I remember Thailand being one of the enlistment options at that time. With thosefactors in mind, thetwo governmentsreached a so-calledgentlemans agreement that permitted American forces to use Thai bases. Still fighting agentorange heart surgery 2007. I am on the VAs agent orange list. If you need a buddy statement in support of a claim Id be glad to provide one. We further reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to Was assigned to 355 FMS/AGE at Takhli and to MMS/AGE at U-Tapao. Please contact me. 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). And I heard Navy vets, sitting off shore get qualified for Agent Orange? We both had prostate cancer at the same time. I have a lot of pictures. The VA report turned me down because According to the report, just because you stopped by to get gas, it doesnt mean boots on the ground. I think some of the reviewers like to insult and degrade people even though they are seen as ignorant by people who were there and actually served. That knowledge helped me reconcile in my mind the illnesses and diseases Ive suffered for the past 30 years. I know there was jungle very near where we were located. The other manned by Mike Herbert and Bob Carver on 3 Nov 1970 disappeared without trace and were not recovered for 39 years in 2009 and their remains were returned to be buried in their home towns. 1st Brigade 101st Airborne camp, Phan Rang, November 1966.png. I was stationed at NKP from May of 66 to May of 67. But, NOTHING WAS EVER PLANTED ON THAT OPEN FIELD FROM 11/1968 TO 11/1969!!!!! I used a 3 day pass to go to Pattyah Beach also during my time in Korat. IBM dont normally show up until after age 50. 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. Lived and jogged on perimeter everyday. I am the proud type of guy that didnt want any government assistance but the older and poorer I get, I need to swallow the pride. The first base of operationsfor American forces was atTakhli Royal Thai Air force Base, whichis located approximately 144 miles northwest of Bangkok. I have had bladder cancer. I was surrounded with dirt and mud as the base was still under construction. 135. have filed for AO exposure. What a great touch to a horrible time!!!!! I cannot confirm that the list is exhaustive, but it is significant. I only found out that agent orange was part of my life. I was stationed at the hospital at both bases. Dont give up. Williamson) 5, 3 ARRGp with a total of 23 airmen. I was a crew chief on EB 66 ECM aircraft. These records include stories, photos, rosters, and There was a terrible accident while he was there. I was stationed at Ubon RTAFB IN 1971/72 as a B57G maintenance crew chief. I was not at Takhli but at U-Tapao. Ill check my records and photos and post if Im correct. VA wants to deny my claim of exposure to Agent Orange present there and my exposure being the cause of this disease and disability. I was stationed in Northeast Thailand from July 69 to July 70 as a USAFSS Ditty Bopper detached to the U.S. Armys 7th RRFS, at Ramasun Station, north of Udorn RTAFB. Hmm still classified? 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. The company headquarters in Koran was right on the perimeter fence line so may have contacted it then. Applied for disability.got turned down. I was at Ubon RTAFB, December 1969 December 1970, 8th Combat Support Group (PACAF) 408th Munitions Maintenance Squadron (MMS). Found I had CLL in November of 2018. I was in Life Support, maintained all equipment used by pilots. Stationed at Korat Thailand 1974-1975. I know people in other branches that were compensated under the Boots on the ground concept . hope this goes to Jerry Kinard. I served in USAF at Sagion Tan Son Nhut AFB in 1964,I worked in large tent about a 100 yrs from the pad where an C123 transport was maintained and I pasted by the plane twice a day if it not out spraying Agent Orange.The plane nose was named Old Patches because it fly low ans slow over the tree tops doing its mission.I remember men would stand in the back of a duce and quarter filling the planes tank with agent orange by using a hand pump from a 55 gal drums.I remember seeing the stuff over flow from the drums and pump onto the ground.These men wore no protective gear the fuseledge of the plane would covered from spraying runs.Back in the 60s there were no Hazmat warning,and no one knew a lust green jungle one the day,a few days later dead.I remember taking Hughy out along the Makong river and both side of the river were dead seems like a mile on each side.The stuff really works.I my heart I feel those men are not with us today having working in those conitions.I was told Agent Orange was shipped to war in Cargo ships by the the thosands of drums.Udorn AFB was the same around the base on a fly in there.By now all those Airman are dead and I guess there still a need for more proof. But I will take my hat off to the SeaBees. 809th Engs, May 69-May70, I have been fighting VA for a while, to no avail. This blog is governed by the general rules of respectful civil discourse. 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. I was stationed at Takhli in 1970and was there when they closed the base only to be reopened laternot sure of that date. VA does not recognize IBM We were taken by a truck. I then came across a Stars & Stripes Article in December 2020, that mentioned that Veterans that had been exposed to Agent Orange, were also coming down with side-effects which were causing Parkinsons Disease. The Library of Congress does not control the content posted. As part of the US withdrawal from Vietnam, the base was turned over to South Vietnam. I am currently engaged in filing a claim with the VA for medical complications stemming from significant exposure to Agent Orange while stationed there. I did in DEC. My dad was a strong person so Im wondering what happened then/there that would have scared him so much. Viet Nam 1966 - Phan Rang. Reassigned to Malmstrom AFB, Montana for the second time in my career. He now has memory problems. 