phan rang air base agent orange

I was stationed at NKP Thailand from March 1974 to March 1975 with the 6908th Security Squadron. No grass or weeds inside nor outside perimeter. There was also a USAF Security Squadron stationed near the airport. After reading all the comments by my fellow veterans. Phan Rang Convoy photo of the check-in point at Bin Ha. Any type of work other than my assigned AFAC. I believe that during the rainy season the chemical Agent Orange filtered down to the water table and we ended up drinking small amounts every day in every meal and every shower we took absorbed some through our skin. My primary posts were: The MARS hill (it was devoid of any high grass for about 30 to 50 yards down from the fence line. Dynamiques spatio-temporelles des plantations forestires industrielles dans le sud chilien : De l'analyse diachronique la modlisation prospective [en ligne]. as stated AF does not retain any tdy records. 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! I was stationed at Utapoa from Dec74 to Dec75 as a special purpose vehicle mechanic. Only e4 n above were exempt or guys transfer in. David Sorensen. Follow the trail: AGENT ORANGE (TCDD Dioxin)->OXIDATIVE STRESS->VITILIGO. Please read our Comment & Posting Policy. Luckily among the eight of us were some veterans that knew how to do it, along with our help. I have diabetes, had prostate cancer, heart disease requiring open heart surgery and a brain tumor. called era vets same as those living home every day in the states. Charles Covington (Marines) and James Covington (Navy). Did any one know a euclid lamar Cleveland? VA denies using AO during that timeframe which I dispute. After leaving Saigon, Vietnam on Feb 15, 1973, I served at Ko Kha Air Station, Thailand (Feb 15 to July 1973.) They just do not want to part with the money. I was at Mukdahon Air Force Base a couple of times trying to find parts. I am sure his ailments were as a result of AO while in Thailand 68-69. have fingers crossed but at 75 believe my time running out. Some eyewitness accounts have suggested the AF soldiers were flown by commercial jet from Travis AFB to a base in Saigon. Agent Orange is an herbicide that was used to defoliate the thick jungle in Vietnam and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, such as the Korean Demilitarized Zone. though the VA has not granted SErvice Connection for Let me know about agent orange problems. I worked nights and slept days and, sometime in the middle of my year, an F-4 was returning to base with a hung 500lb bomb. Accept for a couple of pictures taken on the second floor of barracks 2155, I have no proof that I was even stationed there, no orders, no performance reports, no VSM(ended in Jan 73, even though I refueled B-52s that were still bombing Laos and Cambodia). It shows Tactical Employment of Herbicides, and near the back it shows a 500 yard kill zone from the sprayed area. The division also holds alater edition of the map from 1972, which is not shown in this blog. Thankfully, he is still around. Looking at an agent orange map I See the drift area cover most of the living area. 386. titled Phan Rang Air Base PP431-433. Cartographic information for the series was gathered from aerial photography conducted in the 1950s. 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. What a great touch to a horrible time!!!!! I have one picture taken in 1974 on 5060 showing a couple parked P3s. And my Second and third sons both had Bladder Reflux which is a malformation of the bladder and it usually kills the infant before birth. Within a week, at most, The chain of the dog-tags Id been wearing constantly since boot, started causing my skin to blister and weep. I was also at Udorn ,Thailand in 1974 to 75 as a RF-4C crew chief. Sleeping on the old army cots with air mattresses was not comfortable. Now suffer nerve damage, terrible neuropathy and diabetes so far. I was stationed at the 7th RRFS, 05H, June 71 to Jun 73 did two tours there. My best Buddy was Charlie Perry from Savannah GA, lost track of him in 1970. ORANGE. Not sure what happened over there but it has effected him for a lifetime, apparently. I was stationed at Tyndall AFB from 75-78 as an F-4 mechanicguaranteed exposure to PFAS on the US base. A.O. Ill check my records and photos and post if Im correct. Myself and a couple of other crew chiefs went over and