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I was TDY to U-Tapoa AB Thailand in 1969. I have not approached the VA about Agent Orange (A O ) and its relationship to my medical history. Anyway. I suspect I may have diabetes, not sure yet, how will all this all come into play, will I have a claim? About March 1970 a major defoliation of the perimeters of all Thai Air Bases began following the January 13, 1970 sapper attack on Ubon RTAFB. I know I was exposed to Agent Orange sprayed around Hooches, perimeter road and everywhere else they wanted to kill vegetation. I have been asked to present my Video Play at the Library of Congress this summer. I served @ HHD 9th Logistical Command, in Korat, Thailand Jul 1964-1965. From 1976 to 1 May 1979 I served at Fairchild AFB, Washington, and retired from the USAF. was it in 1965 or 1966?And how can I get a copy of that documentation. The 333rd Air Base Squadron at Udorn RTAFB was redesignated the 6232nd Combat Support Group (CSG) in July 1965, then . I was stationed at Takhli RTAFB in 72/73 and after 11 years of battling the VA I have been granted 100% disabled due to diabetes and severe poly neuropathy. 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. Robert Calhoun June 9 2020, if you have copies of your performance reports, take then to VFW, or American Legion. 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. I was stationed at Utapao May 68 to Jan 69. job and believed that, my country and the military would would be I was approved for agent orange benefits by the VA Dr who evaluated for my condition. This Camp was home to the 809th Eng Bn, It was also home to the 57th Light Maint. As a supply sergeant, I was on the flight line and in the all the time. David Sorensen. Classified the same. Many of my friends that served with me have gotten cancer from Agent Orange. I Visited sites at Khon Kaen, Korat and Bangkok. Stationed at NKP 1967/1968. 8th Security Police Squadron. I finally caught up with our Rosegarden group about a year ago and attended my first reunion in May of 2022. His name was Robert Lewis . Like MIKE I.no.324 I was stationed at Takhli Thailand from Dec.65-66. We loaded munitions on F4Ds and pulled 12hr shifts which included arming and recovering the birds at EOR. Stage 7 prostate cancer myself along with three auto immune diseases. I have had heart problems and headache with some minor kidney issues. I was stationed at korat rtafb 1969-1970 Fire dept do remembered sawnee club my hooch was across the street I got my 100% rating in 2015 it took me 4 yrs I worked with my primary dr and dav to help me I sent pic of agent orange 55 gal drums on base and stated how every day we had to patrol perimeter as part of my duty I have lost all balance,and heart problems, all my nerves are shot hands ,feet, are numb my advice get all info on your bases where you were stationed and then tie your duty to exposed AG and be nice to all drs and secretary who help you it will pay off big. The 355 Tactical Fighter Wing which was station at McConnell AFB was transferred to Taklhi, Thailand PCS. There was probably one survivor of the fire . Reply to Wilfredo Caban. I filed a VA Claim for PAD in early October 2019 and it came back approved in late October 2019. Some are off base around Korat. Neuropathy sever. I read with interest all of the recollections of those serving at all the plush Air Force facilities throuhout Thailand, but I reflect back to the entry from Gary E McEvilla, September 24, 2019. 1996-67, I think. If you go to your nearby VA OPC, VA Hospital, etc. 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. Three T-28 Trojans taxi at Udorn. (Courtesy photo by Michael E. Fader) so that 20% had done me ALL good, Hope this gives you an idea what to do one last thing, there is a VA . TE 5560). Worked in the POL dump. Debellevue, scored four kills flying with Capt. Good luck, when I die I hope they will remember what we did for our country. For those veterans that served at U-Tapao RTNB, I WOULD love to know that there was a klong (creek) running sort of parallel to the main gate entrance road? I know that Udorn was classified as a front line facility. I am now 75 and suffering with prostate cancer and myastehenias gravis (a muscle disease). He recently passed and was exposed to agent orange. I believe theres another reunion in the works for 2024. . Iam on the agent orang government list.. I was at Utapao in 1967 as part of a detachment from USN patrol squadron 46. 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. If anyone would have known him please reach out. I was TDY to Utapoa NKP Tahki 72-73. It seems to me that if MKP was sprayed with agent orange An aircrew member that has info on this should speakup. https://www.disabledveterans.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Project-CHECO-Report.pdf. Stationed with USAF 73/74 at Ramasun Station. I read many cases from the files of the Board of Veterans AppealsOne case # 1139851 stood out. My dad was a strong person so Im wondering what happened then/there that would have scared him so much. He was stationed there from Oct 67-Oct 68 as part of 432nd & 7/13AF HQ. https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA586193.pdf. Perimeter duty station is required for AO at Tahkli. Installations and Facilities, Bangkok, Thailand,1 November, 1969. Anyone else have any info or can help me with the death of Mr. Rose? My USAF unit was designated Det. I had to enlist the aid of my Congressman because up to then the VA kept rejecting my claims. After fighting the VA for 7 years I finally received 100% disability. NKP RTAFB 1971-1972 in the 56th FMS . was referred to Civilian Neurologists and was diagnosed OCT 2019 with Parkinsons. We flew out of Travis AFB in June 1967 and eventually landed in Bangkok, Thaailand for transport