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So far all claims been denied over the last 20 years .Hypertension, Diabetes II, Liver and skin cancer, Cardiac ablation (2002), etc. More information on this topic can be found in a book series titled Veterans and Agent Orange. I served at Udorn RTAFB from 4/74-4/75 looking for info on F-4 that crashed during training mission, pilot punched out WSO went down with the plane. Couldnt talk about the kid I left on a Thai flight line. Crazy stuff as I was back and forth on their base on a daily basis. Bluehawk said: Seeking any information remembered about tragic crash of a disabled aircraft upon attempting to land at Udorn, into a communications hut, with the loss of crew and as many as 6 intel gathering airmen inside the building, on 10 Apr 70. If any one can recall these incidents and would be so kind as to confirm them with a letter I would really appreciate it. I was stationed at Udorn RTAFB in 1967-68 in the USAF. I served at Ubon RTAFB, 71-72, as an aircraft mechanic on B57G Night Intruders and F4 Phantoms. Had diabetes,ischemic heart disease,high blood pressure and skin leasions. In addition Marine Aircraft Group 15 operated from Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong from June 1972 to September 1973. . Va working on claim currently on appeal. I know people in other branches that were compensated under the Boots on the ground concept . Still fighting agentorange heart surgery 2007. Served at Korat RTAFB from late January 68 til 17 November 68 . Salute. 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. If anyone else that was stationed at NKP, especially the 6908th have had issues believed to be agent orange related please post here. 01. Although this map does not provide enough detail toclearly illustratethe perimeter of any specificbase,it doesindicate how massive the American presence was in Thailand and helps to inform the scale of the related problem of Agent Orange exposure. Do not be fooled by lack of public attention or the passage of time! I would like to discuss AO at NKP if knew/worked with Ernest. may 2019 filed with va but never connected service with all these complications and now have to prove everything is service connected. IWCS TERMINAL , JOINTLY MANNED BY US ARMY AND PHILCO FORD CONTRACTORS . If it wasnt for that letter I think I would still be waiting for the VA to approve my claim. He was 72, far too young to die! I contacted my Congresswoman, who unfortunately did not change the outcome of my claim. I have numbness in my hands and feet Im healthy physically, blood pressure etc just nerve damage. I would love to hear from anyone who was there at either place during those years. I remember coming in from post, and shining,in the moon light, coated with the shit, we use a pesticide, to dip our dogs in (malathion), now that also is a big health issues. I have many of the problems associated with the use of chemical clearing uses. without consent. Leg and arm muscles are wasting away. I incurred Dengue Fever in the first two weeks of being in country. I was TDY with a squadron of F-105s to Korat Thailand from McConnell AFB which the 355TFW was stationed in Wichita Kansas, around the FY64-65 time frame. 1968.if so lets communicate.I need help to substanuate The 652nd Topographic Engineer Battalion depicted the broad reach of American forces in Thailand, which can be seen below. Lois. Ive been suffering for many years from diabetes, Crohns, and inflammations of my fingers. a hog. The outer perimeter was sprayed with AO and I believe we started flying sorties to spray AO in Laos and Viet Nam. So far no recurrence. I was stationed in NKP in 1968-1969. Runways and roads. I have one picture taken in 1974 on 5060 showing a couple parked P3s. Chief among the reasons that they have sought this information is because some American personnel were exposed to Agent Orange while serving in Thailand. 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? Udorn RTAFB, Close Up, Perimeter Tower. I was the fuels guy on Operation Limelight. I was at Udorn from 1970 1971 Civil Engineers 1st signal brigade 442nd signal battalion company c. i would like to see a full recognition of our service as full vietnam war veterans, but i don,t think i will ever see it. A bright spot in my life. I Michael E Schellerer was a B-52 D crew chief on 0100 and others witch later on ended up in Guam on a pedestal at the entrance to GUAM AFB. This is called Oxidative Stress. I was stationed at Phu Mu, Thailand, 207th Signal Company from May 1966-March 1967. would like to hear from Robert Fisher or BD Cleeton. I have a question directed to anyone who can offer an answer even if it is of a general nature. His job was medical with the Flight Surgeons office.Does anyone know what this duty consisted of? from mid 69 to mid 70 worked in the base photo lab doing recon photo . (Click on it to enlarge!!). Reassigned to Korat 02 Oct 1975 till the U.S we had no military police to do this. Dont give up keep fighting for our rights and benefits. Asking for assistance with photos, locations of where he might have been in barracks/dining recreation on the beach? Was stationed at Takhli from 7/67-7/68. 