boarded the 123s to see how they worked. We served our country; they subjected us to bad toxins; then they reject our claims! I was stationed at Udorn (USAF)in 1967-68. I went through the DAV and they were exceptionally good at helping me get what I deserve. He was a check out/run up man for the F-105s at Tahkli and other places somewhere between 1964-66. The proof of my services there was the passport the US Army issued me for that mission. newsletters, photo collections, and remembrance lists for Phan Rang Air Base Thanks for your work on this Ryan. Was volunteeredto crew a ORH C-123 through UDorn eventually to Buen Hoa and others in Vietnam. Dont give up. Im pretty sure his name was Dick Rose but they cant seem to find record of the incident. He was in 1980 Comm Sq at Tahkli as a Comm Control Specialist in 1966. Jailing some who died there days later. I was stationed at Korat RTAB 68/69. Reassigned to Korat 02 Oct 1975 till the U.S Phan Rang had a large storage area, as most bases did, where general supplies were stored. Loranda O. Spence, Red Horse. TDY Korat from Myrtle Beach AFB SC Oct 72 Apr 73. looking for anyone that was in 388 transpotation squadron at korat air force base. What other tasks did he do that could have brought him to the perimeter? (NOTE: Prior to my assignment at Ubon, there were two Sapper Attacks and during my assignment, there was one such incident.) His reply was always that he was required to not discuss his duties. I am now 75 and suffering with prostate cancer and myastehenias gravis (a muscle disease). He never smoked. remove content for any reason whatever, without consent. Loved working as Senior Launch Control Facility Manager at Juliette 01 LCF. I was with the 355TFS at Takhli AFB 68-69 as an instrument -autopilot tech. Why is it that I do not know any of your names.Agent oj, Same time, Da Wolf Man! Was a clerk in Enarie, at 4IFD HQ Casualties 5/69-~9/69, then 29 MH as combat artist to 4/70. passed away at the age of 82 on March 1, 2021 in Albuquerque NM. VA states I gotta prove it, thats its agent orange connected.VA government. My dad. Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated. out of all the dogs that were in Thailand and Vietnam , only 3 made it back( whats it all about). I was stationed at NKP and Udorn back in 70-71. FIRST VA CLAIM DENIED MAY 2020 Having to work on the Gunships meant that I was within 200m of the perimeter. I was approved for AO exposure. I incurred Dengue Fever in the first two weeks of being in country. My husband served with the USAF from November 1966-October 1967 and was stationed at Takhli. WOW!!!! He has contacted my son whos theyre DNA has been linked. My father Joe Burch was at Phan Rang from June 1967 to May 1968. 8th Security Police Squadron. During this time I planned flights to transmitter locations in Cambodia until no longer safe to do so. To all my brothers,WELCOME HOME!! DePodesta says that for many years his eye injury qualified him for a disability rating of 30 percent and a monthly payment of under $400. I served with the 1st signal brigade us army 442nd signal battalion company c . I only was approved for Agent Orange exposure due to my being able to PROVE to the VA that, on my way to Thailand, our military transport plane landed at Saigon and when I left we were routed on the military plane and landed on Saigon on the way home! hope this goes to Jerry Kinard. The company headquarters in Koran was right on the perimeter fence line so may have contacted it then. our commo center was the largest and only link for all communications from vietnam into thailand they all came thur warin ics. What is odd I met a widow who lost her Husband to Agent Orange. One last thing. Ive been through treatments and surgeries since July, 2016 and will continue treatments possibly for the rest of my life. Either that or at Sattahip as our barracks was directly on the beach and we swam there for recreation. Nevertheless, Served 98-70 NKP. I was stationed at U-Tapao from January 1970 through December 1970. CLL cancer diagnosed 2017. https://www.disabledveterans.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Project-CHECO-Report.pdf. However I am pretty sure building 1665 was where I worked but have not found a map labelling it as the Battalion Operations Center. This surgery left me mobility impaired. Phan Rang Vietnam - Pinterest worked KC-135 and B-52D flight line phase on west side and Bomber run-up 0n the Eastside. