phan rang air base agent orange

Clearly. The Phan Rang Air Base collection is part of our User Contributed Met President Johnsons son-in-law one time while there, he was a untrained Loadmaster. Service in Ubon, Thailand 1965 437th MAC. records,clipping from newpaper and was turn down. I was 62E20, heavy equipment operator. Lasted 4 n 5 months till pronoted to e4. 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. Coincidentally on those two landings, we were able to disembark because of plane malfunction and we were allowed to go inside terminal while aircraft was serviced. s/ pete Cree una base de datos de empresas y crguela en formato de Excel. Even He filed for claims in 2016 when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Nakhon Phanom was a front line base during the Secret War yet you dont mention it. I deployed to U-Tapao from August 10, 1970, to Aug 10, 1971. I also have pronounced Vitiligo primarily on the backs of my hands only and from my neck upwards including my scalp. 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 . I was at UBON in 1965. Of course it spread around the base. I was #160 to post on here ,,, thanks for removing my post , will not post any more on this site . BachMa Mt has been excavated & they found the BloodChit Bobby had in his Flight jacket that day but no remains. Was volunteeredto crew a ORH C-123 through UDorn eventually to Buen Hoa and others in Vietnam. I worked in the ECM shop. need any pictures of Phitsonulok perimeter showing the burnt vegitation just dia with prostrate cancer. I ask to get out and the only MOS was vehicle maint. For us that were stationed at Ubon (I was stationed at Ubon for 3 years and Korat for 6 months), heres a VERY important document: Project CHECO Base Defenses in Thailand: https://asknod.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/checo-thailand-base-defense-1973.pdf. Agent orange was sprayed on us while doing a preflight inspection. Ive been suffering for many years from diabetes, Crohns, and inflammations of my fingers. [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. Found I had CLL in November of 2018. Dont give up we served our country but didnt know that we would be sprayed and betrayed. Spent many years guilty for Genocide. Did not happen. Both organs had to be removed because of their advanced nature at the time of discovery I am in legacy appeal with a docket number. I was at Mukdahon Air Force Base a couple of times trying to find parts. Stationed at Ubon RTAFB all of 1973 with 8th SPS-K9. Been turned down for compensation for Parkinsons Disease and Diabetes several ties. 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. Air America supported us with aircraft and civilian pilots on our classified mission. Can anyone help me with my research No. Ive had prostate cancer, heart disease, heart attack, COPD. 4, 6922 SW. Have diabetes. I went into their Historical War Records section and found his full name, address, date captured and date that he returned home! Thanks for any info. I cannot find any reference to this place on the maps published here. I wish all my fellow veterans who served in Thailand to get the recognitions we deserve. Please share. Categories: Content, US, Vietnam, Vietnam War | He was K.I.A. hw-pr-swartz-17-op-nui-dat-1966.jpg EVERY VA case that was filed with the VA relative to your search will come up. The VA should be ashamed for the poor service they provide the veterans and also for working so hard to deny us these disability entitlements. we had no military police to do this. My husband was at Udorn. Awaiting a board review if I am around that long. I served at Udorn RTAFB from SEP 69 thru AUG 70. Larry. We lived in hootchs and had wooden sidewalks when I first arrived, but eventually they were replaced with concrete. It was all dead. Thanks. Would anyone have a complete list of army or marine camps? froze my buttox off there. TDYd to 4 other known sprayed places. Remember, most of these people looking at your records are younger; so you have to walk them thru what happened over there. I have not filed as I dont live in the USA. Agent Orange was sprayed by C-123 aircraft as a part of Operation Ranch Hand as a means of killing vegetation in . In effect they gave me the run- a- round. However I am pretty sure building 1665 was where I worked but have not found a map labelling it as the Battalion Operations Center. I was stationed at Ramasun Station from January 1968 to January 1969. I was stationed at Udorn in 1967. 