I said no way . I have a question directed to anyone who can offer an answer even if it is of a general nature. I agree with the #1 person on this blog! (NOTE: Prior to my assignment at Ubon, there were two Sapper Attacks and during my assignment, there was one such incident.) Brothers / Sisters who are suffering from AO , find a DAV Service Officer to help you . If anyone is having issues I would like information. I do this all from my disability income. Finally approved in 2017. 05h20. Coverage of the 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron's first combat missions (F-100Ds) out of Phan Rang. Ive been trying to research what army inf units were in thailand at that time and where they were stationed. Suffer from heart disease, neuropathy, arthritis, diabetes, PTSD and recently stomach cancer near the esophagus. 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. Kidney failure, and hypertension, but seeing all you service members going through all this problems, I am already 79 years I served 30 days as an Air Police Augmentee. Bang Sare is roughly half way between Sattahip Port and Pattaya Beach. and tell me what awards such as VSM and CIB. Systoms for This is so interesting. Served in Thailand one year west of Sakon Nakon at the Phi Kio (Signal site) 1st st Bde, Vietnam,29 Sig Grp, Feb 68 69. Sgt. An abscess was finally found on my appendix. Phan Rang Air Base was an important United States Air Force base during the Vietnam War. Let me put in a plug for a book, The Grotto, about life flying helicopters out of Phu Bai. The reason they gave me was that I was there in peace time. The set, however,has a significant limitation: It was printed in 1960 and thus predates the arrival of most American military personnel to Thailand. He was a Security Policeman, often on the flight lines and perimeters, stations, etc. Also, have been hit with Inclsion Body Myositis-IBM (diagnosed following two muscle biopsies). K9, I have Ischemic heart disease. Developed prostate cancer in 2020 and type 2 diabetes. I remember your beer cans were of steel and could not be bent over like Americas aluminum beer cans! I am diabetic, have had colon cancer, and have severe arthritis that I have to take shots in the stomach for. Worked in the ammo dump..any buddies out there? I cannot confirm that the list is exhaustive, but it is significant. Whenever my aircraft was scheduled for periodic maintenance, I would get to go along with it to Nha Trang (later Phan Rang) to keep an eye on it while maintenance was being performed. The set is held by the Geography and Map Division butdoes not appear in thelibrarys onlinecatalog a not so uncommon reality given the scope of the divisions some 5.5 million items. I was at NKP Mar 1970 Aug 1971. It is hard for me to believe that AO does not potentially blow over the whole base due to wind currents. I have the jacket that he had made for my 2 year old self framed and on my office wall. Other key basesfor USAF operations included Korat, Ubon, U-Tapao, andDon Muang, andUdorn. Now have been told that I have liver cancer recently detected. However I am pretty sure building 1665 was where I worked but have not found a map labelling it as the Battalion Operations Center. After a short rotation back to the states after my first year, I returned for two more years consecutively. Not just as Congress decided in it new regulations. Based on reading other comments on this blog, the VA may say why have you waited so long to disclose this to our attention!!! I was stationed at Takhli RTAFB from April 69 to April 70. I flew two Spotter missions with USAF O1E pilot Lt. Rainey, flying through the mountain valleys looking for Viet Cong. Finally got I hope good VA rep. GOOD LUCK TO ALL VETS THAT SERVED VIETNAM n THAILAND. Looks like I was exposed to Agent Orange while there. I know I did it, I remember how dark it was out there at night. with me. I was 62E20, heavy equipment operator. Fortunately, Camp Enarie was fairly quiet, but 4IFD had way too many casualties one was too many. I know its another long shot but you never know till u find out. Worked both flight line which included trips to do end of runway checks, which was on the perimeter of the base. He worked as supply clerk for 809th infantry division, a construction detachment. I was stationed at Korat from December 1974 until October 1975. I have since developed NON HODGKINS LYMPHOMA STAGE 3 CANCER a VA PRESUMED AQUIRED DESEASE from exposure to AGENT ORANGE. and Good luck! Empresas similares. 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 have been turned down more than once for benefits. I was a grader operator, then a low boy driver. 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). It is located in the Ninh Thuan Province of Vietnam. I served on Army tug LT2075 in Sattahip in 1969-1970 639th tug detachment. My dad was there just after you, in the Red Horse 12/69-12-70. He died of a heart attack at 48. At one point, he was picked up by the Jolly Green Giants. The three airmen/soldiers are probably Australians as they are carrying Australian SLRs. How do I get map of the base to substantiate my claim? New Vietnam War Records from Phan Rang Air Base - Fold3 HQFold3 HQ September 23, 2020 by Jenny Ashcraft Phan Rang Air Base was an important United States Air Force base during the Vietnam War. Dont give up. Hi Bud Snyder: Any info/maps showing the location/flightline of the US NAVY P3 patrol squadron detachment Thanks. We flew out of Travis AFB in June 1967 and eventually landed in Bangkok, Thaailand for transport to Udorn. Installations and Facilities in Thailand by the 652nd Topographic Engineer Battalion. 