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Largely inspired by the British use of 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D ( Agent Orange) during the Malayan Emergency in the 1950s, it was part of the overall herbicidal warfare program during the war called "Operation Trail Dust". An EWO on AC-130s A&H Models. Crisp..Thank you. WHOs the right VA do I CONNECT. Any help would be welcomed. Claim sat dormant for 7 months. US ARMY Signal Corp 72E/F 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. I pray everyone is well and they get their ratings. He was at Udon 1969 to 1971. that area was build by the navy seebee, not the red horse. It seems that a lot of the info about inf units in thailand Regarding post #170- I served with Marvin Parker 1970-71. 1.9). Any number of clues that you might have, or can get, may trigger better questions or hopefully answers! Does anyone have any information on Steven L. Emery who was in the Air Force and stationed in Vietnam in the 70s, I was stationed at Phan Rang AB from Nov 1970 through April 1971 with the 17th FMS, 17 SOS (AC 119 G & K gunships). Merry Christmas, huh? I was at u-tapio with V-49 May Nov 1968. First claim denied. They sprayed some kind of Herbicide around the perimeter at NKP and 2 weeks later everything was dead. I prepared a 72 page sworn affidavit with 72 pages of proof of HERBICIDE exposure at all the four bases I was assigned. Worked F-4DS WCS looking for anyone on flight line during this time. These idiot think that when agent orange was sprayed on the perimeter an around our barracks that it just stayed in one pot and was never air born. If anyone out there recognizes my name please reply maybe you can help with buddy statement or have photograph of me in Thailand or Tan SonNhut ( I supported the UC-123 repairs of returned aircraft). I stayed there about a week until my orders arrived and I flew to Camp Enarie in Pleiku for out processing. I can find very little regarding this base and their duties there. Guys who were there as well as Laos and Cambodia do not have coverage over A O. The base was surrounded by jungle. Glasses but rejects me about AO I know we got sprayed. I am fortunate, but many others havent faired as well. I said yes and thats when we found information about AO at Takhli. Would anyone have a complete list of army or marine camps? He has been asked to get buddy letters from people who may have served there with hi to get VA Benefits. 2 Squadron RAAF was stationed, under the operational control of the American 35th Tactical Fighter Wing. Went to Yokota for a few weeks in Jan 1966. The first day we arrived the Red Horse group dropped off building materials next to a cement pad. VA. Has except responsible. 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. Borrowed in absentia may be better suited. I was Security Police. 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. The VA has turned down my claim now three times. F-100 destroyed by direct mortar impact in cockpit (May 1969). Le Vit Nam, Viet Nam, Vietnam ou Vitnam, en forme longue la rpublique socialiste du Vit Nam (en vietnamien : Vit Nam couter et Cng ho X hi Ch ngha Vit Nam couter) est un pays d'Asie du Sud-Est, situ l'est de la pninsule indochinoise.Il fait galement partie de la sinosphre (sphre culturelle chinoise), aussi appele sphre culturelle d'Asie de l . So far no recurrence. Also a problem with AFIB. God bless. The location of the dwellings were 30 to 60 feet from the perimeter where all brush and greenery had been spayed with agent orange. [18][15] It dropped 76,389 bombs and was credited with 786 enemy personnel confirmed killed and a further 3,390 estimated killed; with 8,637 structures, 15,568 bunkers, 1,267 sampans and 74 bridges destroyed. 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!!!!!!! Don Williams, my first husband, Robert M. Bowen, was stationed at Tan Son Nhut air base near Saigon from July 1967 to July 1968 and was in communications. Returned on a 30-year non-disclosure for witness to Genocide. and seeking contact from my work buddies, James Haley (WI); James Hall, (TX); Ron Oleson (WI); Steve Miller (Boston) and Ivan Huff (ID). Im the widow of Ernest Whitfield who was stationed at NKP in 74he was a communications specialist eho passed on 11.05.14 at age 62. Best of luck to those in pursuit of a fair settlement. I seem to be OK at this time. Upon completion of my 12 months, I was transferred to Holloman AFB in New Mexico for my last years assignment. A few of us still get together would you be interested in joining us. There DDT and herbicides were deployed in and at the perimeter of this small camp. I was in the 1890 Comm. 