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 do believe that every Service Member who was Deployed to Thailand was affected in some fashion medically and health wise. Nope. we lived in tents, waited for rain to shower and ate c-rats until the seabees came. Phan Rang AB was considered a "Single Purpose Base" by MACV/PACAF & USAF. Station NKP Thailand 74-75, trying to find out if anyone knows how to get the Security Police daily logs on manning towers and flight line, was augmented to that duty but of course no record of such action. Need information about what has happened to the others. He was K.I.A. Remember, most of these people looking at your records are younger; so you have to walk them thru what happened over there. My Dad, Marvin M. Parker, from GA, was an Air Force airman serving in Udorn, Thailand (1970-1971). The club house building is still intact and pretty much original, although the barracks block is long gone. I was TDY to Utapao AB in 1968. You could perhaps try other websites such as veteran groups or chat rooms that allow for two way communication. WHOs the right VA do I CONNECT. Google Dept of the Army FM 3-3, Dec 1971. I ask to get out and the only MOS was vehicle maint. Yes, Udorn was sprayed with Agent Orange, the exact date I do not have but I know they sprayed because when you entered the chow halls they had a note telling individuals to indoors from like 8 to 12 pm. Do you know where I can find a conversion algorithm to get the old style into something new digital maps recognize? Branch working with F-105 and EB-66 aircraft. This is so interesting. He was 72, far too young to die! I was originall stationed at Ramasun Station when arriving in country 1974. 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. Phan Rang Air Base. I was at Ubon 70-71 as a weapons loader 408th MMS. I was there, with the 62nd Engineers, September 65 / September 66. What other tasks did he do that could have brought him to the perimeter? They also refuse to acknowledge i was a mechanic on C123K spray aircraft returning form Vietnam. Histories, yearbooks, scrapbooks, journals, and more. Nuhs pulled guard on ground with. Hope everybody else received this letter. Also was under heavy fire with red tracer lines all over. I think I have identified the building on a map of the base but the building is only labelled 1665. I was stationed at NKP in Northeast Thailand on the boarder with Laos. [13] The crew of the latter aircraft were not recovered during the war and were posted as missing in action; however the wreckage of their Canberra was finally located in April 2009 and their remains returned to Australia. We stayed in concrete barracks. My husband also worked in Korat for about 9 months teaching at Korat Technical College. God Bless All. Please switch auto forms mode to off. I was stationed at Clark AB for 2 years and was there at the end of the conflict (we called it a WAR) and as a switchboard operator had the priviledge of helping the POWs call home!!! and the Wars in Indochina, To discover whether there were deployments beyond those listed, consulting the National Archives would be the place to start.National Archives and the Vietnam War, Ryan Moore, MA, MLS Commit by VA, there was no agent orange used in NKP. You are telling a fib sir. I had been healthy up until 1978 when I started to get all kind of health issues. I prepared a 72 page sworn affidavit with 72 pages of proof of HERBICIDE exposure at all the four bases I was assigned. I have a picture of him in front of Jet with four other men, i I have there names and would like to find them also! 800-829-4833, Veterans Crisis Line: I worked in the ECM shop. Brass was not amused. Takhli was just a small air base when I served there, and we did get close to the jungle. Was diagnosed with Parkinsons with lewy body dementia. This was my Thailand deployment. My father was in Saigon with the airforce ground forces in Saigon during the tet offensive. Iv been trying to get VA benefits for myself since my husband has passed away 2 1/2 years go.VA has. USAF Veteran Utapao RTNAB Thailand, two times 1973 and 74-75 . Was in 35th Supply squadron. Go to your congressman or woman and have them go US Bases in Thailand During the v. war and you can and show him where you were living.I am going to my congressman tomorrow. I have some information that should open the door wide for you. 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. I was stationed at Camp Vayama, Sattahip, Thailand. Using that argument and other documents, BVA ruled in my favor and Ordered VA to rethink their denial for all those years. I have a question directed to anyone who can offer an answer even if it is of a general nature. Better known as the Rose Garden. I have multiple medical issues associated with agent orange yet I have been repeatedly denied my last denial was in 2019 because the US Army and Joint Records cannot concede my exposure to tactical or commercial herbicides even though I have repeatedly claim and provided personal statements to the contrary. 