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. I remember watching them clear the perimeter so my question does the VA recognize Takhli around that time for agent orange area to worry about. Not sure what happened over there but it has effected him for a lifetime, apparently. With H.R. Im trying to help my mother get benefits resulting from my fathers death. How do I get map of the base to substantiate my claim? K9, I have Ischemic heart disease. Not so Silent Partner: Thailands Role in Covert Operations . I discovered so much information that never knew about before. - U.S. Air Force Veterans who served on Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) bases at U-Tapao, Ubon, Nakhon Phanom, Udorn, Takhli, Korat, and Don Muang, near the air base perimeter anytime between . Need help with claim . 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. Administration and Operation. On 8 June 1967 the squadron relocated from Udorn to Tuy Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam and began to receive HC-130Ps to replace their HC-130Hs. Gregory Soccio - Soccio1 AT verizon.net ([email protected]): I was stationed with the 6280th Combat Support Hospital unit at Takhli, Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand from October/November 1973 through August 1974.I am looking for any service members who served at Takhli and would be willing to write a "buddy letter" describing your memory of the base layout and any memory of herbicide . During this time I planned flights to transmitter locations in Cambodia until no longer safe to do so. I served in Thailand in 1967 & 1968 at Camp Friendship adjacent to the Korat RTAF Base. Hobcaw Baroney. I moved from the storage section over to the motor pool in the bomb dump. And Bangkok . . Well we all know differently now. Just as routinely, RF-4s flying out of Udorn air refueled only prior to the rare mission which included F-4 companionship--or, after a mission over (nom de guerre: Hot Dog) North Vietnam which recovered at Tan Son Nhut. I was at Tahkli, Thailand in 1973 for one of many TDYs from the C-130 Wing at Dyess AFB in Abilene, Tx. not only did we load it on to the Air Craft down by the Beach end of the runway but our BKS where located not more than 50ft. After leaving Saigon, Vietnam on Feb 15, 1973, I served at Ko Kha Air Station, Thailand (Feb 15 to July 1973.) . The other was a distance from the pooches within feet of the fence. I filed for Service Connected Disability immediately upon my return and was DENIED. Most importantly talk to a Veteran organization. I used a 3 day pass to go to Pattyah Beach also during my time in Korat. I was with 53 trans in sattihap .67 thru 68 we h..auled cargo and bombs to utapo A B and other places.agent orange was shipped to air bases.69 and 70 i was running the roads in convoys got sprayed with agent orange.i have problems claimed denied in 1970 when i reired .we got a prblem with the VA. 1.Board of Veteran Appeals ruled flight line is an extension of the perimeter. I was stationed at Takhli RTAFB from 10/67 to 10/68. Luckily I had a copy of the orders for same and was approved for compensation last year (2019). Ive been sick ever since, skin issues, Parkinson, 29 orthopedic surgeries almost every joint, gut issues etc Its been a good run, proud to have served with you Marines. Note: As many of you probably know many of the guys that were there with us are no longer with us. How can I contact people who have left a comment? Thanks. I am sure once 99 percent of us are dead, the VA will finally accept that we all were exposed to the chemicals and should not have to fight for acknowledgement to that fact. I on occasion had to cannibalize parts to repair my aircraft. Looking for anyone from 83 84. were bombing before they did. DO NOT GIVE UP! Va has denied my diabetes. ASP in Thailand 1965-1972 (Part 2) Published June 18, 2020. I was stationed at Korat AFB july67 july68, I want to know how many people stationed there had thyroid problems later in life. Was stationed at Udorn 621st TCS from Feb 69 to March 70 Did a month as Security Police Augmentee. 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. Installations and Facilities, Bangkok, Thailand,1 November, 1969. The Cardiologist said the stroke was caused by atrial fibrillation of his heart, then the lower chambers gave out. I served at Tahkli, Sept. 67 to May of 68, then 3 months at U-Tapao and then 3 montns at CCK, all as an electrician working on KC-135s & B-52s SAC 4258. Surrounded by lush jungle and rice paddies. I know he saw agent Orange there because when he got out he wrote a paper for school about agent orange. 