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. Im not sure where in Vietnam he was station. Two of my brothers served in Vietnam. Had some great guys in our hootch . I was deployed to NKP Thailand August 1962 with USN MCB3 to construct the battalion base camp and later to defoliage the jungle and underbrush to construct the airbase 8 miles inland from the Mekong River, out of mortar range. At Utapao the ground support were recognised as combatants. I said no way . Surgey for tumor removal and repair of a broken humorus bone from the tumor., radiation, and 6 months of intensive high dose chemo. I received a confirmation from the VA in December 2015 and was awarded two large checks, as compensation, being diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Type II and Erectile Dysfunction; In June 2016, I was directed by the Assistant Director of the Manila VA Claims Department to file a VA Claim for Peripheral Neuropathy (NOTE: I was experiencing loss of feeling in my thighs and legs) and, after having a C&P Exam at Manila Doctors Hospital (being used as a Human Pin Cushion) never feeling anything being inserted into my thighs or legs, the test results indicated to the VA, that I did indeed have Peripheral Neuropathy, which was approved in August 2016; In November 2018, while having laboratory work performed at a local Philippine Tricare Certified Hospital, the results came back as showing High Creatinine in my urine and, I was instructed to see a Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist), whom I saw in January 2019 and, did some tests of her own, which came back conclusive as Stage-3 Chronic Kidney Disease (Secondary to DM Type II) and, I was instructed to file a VA Claim, which came back approved in March 2019, at which time I became 100% Disabled; later in that same year, I started experiencing loss of feeling in my lower extremities (feet and toes of both feet) and, my Manila VA Primary Care Physician order an Arterial Scan and Venous Scan of both feet (performed at a local Philippine Tricare Certified Hospital in Ozamiz City) and, the results came back positive. Trying to help my sister whose husband died of two AO presumed illness/cancers. So, my driver and I had to wait outside for about two hours until the alert was over. I published an article in THE MILITARY ENGINEER magazine November- December 1966 Vol. our commo center was the largest and only link for all communications from vietnam into thailand they all came thur warin ics. Coverage of the 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron's first combat missions (F-100Ds) out of Phan Rang. I was an Army Security Agency Intelligence analyst at both Ramasun and Utapao 1974/75. I went to Amphitheatre High School during the Vietnam War and had a high school choir teacher, Mr. FUNK. I was stationed 7 Radio Research Field Station outside of udon. All I can say is thank you to those who served in Thailand. We eventually got moved into the hooches. I applied for AO service connection, but was denied because I was not stationed on the perimeter of the bases. Traveled down to the beach for burgers, etc., at the snack bar,and out the gates to town (Newland). God bless. we lived in tents, waited for rain to shower and ate c-rats until the seabees came. Then all hell would break loose and Id have to shut down the conversation due to explicit language. Takhli was being reopened at time and the conditions were deplorable. When I first arrived at Utapao in late 1969 the klong had lots of vegetation growing along the banks. I injured my back twice while overseas. My only AO disability is diabetes. My husband was there at the very end. looking for anyone that was in 388 transpotation squadron at korat air force base. On the reverse is a map titled U.S. I was stationed at Phan Rang Air Base from Sept. 1967 to Sept. 1968. I served at Udon, Thailand from 1967 to 1968 in the engine shop. Corroboration might help. Why dont all the comments show up here? definkyely exposed to herbicidee. If there is anything that I can do to help you with. Any base names (or state) that he may have been trained or stationed: He passed away 15 Dec 2020. There is a Fb group called Happy valley Phan Rang if anyone is intersted. The reason they gave me was that I was there in peace time. Based Phan Rang AFB April 68 69 with Colorado ANG, 120TFS, and assigned to 35FMS Jet Engine shop. Does anyone stationed at Takhli remember the bone yard. When the spray unit caught on fire there were 6 Thai people burn real bad. Depending in what shop your Father was in Im sure that I had to run across him in that hangar we worked out of. I saw the barrels often with lids off in storage area as well as it being sprayed on the perimeter during the time I performed compass swings as part of my job. I was assigned to the 355th Security Police. Nearly 11 million liters of Agent Orange were handled on the base. One of the men started to run the best he could toward herhe was her fiance she had waited 6 years for!!!! So he traveled through the gate daily. Forty-two months all-in. Be patient however the system is much better now but dont be afraid to contact your Congressman as it really speeds up the process. He has always had bronchitis with cough, hypertension, neuropathy and heart disease. 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. I was stationed at NKP from Jan 71 to Jan 72. We were on the southeast side of the airfield next to an engineer company. 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. Was on TDY Mar through Aug 1973 (from Nellis AFB) Worked out of POL as a Flightline Monitor. It is located 5.2 miles (4.5 nmi; 8.4 km) north-northwest of Phan Rang - Thp Chm in Ninh Thun Province. My claim and 2 letters of appeal have been denied. My first husband was a Marine aircraft mechanic and flew numerous missions as a 50 cal gunner during 68-69 . i WAS IN THE ARMY IN THAILAND FROM 1967/68 AND WAS STATION IN KORAT, UDON, AND BANGKOK AND HAVE BEEN DENIED DISABILITY FOR AGENT ORANGE . 