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. I later returned the latter part of 1965-66 to Takhli, Thailand. hw-pr-swartz-17-op-nui-dat-1966.jpg Fowler was our NCOIC. 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. The 10-year project at the Bien Hoa Airport. Probably just lousy health. I turned 19 over there. I was at Phan Rang in 1966 1967. We had a mutual friend, Chuay Kannawat, with whom I went to school in Puerto Rico. Copies of maps and photos of their base, Ubon, Takli, Udorn, NKP, etc you can find these on the internet; copy yours and then put arrows where you bunked, jogged and worked in and on Agent Orange. How do I post an official U.S. government map of Udorn RTAFB on this page? I also served as augumentation duty at Ubon any help on this will be highly appreciated. We were assigned to Det. did so, told me that he would give it to the right person in that VA Mather Hospital,and and sure enough, forget how long, but I had a VA card with 10% disability in the mail , Later, filed again to increase VA % for hearing, got turned down for loss of hearing but OK for Tinitus (sp?). I am trying to file claims for benefits for him or get them finished up rather. I was a number 3 man on a mms weapons load crew. Before moving on to the 1969map andexample from theAMS 1:50,000 set, it is necessary to explainthatthe U.S. governmentviewedThailand as a logical staging area for American forces because of its proximity to North and South Vietnam. Weve recently added historical records from Phan Rang (also Empresas similares. Fixed Wing Losses Due to Air Base Attacks - Vietnam Air Losses I was commander of A Troop, 2-1 Cav and when I changed command in Aug 1969, I was sent to Phan Rang AB to await my orders back to the U.S. On the day I arrived at the Air Base, after about a 30 mile Jeep ride from our Firebase, I got to the Main Gate of the AB which was closed & locked because of an attack on another part of the base, & the Air Force Guards wouldnt unlock the gate for me to get inside. My ex-wife divorced me because I could not explain my health issues to her. I was a radiology technologist . After a short rotation back to the states after my first year, I returned for two more years consecutively. I do this all from my disability income. Only proof required was any document putting you their. I was a surveyor in Vietnam and if my memory is correct I surveyed the Pham Rang air strip in 1966. I did this until returning CONUS on October 1975. Im looking for anyone from the 6201st CSG/SPS from Ko Kha air station Thailand Im trying to find out what they sprayed our perimeter fences with. we supported lima site 11 in paske laos and were the main relay tropo communications station between vietnam and thailand. Worked in the POL dump. No idea where to start gathering evidence to help support my claim. At that time I was seen and diagnosed with Vitiligo. Several members of that Group have went through similar difficulties in getting VA disability. Please switch auto forms mode to off. It would be helpful to us. I was also in Nam for a few days(not in my records, wife lost my boarding passes) so far they have denied my agent orange benefits. From 1976 to 1 May 1979 I served at Fairchild AFB, Washington, and retired from the USAF. from oct, 1967 to jan. I am so sick and tired of this mess.My CAD is getting much worse now.. What was the # of your B. Phan Rang Air Base, 1965-1970 - YouTube location at U-Tapao. 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 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. EVERY VA case that was filed with the VA relative to your search will come up. Kidney cancer discovered in 2001 Right kidney removed. Now and then a troop who been at Phan Rang more than two or three months would hear his wife or girl friend start crying. Luyn tp chuyn su ng php v bi tp ting anh 8 Its sad that we are finally eligible for disability benefits after most of us are gone, and for my condition (Multiple Myeloma) not long to go.