27 December 1971: A C-123K enroute from Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, to Xieng Lom located in northwestern Laos, was reportedly shot down by anti-aircraft fire approximately 35 km east northeast of Xieng Lom resulting in the loss of four crew members. They are requiring proof that I was exposed to agent orange. I send all of his DD 214 and performance My barracks was next to the parameter fence. we have H.R. 3 men in my family served in S.E.A. Suffer from heart disease, neuropathy, arthritis, diabetes, PTSD and recently stomach cancer near the esophagus. Parkinsons has come up in discussion in the last year. Im sure that the flight plans werent all the same though. Response to Bob Morgan: 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. There are several of these sites scattered around the world. - U.S. Army Veterans who provided perimeter security on RTAF based in Thailand anytime between Feb. 28, 1961 and May 7,1975. remove a user's privilege to post content on the Library site. The company headquarters in Koran was right on the perimeter fence line so may have contacted it then. Anyway. I was stationed at Korat RTAB 68/69. Some of these, with brief highlights, are listed below: Administration It was a old Golf Course up in the mountains. we supported lima site 11 in paske laos and were the main relay tropo communications station between vietnam and thailand. Worked both flight line which included trips to do end of runway checks, which was on the perimeter of the base. Stationed at Takhli RTAFB 1970-1971. My husband Bob Schoonover (VP-1, served U-Tapao) died of bladder cancer Dec 2020. To Takhli, I didnt know that they used AO for perimeter clearing I researched found nothing about that so called event. Well I got called up and guarded the base perimeter. Told I was not boots on the ground. They were UNDERMANNED. I am now 75 and suffering with prostate cancer and myastehenias gravis (a muscle disease). He was a check out/run up man for the F-105s at Tahkli and other places somewhere between 1964-66. I read many cases from the files of the Board of Veterans AppealsOne case # 1139851 stood out. Just diagnosed with multiple myeloma havent filed claim yet. Worked on the trim pad. I have been turned down more than once for benefits. 1,816 2 0 McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II. See why you should visit this farm near DC that was once a covert military base. I can remember standing at the runway side of our barracks watching F105 take off. My late husband was in Udorn Thailand in1968-1969. I have type two diabetes. Remember playing softball in the field attached to the base. Charles B. DeBellevue was a Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) flying F-4 Phantoms during the Vietnam War. I am currently engaged in filing a claim with the VA for medical complications stemming from significant exposure to Agent Orange while stationed there. Oh I guess I forgot to mention exposure to A O increases your chances of developing autoimmune diseases by a factor of several hundred thousand. The VA has turned down my claim now three times. Can I use this blog as apiece of evidence to support his claim? I am just now contacting an advocate to see what steps I should take about making a claim. THAILAND UDORN RTAFB Towers and Bunkers 6232nd CSG/APS, July 1965; 432nd SPS; 1/621st SPS, 18 SEP 1966-27 Jan 1973 . https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA586193.pdf. On at least one occasion we The team I arrived with had now departed for the States. Thanks. From 1961 to 1975, the United States Air Force deployed aircraftthroughoutThailand, and these planes were responsible for the majority of USAF air strikes over North Vietnam. The lead plane has a Royal Lao Air Force marking on the fuselage. Greetings. This surgery left me mobility impaired. Additionally I had multiple attacks of Dysentery due to poor food storage and preparation. Activated once again on Aug. 19, 1966, the 432 TRW formed up a month later on Sep. 18, 1966, at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. 