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. Ive had a claim in for quit a while.nothing yet. - I was stationed at Ramason-7thRRFS-ASA base monitoring & intercepting VC, NVA & CHI-COM units during 70 72 (05H MOS) following a stint in Phu Bai, Vietnam. Built by the Imperial Japanese Army during their reign in the Second World War, this airfield was used by the French Air Force during the First Indochina War, then abandoned in 1954. I was stationed at Korat 74-75 388 MMS 46250 weapons mech F4. I was in the 311th Air Commando Sq/311th Special Ops Sq July 68 to July 69 as a Loadmaster on C-123Ks, SSgt. I was stationed at Ubon RTAFB from Nov 1968 to Nov 1969. I was stationed in namphong Thailand from 1973 to 1974 I was attached to the airwing and we supported the war from there. 8th TFW / Telecommunications / UBON June 1972 June 1973. 7th rrfs udorn 1969. A-4 Skyhawk Vietnam Cap with patch $20.00 A-6 Intruder Vietnam Cap with patch . A bright spot in my life. Oh yes, I was an F105 crew chief but I worked all three shifts but not at one time. I worked on the flightline supervising local Vietnamese employees that maned the Wash Rack. I worked with linguists and morse intercept operators. vulnerable and weak. Not sure of base, archives claims records are lost. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I imagine my father, Maj/LtCol Paul Lindsay Smith flew in and out of that base. Maint, taking over from Ssgt Harry Helton. Looking at an agent orange map I See the drift area cover most of the living area. Va has denied my diabetes. A lot of our photos/doucments have been uploaded to Ancestry.com. Most of us young airmen were required to train for and deployed to perimeter as part of base security. My husband also worked in Korat for about 9 months teaching at Korat Technical College. I am sure Agent Orange was used at Utapao. I was an electro-mechanical specialist on the FLIR (Forward Looking Infra Red) system. Phan Rang Air Base is located 5.2 miles (8.4 km) north-northwest of Phan Rang - Thp Chm in Ninh Thun Province. Im about to have my 6th surgery. Response to Bob Morgan: Leg and arm muscles are wasting away. The VA 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. Im not really complaining, however, we dont seem to be mentioned when the Phan Rang Airfield is brought up . He was the in Thailand in 1970. we supported lima site 11 in paske laos and were the main relay tropo communications station between vietnam and thailand. 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. My husband served in the marine stationed in Udorn Thiland in 1962. The 10-year project at the Bien Hoa Airport. This documents U2 operation out of Utapao. We never used them. Installations and Facilities in Thailand by the 652nd Topographic Engineer Battalion. I had to enlist the aid of my Congressman because up to then the VA kept rejecting my claims. I left a wife and a 8 and 6 year old on Christmas day 1969 heading to San Francisco for my flight to Bangkok. Wishing you and all of us in this long fought battle, the best. One source of help is the Facebook group Agent Orange in Thailand. I am now 75 and suffering with prostate cancer and myastehenias gravis (a muscle disease). He has terminal prostate cancer, mets to the bones, multiple myeloma and Polycythemia Vera (blood disorder). 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. We walked the perimeter with no knowledge of the contamination in our mist. I served in Tahkli Thailand, I have peripheral neuropathy, I have had it for 11 years now, it continues to get worse in my feet and hands. Iv been trying to get VA benefits for myself since my husband has passed away 2 1/2 years go.VA has. I was sstationeed at Karot TDY from CCK Taiwan may 74-July 74, I worked flight line for 2 months 24/7 on 130s, would like to talk with anyone who served at this time. I was an aircraft electrician, only 10 months in the air force when deployed. Here is hoping we all get positive results from VA. I wondered why it didnt work on the mosquitos. Resolved: Release in which this issue/RFE has been resolved. Thomas Acklin , your name sounds familiar to me my husband Richard was stationed at Ko Kha 74-75. there were also rescue misssions being conducted daily for downed us pilots. I remember how fast everything turned brown and the strong smell that lasted a few days. Most all of our sorties were at night, which left me time to explore during the day. How will I replace you. I smartly saluted the Major and assured him my mission flying times were over. I was a surveyor in Vietnam and if my memory is correct I surveyed the Pham Rang air strip in 1966. (Sgt Bernar Kociol). With thosefactors in mind, thetwo governmentsreached a so-calledgentlemans agreement that permitted American forces to use Thai bases. My file disappeared just prior to my departure to the States. Assigned as an Whether you were working F-4s at the trim pad or working AC-130 Gunships at the other end of the ramp on the perimeter. I know he saw agent Orange there because when he got out he wrote a paper for school about agent orange. After the initial four months, I responded to numerous if Sac alerts throughout the year. Any one in Udorn around 1971? I served at Phan Rang in 1970-71. 