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. Nope. My husband served at the Korat air base in 1970. Picked up all supplies for our site this included drums of chemicals usually leaking. TDY Korat from Myrtle Beach AFB SC Oct 72 Apr 73. I have filed with the VAMC, had an interview, and was told my squamous cell carcinoma was not on the list. 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. 2. Donald Raymond Sandve? Brass was not amused. Not killed by the guard. 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. If you havent found the RoseGarden website, I encourage you to. That was my last normal EKG (Bradicardia, Neg T-waves, etc). The outer perimeter was sprayed with AO and I believe we started flying sorties to spray AO in Laos and Viet Nam. I was TDY to KRTAB from Apr72-Sep72 during Linebacker 1. Why shouldnt I. I was there at the same time. He did live off base with my mother when he returned in August of 72. info on my precise site and barracks locations? Thank you, I was stationed at Phan Rang AB, RVN 1966-67 as an Mobile Tower Air Traffic Controller. No grass or weeds inside nor outside perimeter. I had heart surgery in 2017. Since then Ive had cancer , neuropathy in my feet and have had Asthma a number of years. 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. 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. 75 from perimeter fence and required to sleep to be in shape to work 7 days/week.. 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. I have not tried to file with the VA. Find this document! Its sad! In September 1965 I moved the battalion to Phan Rang for Cam Ran Bay and we started the construction of the base. Possible exposure due to Department of Defense herbicide tests and storage at military installations in the United States and at locations in other countries, and locations added by the PACT Act. I also flew on a few Huey rides, one to Na Trang and one to an Army site and rode shotgun on resupply runs to Da Nang. I was turned down by the VA since I was not security in the perimeter. You are fully Having to work on the Gunships meant that I was within 200m of the perimeter. However, I get discouraged from all the horror stories Ive heard with claims being denied and dont know who could help me file? the night of February 21-22, 1969. Since 2000 I have found a great passion. Serve at the Rose Garden Thailand Marine I was at Udorn in 67. Please note that there are various VA Websites that discuss the numerous side effects of being exposed to Agent Orang, one of which is: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/conditions/index.asp. 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. I was in the airforce 1971 to 1975. Crew Chief on F-4. Worked 50 yards from airbase perimeter. There we delivered them to Orientals that I assumed were Cambodians. During the emergency, the squadron undertook airstrikes against communist forces and after the conflict ended, it remained in Malaysia throughout the early 1960s during Confrontation, before despatching eight Canberras to South Vietnam in April 1967 as part of Australias commitment to the Vietnam War. I wish all my fellow veterans who served in Thailand to get the recognitions we deserve. Our former Commander, Maj Gerald Stuyvesant, I was stationed at Ubon Air base July 1973 to July 1974. I, myself, have not suffered from exposure there, but several of my colleagues and good friends from that period have died from complications due to Agent Orange, and several others still fight the ongoing process of the exposure. were bombing before they did. In January 2023 I received a letter from VA that encourage me to submit a supplement claim because in August 2022 was signed PACT ACT and now a lot of people may be eligible for benefits and need to do it to reevaluate cases. if you look at the road that goes to the beach it starts where the vp squadrons were. Jet engine mechanic on J75 for Thuds F105. I was an aircraft painter. Im not sure where in Vietnam he was station. I ask to get out and the only MOS was vehicle maint. And that is absolutely not right! Returned on a 30-year non-disclosure for witness to Genocide. Library of Congress. Manyletters to Next of Kinw. My husband was there as in 1966. Youll blatantly see NO grass growing anywhere. Just Broke 90, Read his blog and hopefully he can provide some information I am looking for . My last post was at the CIA ramp guarding barrel and a C-123. IBM dont normally show up until after age 50. UC-123 with tail numbers 55-4532, 55-4571, and 56-4362 ("Patches") were sampled for TCDD residue by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies for their report.

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