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 understand the rules on this site prohibiting direct contact between vets posting here, however, I belong to several Facebook groups dedicated to vets who served in Thailand, including one specifically for personnel who were based at NKP. location at U-Tapao. Local people call it the elephant cage. We all lived in the NCO barracks across from the mess hall. TE 5560). I was at Takhli Jan 1966-1967. I was in Takhli 68-69, Hanoi Hanna said the Cong was coming over Dec. 3, 1968 and so myself and others were training along part of the jungle and perimeter of the base and I was set along the flight line during that time. I will gladly help any veteran or dependent with any information or photos that I have, including any and all my knowledge of my personal experiences with the Herbicides used at Phu Mu freely. froze my buttox off there. RE: Entry 212 from Kimberly Smith During that mortar attack. Im working on an intense website that connects military to locations and diseases/illnesses, This has been a long process due to military locations. I was assigned to the 355th Security Police. FIRST VA CLAIM DENIED MAY 2020 He passed away from Pancreatic Cancer on July 4th, 2016, three and a half months after being diagnosed with diabetes and the cancer. They also refuse to acknowledge i was a mechanic on C123K spray aircraft returning form Vietnam. Camp Raum Chit Chai, Sakon Nakhon Thailand. So, I saw my primary Philippine Care Physician (taking in a bottle of water with an empty glass to perform a show n tell) and she knew right away what I had. October 1973 to October 1974 Dont give up. They sprayed some kind of Herbicide around the perimeter at NKP and 2 weeks later everything was dead. I have not tried to file with the VA. Find this document! No VA claim to date. 8th TFW / Telecommunications / UBON June 1972 June 1973. We had 197 people on board with gear and just cleared the fence at the end of runway leaving Holloman. 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. Can barely walk because of the pain. Correction by poster. I had no idea of AO at Ubon. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); These blogs are governed by the general rules of respectful civil discourse. I was born after he came home to Tallahassee, FL so never knew him before his deployment obviously but apparently he came back with some issues that he didnt have before. Trying to contact a Stephen N. Wood. They are trying to determine where exactly he was and if he went off base. US ARMY Signal Corp 72E/F The VA has turned me down twice. 4.The VA doctor then has to look at all these illnesses at the C&P meeting or have other doctors look at you too. Thanks. I always noticed that the ground between the interior and exterior fence line virtually had little if any vegetation. USAF fighter-bombers first arrived in late 1961. . Not just as Congress decided in it new regulations. I am trying to find out what they sprayed the antenna field with to keep the weeds down. F4 instrumentation. Mostly performimng perimeter security in towers and bunkers. I often played trumpet with the band The Jugglers at the Sampan Club downtown when I wasnt working the night shift. 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? Have lost prostate,bladder to agent orange. One source of help is the Facebook group Agent Orange in Thailand. we lived in tents, waited for rain to shower and ate c-rats until the seabees came. Stationed at Udorn 11/69 9/70. Glasses but rejects me about AO I know we got sprayed. I have had high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart disease. I am a former marine semper fi. He has a lot of health issues and cant remember. I wonder if the Thai Government would fess up to the surrounding areas from our Bases had many people come down with symtoms of Agent Orange. I know have ischemic heart disease, high blood pressure and borderline diabetes. And I heard Navy vets, sitting off shore get qualified for Agent Orange? 1964: . My husband (Arthur) worked in Bangkok, Thailand for Philco-Ford Communications and Satellite Division from 1967 to 1969. Nevertheless, Located in NKP RTAFB in the 56th Field Maintenance Squadron.If you have info please contact me! Wish me luck. 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. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My father Joseph Kauten was stationed at PeaseAFB in NH then went to U-Tapao as a Weapons Maitenance Technician in Jan 72-Feb 73, (on leave for a few weeks in August to get married) he was then in Mountain Home, Idaho. Flew into Udorn and Vientiane, Laos. Maintenance tents at the Air Force Base-Udorn. With the help of a legal team, I was granted 60% disability for Ischemic Heart Disease in July 2008, after numerous denials. Started at UTapao in73. Just to name a few.VA denied me twice plus two appeals. Was stationed with the 355 Field Maintenance Sq at Takhli Thailand from 24 Nov 1966 to 23 Nov 1966 as an Aircraft Fuel System Repairman. The second time I got the run-around youve read in so many other accounts: No evidence of AO use in my area or base during my time there, I was the wrong AFSC wasnt a cop, couldnt prove perimeter duty, etc. My USAF unit was designated Det. I am 70 years old now. I had to get my APRs for proof I was TDY at Tahkli. The DVA has been tone deaf because I wasnt an SP or CE. Guys, get a VFW service officer to assist you. Still took a year, but rating was finally approved. Does anyone live in Thailand? Evidence of exposure to AO to Diabetes then to Pancreatic Cancer. Lived in a wooden hooch at end of the runway and worked in all areas of the base. I was a grader operator, then a low boy driver. THEY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE AND HAVE BEEN DENIED DISABILITY BENEFITS PLEASE CONTACT ME. I think I have identified the building on a map of the base but the building is only labelled 1665. Cartographic information for the series was gathered from aerial photography conducted in the 1950s. I know that he was transferred to Clark AFB Medical Center for wounds he sustained purportedly in a bar fight. 