phan rang air base agent orange

They all died within 2 weeks. To prove my existence I drove from Udorn to Korat headquarters approximately 200 miles in a water truck scheduled for repairs. Living in the hootches was really diff. 2 Operations. This also caused his wife not to receive survivor benefits as well. Is there a way to prove I was sent TDY as there do not seem to be records other than one of my performance reviews from a MSGT who I was stationed with in Thailand. Marvin Carl Lanier was my older brother, he passed away in 2014, he was in Viewnam in late 1969 through I believe 1972. We were located by the Control Tower and the Fire Department. Was in ubon 1968 497th tac f4 crew chief tail #823, Any body from 325th signal bat. Im not sure where in Vietnam he was station. Since the 1970,s I have had Chronic liver disease, not rated by the VA as due to Agent Orange. He is also gone now. Could be mixed up on Battalion designation, not sure. I was stationed at Utapoa from Dec74 to Dec75 as a special purpose vehicle mechanic. Anyone else reading this pleaseet me know on here. I all my research I have found that the US Air Force and the DOD kept this classified secret all this time to allow age to keep secret. My name is Reggie. He never smoked. My late husband was in Udorn Thailand in1968-1969. I was working the morning that the EB66 crashed off the end of the runway, killing all aboard. I have many of the problems associated with the use of chemical clearing uses. I met a lot of you folks as we took requests that ranged from the music of Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, etc. Every base was sprayed. He was denied. Hes applied 3 times for VA disability and 3 times denied. 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 worked at the tank farm on the perimeter of Takhli. In other words letting us die and saving money for the Government. We could be more helpful to your search if you could provide us more information. I have the jacket that he had made for my 2 year old self framed and on my office wall. As a Cambodian mission Specialist, Signals Intelligence Analyst my time in Thailand isnt considered as a hostile environment even though our mission was in support to the SouthEast Asian theater of War. Mike passed away on August 5th of this yr. from Metastatic cancer which is on the Agent Orange list.hope everyone will get the help you need, we need better congressmen and women who will fight for us! I know of no four sappers ever being killed by a augmentee. They are trying to determine where exactly he was and if he went off base. He as a fine officer and friend. those who were once stationed at the base. I showered from old tanks the mommasoms had no.idea where water came from.but got infections . Im looking for any photos or friends of my two (2) brothers. My husband (Arthur Maier) and I worked for Philco Ford in Bangkok, Thailand from 1967 to 1969. Thanks for all of the help brothers. I was stationed on hill nut dot with the 518th signal company providing communications for the base. Have heart problems,prostate problems, pre diabetes etc.who knows what else. This may help some regarding each air base in Thailand and the use of AO: https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a586315.pdf. It was very early in the process so we did a lot of working making hooches out of tents. Thanks for all of the memories. It was an honor and pleasure serving with you guys. Stationed at Takhli from Jan29 to Feb70 with the 355th FMS as OIC of the Accessory Sys. Younger brother served there. Thank You-, To your question, my blog mentions the difficulty of finding such in information packaged in one place. Thomas E. Marchbanks, Jr., Chief Air Force Reserve, Hq. 8th TFW / Telecommunications / UBON June 1972 June 1973. we could only have a nite stick. He worked as a computer repairman for a large computer which he has said for many years was within feet of the boundary. I worked in POL @ Utapao from May 1973 to May 74. Surrounded by lush jungle and rice paddies. To Pat Kearny Was volunteeredto crew a ORH C-123 through UDorn eventually to Buen Hoa and others in Vietnam. Today, several areas on the Da Nang Base including the loading, storage and mixing areas and Sen Lake to the north and the Pacer Ivy area at the south of the base have been confirmed to have high levels of dioxin. I think the same thing goes for Korat and the other bases in TAILAND. Not killed by the guard. My husband served in the marine stationed in Udorn Thiland in 1962. I cannot find any reference to this place on the maps published here. I have had bladder cancer. We worked on the Air America ramp next to the F102 run up area next to the deflector barrier. Call: 988 (Press 1), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington DC 20420. I was in the 417TFS. Stated there might shift flight line and remember spraying different areas. If you or anyone else here served as an air police augmentee for guard duty while in Thailand you will probably be covered. He filed Seot 2019 and died before eer hearing from the VA, I refiled and was turn down but have an appointment before a judge in sept. Worked both flight line which included trips to do end of runway checks, which was on the perimeter of the base. My above comment forgot to mention my unit was with the 56th Field Maintenance Squadron (OPERATION RANCH HAND) NKP. Runways and roads. I was an ECM Techy in the Deuce SFERICS (ECM Shop), TDY from Davis Monthan AFB (100th SRW) the operators of the 99th SRS birds at U-Tapao, during the Fall of 1973. Geography and Map Division 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? I was at NKP 1967-68 with the 56th Transportation Squadron. I served with usaf at korat rtafb 6/69-7/70 with tdy to numerous other bases in Thailand and Vietnam. 