to Udorn. I am not well and my partner is the one working my concerns and posting this for-me. We had During this time I planned flights to transmitter locations in Cambodia until no longer safe to do so. 1967-1968. I know we were exposed to Agent Orange several times. Every one of them. My ex-wife divorced me because I could not explain my health issues to her. we could only have a nite stick. Anyone else remember this time? Never happened, my job title wasnt security on the perimeter.. not sure if anyone realizes if you were boots on the ground in Vietnam where they sprayed its automatically given to you. Painted F-4s. I have had Diabetes for years and diagnosed with Gleason 6 Prostrate Cancer. Served in Ubon RTAFB from1/6/72 to1/6/73 sensor shop and Security Police Augmentee. I shot all four involved in that my SPs M16 was jammed and I had a half clip of twenty bullets used 9 to kill all four, the Thai army took care of the NV soldiers in town. Also, a report on the defoliation of base perimeters was declassified and is available at CHECO Report. So, my thoughts are that anyone that is reading this long comment, please dont give up when filing a VA Claim and make sure that whomever is doing the research (such as a VFW VSO, AmVets, DAV, etc) are qualified to look deep into your Military Personnel and Medical Records and, dont just let them assume that its not an issue worth pursuing, as if I never did, I wouldnt be receving the exemplary care from the Manila VA in the way of prescribed medication and the physicians that I saw that made the correct diagnosis. 1. Sincerely David. I went TDY to Phitsanoluk Thailand for 2weeks 50 caliber machine gun training. Havent had any luck finding maps showing our location on the base. Murrells Inlet. Stationed Udorn Apr 69 thru Apr 70.Worked control tower as air traffic controller.Had heart attack in 2012,,Ischemic heart disease is a covered ailment. The whole affair is a travesty of justice without honor for our service. I served with 355th out of Takhli 1969-1970. My Dad, Marvin M. Parker, from GA, was an Air Force airman serving in Udorn, Thailand (1970-1971). 379th signal battalion in Nov 1970 to Nov 1971. My husband also worked in Korat for about 9 months. I was in AMS working on the Defensive Fire Control System (Gunnery System) on the B-52. Cartographic information for the series was gathered from aerial photography conducted in the 1950s. Kidney cancer discovered in 2001 Right kidney removed. I also served at Takale Thailand during 1968. Couldnt your hand in front of your face! I have had cancer currently in remission, neuropathy in my feet and asthma. And that is absolutely not right! I am being treated for high blood pressure and being treated for heart pvcs. The form IBM. I can find no record of U-2 service at Utapao. I will pursue compensation; however, the posts above are not encouraging for a successful outcome. Thank you, any one from bang pla thailand 1969 to 1971 have medical issues, I was in the storage section ,635th MMS,CSG, PACAF, at the MSA. I was stationed at Cam Rahn Bay,Vietnam air base 1969-1970 and Utapao,Thailand 1971. I transferred to the VA clinic in St. George, UT. Thank You-, Im working on an intense website that connects military to locations and diseases/illnesses, This has been a long process due to military locations. 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 He recently passed and we are trying to get help from the VA. Did anyone work with him and possibly have any pictures of him being near the perimeter? We on a regular basis ran our engines on the trim pad down by the perimeter. Our mission was Air Rescue and Recovery. The base was surrounded by jungle. Ive had a claim in for quit a while.nothing yet. The restaurant I run today was formerly part of a joint officers accommodation facility. I am writing for my father, Ken Hamlin. Any help would be greatly appreciated. the perimeter lines make a point at the location if that helps. I was the fuels guy on Operation Limelight. In order to get on mission flying status, I was sent to . During the Vietnam War our first American squadron assigned at Udorn RTAFB were primarily TDY personnel from the 5th Tactical Group, Don Muang RTAFB at the Bangkok Air Port , who were known at Udorn RTAFB as the 333th Air Base Squadron (ABS), in October 1964. served in warin communications station a few miles west of the laotion cambodian border. Also did guard duty 3 times on the outskirts of the base when we were on high alert, not listed on my record. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. We (expeditionary elements of Task Force Delta) had NOTHING when we arrived there in the spring of 72..no food (other than C-Rats) and no sleeping quarters other than our sea bags to prop up up against in one of the four wooden structures along the aircraft parking apron. Im looking for information about Mukdahon AB Thailand from 1966-67. Youll blatantly see NO grass growing anywhere. Runways and roads. plus he would fly in to Vietnam but the VA couldnt find any thing about that plus they were shot down over Laos and was on the ground hiding for 12 hours. I work with American Legion. Parkinsons has come up in discussion in the last year. When I first arrived at Utapao in late 1969 the klong had lots of vegetation growing along the banks. (for Thailand) or have a source where I could find one. 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. Now have been told that I have liver cancer recently detected. I have developed a form of MD it was identified as Inclusion Body Myositsis. Va has denied my diabetes. I dont think we ever cleared customs etc. I have been denied any benefits for Agent Orange and my health is failing loosing my motor skills and quality of life. They say it will all be cleared up by mid-July and the House is expected to pass it with by-partisan support by Mid-July after the Holiday Recess and send it to the President who has said hell sign it straight away. 