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! Would like to contact fellow airmen stationed at Korat during that period. I was in crew 9 VP17 US Navy.I need help from anyone who had a similar experience. Takhli was being reopened at time and the conditions were deplorable. Last mission was the rescue of the S.S. Mayuguez crew captured by Cambodian Communists on May 15, 1975. It would be helpful to us. I know its another long shot but you never know till u find out. Hellolooking for Mike Duncan (6908 security squadron in 74-75) who made a post on 11.02.20 regarding AO. Later moved to barracks next to gunship barracks. Information is presented in a fashion similar to the front page. There was a large storage area in the Depot where drums of agent were being stored. I do believe being on the ground in Saigon was key to my disabilities being approved at 100%, please dont give up, sometimes the VA is VERY DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH, remember the squeaky wheel gets grease, DONT GIVE UP!!!! He filed for claims in 2016 when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. as an Agent Orange servive connected disability. 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. email me. 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. 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! I wish all my fellow veterans who served in Thailand to get the recognitions we deserve. NKP 1966. The first permanent USAF unit assigned at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force was the 333d Air Base Squadron (333d ABS) in October 1964. I had to enlist the aid of my Congressman because up to then the VA kept rejecting my claims. Was among the first 55 US Airmen at Takhli 1965. Pulled secret overseas supporting to CIA air operations out of Korat then Ubon AFB, Thailand doing bombing runs into Laosnumerous episodic exposures to jet fuel, persistent exposure to jet exhaust in the barracks, and regular exposure to Agent Orange. Stationed at Korat Thailand 1974-1975. Any advice is appreciated. Robert Calhoun June 9 2020, if you have copies of your performance reports, take then to VFW, or American Legion. The Library of Congress does not control the content posted. His claims of exposure have repeatedly been denied since 1993. That was my base camp, but I hauled supplies to almost every other base in Thailand. I now take that to mean Hmong tribesmen. Luckily I actually had a hard copy of my travel pay ticket showing the transit route and signed by some ops Officer so I could collect my transit pay. Pancreatic Cancer is not on the designated list of diseases caused by AO, and thats what his death certificate says he died of. Its major units were the 33 rd and 34 th Tactical Group and the 315 th Troop Carrier Group in South Vietnam, and the 35th Tactical Group in Thailand. Years ago I enrolled in the Pennsylvania vets agent orange program (I assumed there was no exposure in Thailand but was TDY with the 366th MMS in Da Nang for a short period in 70, but again, I dont believe I had exposure to AO in that setting either). You need to be within 500m to be eligible for exposure to Agent Orange. Unfortunately, VA will not accept award of the Medal as proof of service within the coordinates outlined for Medal Criteria. Have photos of hutches we stayed in but va claims they could be from any base. These insignia could be mixed, matched or eliminatedand routinely wereto display the desired insignia for the day's mission (more: "Colonel Wing Commander" in Alone, Unarmed and Unafraid). info on my precise site and barracks locations? On the base is a maze of wire and steel rods laid out over an area larger than a football field. Not killed by the guard. Please contact me. Anyone remember Kenneth Hamlin? Any USAF personnel assigned to 56th Transportation Sq at NKP 1967-68 who was exposed to AO and suffering from the effects of that exposure? QUANTICO, Va. --. I lost the hair on most of my arms, especially on my wrists for several years. ALTHOUGH MY TIME IN THAILAND WAS LIMITED, I LIVED IN THE MOST AFFECTED AREA ON THE AIR BASE IN DANANG, 1966-1967 538th Eng Co. C..construction. Vietnam Ace, Mission markings, F-4. 432nd Wing, 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing . I was an aircraft mechanic/crew chief with 555TFS. 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