3 years in Thailand, A-O was used, no exposure? I recall 1-2 days where there was a thick chemical fog over the base in U-Tapao; not sure whether this was AO. I seem to be OK at this time. I have some information that should open the door wide for you. Thanks again. 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. Stationed in Supply in what was then NORS Control Called all over the world for high priority parts for those flying machines had on base. Due to an injury, was later assigned to Civic Action as an adult English instructor with Phan Rang citizens. I have Diabetes 2, Ischemic Heart Disease, Barretts Disease, Skin Cancers, Neuropathy,Pancreatic Cancer and arthritis. This is the first I have heard about possible AO exposure in Thailand for some who served there, depending on their MOS / AFSC, or requirements to work perimeters. I am at this site because I believe his cancer may have been caused by agent orange and need to know how to proceed. You need to be within 500m to be eligible for exposure to Agent Orange. Not sure where it entered the base but remember it running (or crawling) near the NCO club. Links to external Internet sites on Library of Congress Web pages do not constitute the Library's endorsement of the content of their Web sites or of their policies or products. Waiting to hear outcome of his claim. Charlie Hansen was a major when he was sent to navigate C-123s at Phan Rang Air Base in 1971. and Good luck! Cambodia at Mimot or Krek, Kampong Cham Province, during the period beginning April 16, 1969, ending April 30, 1969. Took 13 yrs to get VA to accept AO claim. I am now 75 and suffering with prostate cancer and myastehenias gravis (a muscle disease). I was a USAF captain assigned as an advisor to HQ RVNAF at TSN 1972-1973 for anything electrical, especially power plants. it was a raidar site. Am I eligible for VA benefits? Stationed at Udorn 11/69 9/70. Was stationed in Udorn July 73 July 74 621 TACC NS, any help on finding Agent orange use during that time. the night of February 21-22, 1969. He never took anything from the VA, saying that he could work and he had Brothers that needed it more than he did. I was in the 56FMS in 71-72 and 73-74.I was in the Hydraulic shop at that time. I was told my illness are not connected to the military. died there on the day he was turning his outside plant tool kit. An inventive mechanic spotted an unused Air Force generator down the line and confiscated it, painting it Army OD green. Always wondered why nothing grew at the camp. I only have a couple of pictures from that time. I was assigned to 307th AMS as bomb nav sys technician on the B52D bomber for a total of three years from july 1979-july 1972. The 652nd Topographic Engineer Battalion depicted the broad reach of American forces in Thailand, which can be seen below. Nuhs pulled guard on ground with. 15 January 1968 It is hard for me to believe that AO does not potentially blow over the whole base due to wind currents. I had to enlist the aid of my Congressman because up to then the VA kept rejecting my claims. We went through ~16 million gallons of JP-4 a month supporting with 80% of all fuel used in Southeast Asia for supporting 26 KC-135 tankers, 55 F-105s, EB/RB-66s based at Takhli. Im interested to see what your experience with VA AO approval have been. Im sure that the flight plans werent all the same though. I was an aircraft painter. Larry. When I first arrived at Utapao in late 1969 the klong had lots of vegetation growing along the banks. On and off flightline daily to preflight and postflight equipment aboard aircraft. shop that were run down off base by a dump truck. Regardless if your disorder is on the presumptive AO list you should file a claim. Have questions regarding AO issues. An enemy attack on Da Nang resulted in the destruction of a Marine Corps Phantom. On the bottom of the map is a list of U.S. installations and facilities, broken down by service branch. By the time I left in 1970 the vegetation was gone. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. The first 26 were to be AC-119Gs, equipped with four 7.62 GAU-2B/A miniguns, gun sight, armor, night observation sight, DPN-34 and SPR-3 radars, 20 kw airborne illuminator, and an LAU-74/A flare launcher. USAF personnel wounded totaled 14 (4 K-9), 14 enemy KIA and one captured. 