2023-03-03 02:54 | : | : 265 I was stationed at Ubon Jun 70 to Jun 71 with the 408th MMS. VA acknowledged in my claim I was exposed but denied my issue. Im discouraged by the treatment of VA claims. (Mac) McDonough with a unit arming F100s Anyone who can send maps of Korat or have gotten disability from Agent Orange that was stationed there during Siagon evac or Mayaquez please send any info or pictures. I have had much trouble with skin cancer that I believe is a result of exposure to AO. IBM, they do assist me in getting the disability essentials needed to help my wife and Primary Caregiver take care of me. He as a fine officer and friend. So glad you, too, made it home safely, although no one comes out of any war unscathed. Public outcry and official investigations followed. Until 1986 after my second son was born I became Diabetic. we also mantained communications contact with lima 11 in paske laos, which was rocket attacked the time i was there. Agent Orange was employed around many of these airfields andother U.S. installations in Thailand. I have a lot of the presumptive conditions but was also denied compensation. The base was surrounded by jungle. My husband (Arthur) worked in Bangkok, Thailand for Philco-Ford Communications and Satellite Division from 1967 to 1969. Why is it that I do not know any of your names.Agent oj, Same time, Da Wolf Man! I was stationed with the 13th Artillery A-Battery 7th Bn, supporting the Phu Cat Air Base. I just filed a claim for hypothyroidism due to agent orange. I was never able to get an audience with anyone regarding the herbicides-Vitiligo-sunburn connection. I have type 2 diabetes and have had for quite a few years now. HI , FROM OZ ,[ DOWN UNDER]. My husband was so very proud to be a veteran and of his service. I had bladder cancer, filed a claim, was turned down because I did not known where I was on the base at the time I filed. Afghanistan Hat Pins; Air Force; Air Force 2022 Phan Rang Reunion Products; Air Force Caps; Air Force Patches; Air Force Pins . One evening the area was looted to some degree by several industrious Vietnamese as one part of the perimeter paralleled the outside of the base and the adjoining village. Are there any others who served on LT2075 on here? Delivered medical supplies throughout Thailand. We finally have the government say we were exposed to Agent Orange. Information on the sheets is in both English and Thai. Stationed with 1882n Comm Gp., 1969-1970, worked in the Base Comm Center. This is a great place to connect with others regarding such topics of locations and illnesses. I served with usaf at korat rtafb 6/69-7/70 with tdy to numerous other bases in Thailand and Vietnam. My grandfather did not qualify for the military due to medical issues but went over as a civilian in the 60s through Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. One day our canteens were filled with water that was brown in color. The VA treats all of us Thailand vets like bastard children, like we dont deserve Vietnam veteran status. Nickname Burned out Bob. Not until last year did I find out that Takhli was also sprayed with AO and the Rainbow Herbicides. Dont know how to get it to those who want iit. Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated. He survived to come home and raise a family. Let me know about agent orange problems. I would like to say Thank you to you and your families for all you did during this and every war America has been in. 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. I was in the 417TFS. Sp4 James R Berry. He passed in 2013. I contacted the VA over a year ago about a ID card and possible benefits. Also, a report on the defoliation of base perimeters was declassified and is available at CHECO Report. Please share. I will check with him. Heart attack and by-pass in 1999,Gaul Bladder removal,Prostate cancer,Rheumatoid Arthritis,two operations for blocked arteries in leg,Cysts in groin. Needless to say, she got to go home on the same plane he did!!!!!!!! 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. I was sent to Camp Samae San from MACV HQ in 73, worked Logistical services at the Deep Water Port until the end of 74. Nearly 11 million liters of Agent Orange were handled on the base. It shows Tactical Employment of Herbicides, and near the back it shows a 500 yard kill zone from the sprayed area. I filed a VA Claim for PAD in early October 2019 and it came back approved in late October 2019. I did not mentioned the wonderful 23 days on the WW2 troop ship, USS Blatchford. Would they have been combat or at the base. 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. The homecoming ceremony at RAAF Richmond on 31August 2009 was a momentous occasion for Squadron Veterans. I didnt find out that they used agent orange on our base till a few years ago. 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. I was stationed at Ubon Aug 64 to Aug 65. First, I want to express my sympathy for your loss. He died this pass week (2/4/21). They removed my bladder and prostate. stationed at Korat Airbase in 1973-1975 looking for a medic by the name Wayne Berry. Sincerely David. I placed a claim through the VA for hearing loss and type 2 diabetes..The VA denied my claim and said they had no record of my unit ever being in VietnamHow can that beMy whole squadron , including all our aircraft were there for 6 monthsThey say I NEVER HAD BOOTS ON THE GROUND in Vietnam..which is not true at all.I WAS THERE.any helpful hints out there.I need to contact a local VSO here in Florida. For information only!