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. He was in 1980 Comm Sq at Tahkli as a Comm Control Specialist in 1966. Tom, I was also at Udorn ,Thailand in 1974 to 75 as a RF-4C crew chief. Was anyone station there during that time that might remember any of this time and remember where he lived. I was stationed at NKP and Udorn back in 70-71. We had 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. I am a complete and totally disabled veteran for this experience. 3. I was TDY to Utapoa NKP Tahki 72-73. Spent 9/68 to 9/69 at U-Tapao and was assigned to MMS fixing jammers and trailers on far side of base. I Visited sites at Khon Kaen, Korat and Bangkok. 3. If you belong to any FB groups like the ones I mentioned, please check for my name and contact me. After his discharge, David was adamant about not disclosing the nature of his duties, citing a written and signed document that prevented him from doing so. 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. We dated and she Loves me And I her. Anyone knew of a Ssgt. I have had bladder cancer. I worked in the RAPCON and Control Tower as a 27250. After fighting the VA for 7 years I finally received 100% disability. It is located in the Ninh Thuan Province of Vietnam. The VA thinks I am making it up on my AO Exposure Claim. 180 ".keeping the memories . My father Joe Burch was at Phan Rang from June 1967 to May 1968. Dad died in April 2019. Our unit saw action at Thuy Hoa, Cheo Reo, and Nhon Co among others. Probably just lousy health. Viet Nam 1966 - Phan Rang. He was a seargent. Try it. F-100 destroyed by direct mortar impact in cockpit (May 1969). ORANGE. To David Sorensen and Karen Whitfield, Many of my friends that served with me have gotten cancer from Agent Orange. 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. Have 5 AO connected diseasesbeen denied for every one. Three buildings and two hangers received minor damage. Those of us that lived in the hooches while there we were in the AO drift zone. Hi there. Trying to get help for my x-husband.Thanks. The RVNAF even cut off the electricity to the ARVN hospital at Nha Trang becasue they said they couldnt spare the electricity. The Snack Bar was halfway between the barracks and Base Comm. This past year, I had my mitral heart valve repaired due to 40% back-flow. Suffer from heart disease, neuropathy, arthritis, diabetes, PTSD and recently stomach cancer near the esophagus. I was stationed at Ubon Air base July 1973 to July 1974. 1967-1968. I was tdy to Nam and Laos. Never considered AO as the issue. Painted F-4s. We were housed in the old Army compound, Camp Friendship where they used Chemicals to eliminate all the weeds around the Hooches and perimeter. Check Herbicide Spraying in Thailand and variants to find an abundance of information on the net. If any one can recall these incidents and would be so kind as to confirm them with a letter I would really appreciate it. mostly at Ubon, was there for two deployments. I incurred Dengue Fever in the first two weeks of being in country. Does any one have any advice on how to proceed with yet another appeal. I know have ischemic heart disease, high blood pressure and borderline diabetes. The way my research has shown, all servicemen that flew out of Travis AFB by commerical travel stopped in Viet Nam and had to get off plane for refueling, my case I switched planes to military aircraft. He has been asked to get buddy letters from people who may have served there with hi to get VA Benefits. Stationed at Korat RTAFB from 1974 1976. Follow the trail: AGENT ORANGE (TCDD Dioxin)->OXIDATIVE STRESS->VITILIGO. I send all of his DD 214 and performance I was also told if I get cancer I qualify anyone have any information please contact me. Looking for NKP 71-72 that knows a Steve Furches . Serve at the Rose Garden Thailand Marine Then, six months before discharge, I injured it a fourth time. 5, 3 ARRGp with a total of 23 airmen. During my tour, we would get called out to check the sensors located around the perimeter if there was a problem with one of the units. They Replied theres the tools and materials, go to it! What they did to everyone is terrible and not just. SWFObject. First 7 months I ran our 12 bed ward and the last 5 months I worked in the ER. 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. I was the Public Affairs Officer for the 35th TFW, the host unit for Phan Rang AB from March 1958 until mid-October 1968 when I was transferred to Cam Ranh Bay AB from mid-October 1969 until early March 1969 when I was ordered to SAFOI in the Pentagon. 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. Does anyone have any information on a Joseph Burton or a Charles Edward Drumm?? We stay in contact with each other constantly. 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. If you were there and remember AIC Bennett , send me an e-mail. 135. have filed for AO exposure. Marines were secuity for the 9th marines out of danang and those that left from okinawa. Any help with info on units flying these missions or anyone recognizing his name, or serving during this time flying similar missions please reach out to me. 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