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. I have not approached the VA about Agent Orange (A O ) and its relationship to my medical history. Marines were secuity for the 9th marines out of danang and those that left from okinawa. 6 long. I got spayed twice while working nights while working fighter between embankments. I served from August 68 until August 69 at Utapao AFB in the 556 Red Horse Squadron laying concrete and forms throughout the base. Looking for any photos of Martin J. Burns, Marine, from Wilmington, Delaware. For all of 1975, I was the NCOIC of the Communications Center at 667th ACWS Hofn, Iceland. FIRST VA CLAIM DENIED MAY 2020 Youll blatantly see NO grass growing anywhere. I was stationed at NKP in 1970-71, 1987th Comm. Our area was not declassified till 2010. The building now used for my restaurant was built in 1966. This information is also helping identify targeted measures for vulnerable populations such as . Iam on the agent orang government list.. Im working on an intense website that connects military to locations and diseases/illnesses, This has been a long process due to military locations. When the spray unit caught on fire there were 6 Thai people burn real bad. Iv been trying to get VA benefits for myself since my husband has passed away 2 1/2 years go.VA has repeatedly denied me. I can find very little regarding this base and their duties there. I am a former marine semper fi. Merlin Terlouw. Stumbled onto these comments. I am looking for anyone that was stationed there in 1971.I was in the hospital Nong Song Thailand for 5 days and have record of it in my medical record. Remember the Klong monster? Anyone willing to share photos or maps, etc? I see that he had to drive the perimeter with the flatbead trucks full of bombs from the MSA that often got covered in the dust from the roads. I didnt know what it was back then. Are you still living in Den area.? The modernized airfield consisted of two 10,000-foot runways 04L/22R concrete and 04R/22L AM-2 planking with parallel taxiways and covered and open aircraft revetments along with several ramps and parking aprons on both sides . 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!!!!!!! Im not really complaining, however, we dont seem to be mentioned when the Phan Rang Airfield is brought up . We always traveled with lots of classified equipment and personnel (many in civilian clothes) so we always traveled on our own military transport. At that time I was seen and diagnosed with Vitiligo. I have heart disease and Parkinsons. Their policy of claimants having to prove duty on or near the perimeter is flawed as it does not allow for any possibility that the toxic dioxin contaminants spread throughout the bases by vehicle and foot traffic, atmospheric natural winds and turbulence created by aircraft and helicopters, munitions movements, dust storms, animals, flowing ground waters after rain storms, etc. Go to https://www.militaryvideo.com/ to purchase the entire video, or to see movie. 1.My brother likes____TO SURF/ SURFING_____the Internet looking for new music. 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 I had a heart attack at 31 and then a major one at 49 and my heart doctor claims my problems were because of agent orange. Dad is still with us but suffers having his prostate removed, neuropathy in the legs, heart problems and other things. What a great touch to a horrible time!!!!! I volunteered both times believing it was my duty and honor to my country. Your military records show which contracted airlines took you there and return. Guys, get a VFW service officer to assist you. My father Joe Burch was at Phan Rang from June 1967 to May 1968. 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. My husband served in the marine stationed in Udorn Thiland in 1962. I also spent much of my free time in the city of Korat. Most all of our sorties were at night, which left me time to explore during the day. It was so nasty there it is a wonder we all didnt come down with a lot of stuff. I was stationed at Phan Rang Air Base from Sept. 1967 to Sept. 1968. I had heart surgery in 2017. He was 72, far too young to die! out of all the dogs that were in Thailand and Vietnam , only 3 made it back( whats it all about). [18][15] During the deployment, the squadrons aircraft used the callsign Magpie in recognition of the squadrons emblem. It is located in the Ninh Thuan Province of Vietnam. NUI DAT HILL. I was in Ubon Thailand 71to 73. (Sgt Bernar Kociol). [19] An aircraft from the squadron responded to a distress call on 24 April 1969 and, against operational orders, bombed a site in Cambodia (the Fishhook) where US special forces were pinned down. Thanks! . Does anyone have information in regards to the usage date of agent orange and why would claims not be considered after May 1975 theres no doubt in my mind chemical agents were continually applied Until our end date in Thailand 1976. May 11, 2017. Shop by Category. I spent four to six hours a day in Da Nang or Bien Hoa. Any base names (or state) that he may have been trained or stationed: On approach, the bomb broke loose over that very same field & went off.

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