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. My husband Bob Schoonover (VP-1, served U-Tapao) died of bladder cancer Dec 2020. Routinely, F-4s (bombers) air refueled beforeand sometimes aftervisiting the target area. What a shame! Detachment 1 USASCC Udorn,Thailand 1964-65. In resonse to Dwight L Perkins Sr., who was with Red Horse Army constuction battalion at NKP, I can definitely confirm that your hooches were directly behind one of the towers where I was posted. Does any one have any advice on how to proceed with yet another appeal. He has a lot of health issues and cant remember. (Photo credit: library of Dick . My barracks was #2606 (1 of 3 buildings end to end) on the base perimeter next to an open field. Not sure where it entered the base but remember it running (or crawling) near the NCO club. Just to name a few.VA denied me twice plus two appeals. I had heart surgery in 2017. They claim agent orange was not used in Thailand which we know is a lie. froze my buttox off there. Does anyone know how to contact others on this forum ? It shows Tactical Employment of Herbicides, and near the back it shows a 500 yard kill zone from the sprayed area. Hmm still classified? I was assigned to the 355th Security Police. Well, March 26 of 2020 he died suddenly of a heart attack, he had recovered, we thought, from a major stroke in November of 2019. Every base was sprayed. I left a wife and a 8 and 6 year old on Christmas day 1969 heading to San Francisco for my flight to Bangkok. What other tasks did he do that could have brought him to the perimeter? Oh Mr Farmer who said he was at ubon 72-73 time frame. It is the only exhibit of its kind in the nation that recognizes the sacrifice made by the Hmong pilots in the name of freedom to defend their homeland . When am I considered in a support to a Hostile Theater. Its a declassified document on how every base in Thailand was established from a security perspective. He leaves behind a wife and three grandchildren they were raising. He was denied for the cancer drugs he needed. Im not trymg to blaim anyone because it was their job. Stationed at Korat and Sattahip 68-69 with 697th Engineers. Udorn RTAFB, Close Up, Perimeter Tower. I was in Takhli in1973 for the grand Nixon deployment to win the war and Udorn in 1973 and 1974. Im a granddaughter whos grandfather served in a recon unit in Udorn, Thailand in 1961. Im looking for anyone who might have worked with my dad Chuck Forbes in Udorn. TDY to Korat from Sept 72 until March 73 working on the Wild Weasels from McConnel. I hope it will help. John A. Madden, Jr. and Capt. Photo by unknown. I was told if I was in Vietnam regardless where I would receive full benefits. Also made TDYs to NKP, Ubon, Korat, and even to Tui Wah (sp) Viet Nam. I didnt know what it was back then. I was assigned as a Security Policeman at all bases in Thailand . Camp Ramasun was located approximately 290 miles northeast of Bangkok, about 12 miles south of Udorn and at the fringes of the small Thai village of Ban Nong Soong. and near ubon rtafb.there were full cambat operations in this area, f4 phantoms from ubon attacked targets in n vietnam s vietnam and laos. WE WOULD GO TO NKP AND REMAIN OVER NIGHT(RON) AND THEN FLY A MISSIO AND COME BACK TO DANANG. Finally approved in 2017. Ive been in remission from cancer since 12. That should show my exposure but there were no written orders for that assignment. I am looking for anyone who might have known a person who worked in the S-3 section at Korat AB , Camp Friendship in January 1967. The VA says its not possible for Dioxin to cause this skin ailment. The eyewitness accounts also claim this was the standard route to the air bases in Thailand. My barracks was next to the parameter fence. Me and Juan. Their Search Radar was in a tent very near the Mekong River, that is where I spent most of my time while visiting Mukdahon. 299 now and bill S-1381 that have since been passed into law to help out my fellow vets, Was stationed at Camp Samae San Aug 73 to Oct 74 then Jan 75 till Jan 76, have my board hearing in 3 weeks,virtually, the first trip out of Travis flew nonstop to Saigon on chartered flight then after about 2 hours flew by C130 to UAFB. Hi there. I served at Korat Thailand from November 1965-November 1966 as a Weapons Technician on the F-105s. I have no idea if I was exposed to Agent Orange during that time. has recognized ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease) as Service God bless to all my USAF brothers that served in Southeast Asia. Central Listening Post Was a field service mechanic on heavy Equipment also motor pool Sgt. Would like to correspond with anyone that was there during that time period. Then again Nov 1972-Nov 1973. I said yes and thats when we found information about AO at Takhli. I am trying to file claims for benefits for him or get them finished up rather. Hi all I know this is a long shot but Ive tried many and every means to help me to form my family puzzle in terms of my moms side in which I can say currently. Finally, they listened to the evidence that we had that led them to agree to give me a survivors benefit based upon a presumed service related cause of death. 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. Hi Did you by any chance know him? Service officers tell me different things. I can remember standing at the runway side of our barracks watching F105 take off. I have had a lung condition for many years thats progressively growing worse and has most recent diagnosis is emphysema. Traveled down to the beach for burgers, etc., at the snack bar,and out the gates to town (Newland). 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