTAFB, 71-72, as an aircraft mechanic on B57G Night Intruders and F4 Phantoms. I have been diagnosed with ischemic heart issues and a number of issues concerning bodily inflammation. Claim approved the first submission. Hellolooking for Mike Duncan (6908 security squadron in 74-75) who made a post on 11.02.20 regarding AO. It seems that a lot of the info about inf units in thailand I have submitted many letters from VA doctors for PTSD and cancer. WelcomeHome. Im not sure where in Vietnam he was station. After fighting the VA for 7 years I finally received 100% disability. Have been turned down three times for disability for prostate cancer. https://vvabooks.wordpress.com/2019/05/01/the-grotto-by-harold-g-walker/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1894942467450627, Identifying Military Personnel: Decoding Serial Numbers, Reconstructing the Past Part II: The National Personnel Record Center Fire of 1973, 75th Anniversary of the First Veterans Day Celebration and Free Access to Fold3 on Veterans Day Weekend. I got that VA letter in the mail, the DVA in Oakland sent me the result, and told me to see my local DVA Rep and he would type me another letter to try again , I ended up with 20% had VA Health Care, free eyeglasses and free hearing aids, free doctor appts, but wife got sick to I was OK with 20%. I was a t-28 crew chief at udorn 1967-1968.I spent several months in civilian dress & ID at Vientiane Laos supporting missions over Ho Chi Minh trail.If anyone that was there is still around,I would like to speak with them. He passed away several years ago from heart disease and kidney failure associated with diabetes but now Im trying to help my mom obtain VA benefits for assisted living. Applied for disability.got turned down. Also in June, Commando Sabre (Misty) was activated using F-100F aircraft as the first Fast FACs over North Vietnam. hw-pr-swartz-17-op-nui-dat-1966.jpg I lean toward the latter because during his posting he had to be medivaced to Clark AFB hospital. Any one in Udorn around 1971? I was there for most of 1967. stationed at Korat Airbase in 1973-1975 looking for a medic by the name Wayne Berry. However, in May 2020, my Philippine-American Wife (a Retired Registered Nurse) noticed my right hand shaking (which it had been shaking for quite some time, thinking that it was due to the many years that I have typed on a manual and electric typewriter; word processing equipment and computers and, just getting old) and, she suggested that I cut back on writing numerous articles that I present on a Veterans WordPress.com Website that I have and, when I did, the shaking continued to worsen. Birth President was Herbert Hoover #31 Although I never spent much time at Phan Rang Airbase, during the latter part of 1969 our headquarters moved from Nha Trang airbase to Phan Rang. Let me put in a plug for a book, The Grotto, about life flying helicopters out of Phu Bai. Thanks for your help and of course, thanks for your service! Can I use this blog as apiece of evidence to support his claim? Finally approved in 2017. Fast forward, got non-hopkins lymphoma. He was Air Force and worked on planes. and tell me what awards such as VSM and CIB. Phan Rang Air Base: 35th SPS, photos by Newell Swartz. Page-2. 1966. - VSPA I hope it will help. we could see some action over VN. But they were a great group and Im grateful for the few days I got to spend with them and hear their stories. If an RVNAF really screwed up, they marched him out in front of the assembled troops, dressed in an ARVN uniform. Im working on an intense website that connects military to locations and diseases/illnesses, This has been a long process due to military locations. He has always had bronchitis with cough, hypertension, neuropathy and heart disease. We had played cards the night before and he was so happy he had survived his year in happy valley. I was at Tahkli, Thailand in 1973 for one of many TDYs from the C-130 Wing at Dyess AFB in Abilene, Tx. If you go to your nearby VA OPC, VA Hospital, etc. I was a mechanic/crew chief/flight engineer on a Kaman HH43B. Originally built by the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII, it was rebuilt by the United States Air Force and used during the Vietnam War by both the USAF and the South Vietnamese Air Force. I was at Camp Samae San, Sattahip. Im from Michigan as well as my grandfather, if anyone has any bit of info for me that would be great, appreciate you for your time. My cousin, Adrian Fortuna was a Navy Seabee. Still took a year, but rating was finally approved. Please email me with any info, also any contact inf on LT Col Dillard or Lt Garry urbanowitz. Dynamiques spatio-temporelles des plantations forestires industrielles dans le sud chilien : De l'analyse diachronique la modlisation prospective [en ligne]. When we arrived at UDORN we were told that we would probably be sent to AUGMENTEE duty for 30 days to help the SECURITY POLICE to help guard the base PERIMETER. I found maps of the Thai bases on line, had the vet mark where he was at on base, and how close it was to the perimeter, and the claims have been approved. My departure was further delayed after my personnel file was found due to my civilian flight air restrictions. He had so many brothers that he was in boot camp with, the stories are few, but there was such a genuine loyalty to his fellow Army men. I filed a claim with the VA. First they said that AO was not used at Tahkli since 1964, then they said that They never received my medical records( which I sent). Jailing some who died there days later. Explore the would like any info from fellow airmen about agent orange. I am looking to document the guard duties we had to perform to protect the base when we were under suspected attack. Nothing on my AO claim but denials based on them needing more specific site locations, proximity to perimeters which I provided on maps of the sites. Thankfully, he is still around. I came down with type II Diabetes and then in 2006 I was diagnosed with Hairy cell Leukemia. My husband (Arthur) worked in Bangkok, Thailand for Philco-Ford Communications and Satellite Division from 1967 to 1969. My best friend was Robert Bob Cook who worked in the Instruments Shop. I ask to get out and the only MOS was vehicle maint. Just applied for AO complications.. Stationed at 442 Signal Battalion (LL) Warin Thailand in 1970 as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic. Call: 988 (Press 1), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington DC 20420. Results Focused Influencer Marketing. Phan Rang Air Base. The DVA has been tone deaf because I wasnt an SP or CE. SSG E6, NCOIC KHON KAEN. I would like to get in touch with veterans that were stationed at these two bases. Stationed at Takhli and Korat Thailand from May 1970 to May 1972. Youll find pictures, history and a roster of many who served. he came hone, and finally retired after 28 years, in 1979. My name is Chris Gaines,I was in the Seabees MCB-5 1971-75.I helped build Nam Phong base for the Marines The Rose Garden. I understand there were two places where they had computers on the Korat base. in the mean time, we cleared the area and started support facilities and our base camp. photos are very powerful. The 10-year project at the Bien Hoa Airport. Laos during the period beginning Dec1, 1965 and ending Sept 30, 1969. Was assigned to 355 FMS/AGE at Takhli and to MMS/AGE at U-Tapao. I had to enlist the aid of my Congressman because up to then the VA kept rejecting my claims. Charlie has so many of the same issues. The book is loaded with pictures of his fellow Marines and others. Base perimeter was barbed wire fence. Ive been through treatments and surgeries since July, 2016 and will continue treatments possibly for the rest of my life. I was a Recipricat Aircraft Engine Mechanic. Stationed at Korat RTAFB Dec 1972-Dec73 ABCCC capsule maintenance TTY and Crypto repair for C-130 Airbourne Command Post. 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. Phan Rang Air Base, 1965-1970 - YouTube Thank You. I did in DEC. The whole camp was defoliated to build the camp. The club house building is still intact and pretty much original, although the barracks block is long gone. They were all to the left of the control tower pictured here. My husband Master sergeant Michael G. McKenzie was at Udorn Thailand in 71-72 and was with the13 th TFS was staff Sergeant then I need to find all I can about how far was he from the flight line( Barricks) his place of work etc.