phan rang air base agent orange

Served with the 809th D company I flew two Spotter missions with USAF O1E pilot Lt. Rainey, flying through the mountain valleys looking for Viet Cong. Have fun fighting the system. A military map made in 1961 of Southeast Asia, which can be seen below,illustrates these points. Phan Rang AB was considered a "Single Purpose Base" by MACV/PACAF & USAF. diepkienhuy.com Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa Was a cook during my time there and was told that Agent Orange was in the drinking water but they were trying to get it out. That, I was defending freedom and those who were I come from a family without heart issues. went up Route 1, heloed to the mountains as a door gunner, worked on the sue16, loaded the bombs, etc. Lived and jogged on perimeter everyday. Looking at an agent orange map I See the drift area cover most of the living area. 2. They came from Detroit Michigan. I was one of approximately 60 of the last US forces to leave the base in late March, 1972. I was with the 331st Supply Company. The 101st was on the west side with the Korean White Horse division. I am on the VAs agent orange list. Sorry for the rambling post, I just looked at the wall and saw the jacket and decided to google Phan Rang. Stationed at Korat Thailand 1974-1975. Jailing some who died there days later. Like to hear from anyone from CAFB, New Mexico , if you see this. EVERY VA case that was filed with the VA relative to your search will come up. Stationed at Ubon RTAFB 69/70 ECM repairman was there during the Jan 1970 sapper attackI have developed Ischemic Heart trouble, High Blood Pressure and CLL Leukemia ..have been denied AO claim filled a supplemental claim after the PACT Act Passed into law.just waiting now. I was a surveyor in Vietnam and if my memory is correct I surveyed the Pham Rang air strip in 1966. I was at Camp Samae San, Sattahip. Luyn tp chuyn su ng php v bi tp ting anh 8 Largely inspired by the British use of 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D ( Agent Orange) during the Malayan Emergency in the 1950s, it was part of the overall herbicidal warfare program during the war called "Operation Trail Dust". To Takhli, I didnt know that they used AO for perimeter clearing Not sure if agent orange services in water but I heard it doesnt go away have tried to get claim but getting denied. I had bladder cancer, filed a claim, was turned down because I did not known where I was on the base at the time I filed. My brother Maj Bobby M Jones MD, USAF Flight Surgeon, was stationed in Udorn Thailand Sept 1972 Nov 28 2972. Tecnologas? I was TDY to KRTAB from Apr72-Sep72 during Linebacker 1. Our barracks were out next to the perimeter. No one knows where his file is for me to see if I qualify for DIC. THE OIC IN CHARGE WAS , WAYNE L COTTRELL. Sp4 James R Berry. And then in Korat,Thailand at Camp Friendship, with the 12 M.P.(CID). George Air Force Base, California; Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 1997 "CHUCK" YEAGER Retired March 1, 1975 . I was stationed at U-Tapao from January 1970 through December 1970. as stated AF does not retain any tdy records. I was TDY at Udorn sometime between September 66 and December 67 as a radio repairman on the RF101c Voodoo. 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. 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. Salute. Survived many Rocket Attacks. Served as Fuel Specialist. The base there had a beautiful new hospital which had been constructed as a triage for wounded soldiers air lifted out of Viet Nam before being sent back to the states. This photo was taken in May 1969 during a VIP visit to Phan Rang AB, RVN by M/Gen. I dont think it was too long after I left, the 62nd moved and became a land clearing unit. I was a cable splicer and worked the parameter and between runways in the dirt and in trenches/pits. He was 72, far too young to die! I installed /operated Tropo Scatter TRC-90s near Udorn and at Royal Thai Airbase in Udorn. I was stationed at udon Royal Thai airbase from September 1975 to February 1976. I was also stationed at Korat in 1972-73. 800-829-4833, Veterans Crisis Line: Some of us rented bungalow downtown as well. He was my grandmas first husband who unfortunately he didnt come home, and it was my understanding maybe he was a POW? 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. VA denied my DIC claim (no boot on the Vietnam land and no evidence of herbicides during duties). I came down with large cell B cell non hodgkins lymphoma and it damned near killed me. But thats the Marine Corps way. Diabetic. I was only on the ground for 8 days with my C-130, and I remember walking each day thru tall weeds between my barracks and the flightline. We never used them. I would love to hear from anyone who was there at either place during those years. It 's wonderful place for honey moon. ANY IN FO WOULD BE GLADLY RECEIVED , JOHN BOYD . Gratuitous links to sites are viewed as spam and 1.9). Regardless if your disorder is on the presumptive AO list you should file a claim. Then at Camp Vayama and Camp Samae San, Sattahip, until I left Thailand in April, 1970. I was in Aerospace ground equipment repair (AGE). Stationed at Korat RTAFB from 1974 1976. called Happy Valley). I served at Phan Rang in 1970-71. I also have diabetes third stage I have successfully filed for service related disability due to agent orange exposure while I was with the 6908 security squadron at NKP Thailand July 74 to June 75. Stationed at NKP 1967/1968. That he personally killed four. I have a list of the names and ranks of those assigned to Det 5 and my name is listed just above Parker, Marvin M. rank of Sgt. Just had my Moderna shots recently at Dingell Hodpital, just trying to stay alive! I was TDY to Utapao AB in 1968. EX CPL, 594 SIG TROOP , 2 SIG REGIMENT ADF. Do ever give up, keep fighting, Good Luck, i was tdy between jan to mar from cck to takhli 374th supply sq trying to find a way to prove my presence because tdy records arent kept i was told. I know he went to Thailand when the 17 was deactivated to work on AC-130s. 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. I wish all my fellow veterans who served in Thailand to get the recognitions we deserve. Geography and Map Division Got kicked out of Thailand in December 1975 due to a disagreement between Nixon and Thailands King. I spent all my time working along the flight line and travelled all over that base for 46 days. 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. Now and then a troop who been at Phan Rang more than two or three months would hear his wife or girl friend start crying. My brother Steven Blake was in Viet Nam. I was at Takhli right after it reopened till July or August 1973. I just scanned these messages, hoping to add something that is useful. I send all of his DD 214 and performance I was there when the Thai workers and an airman arrived in a pickup truck and pulled what was a converted Water Buffalo tanker. There was a small detachment of Army Trac 97 electronic technicians next door to the Quenset Hut where my electronics was located. Clearly. An enemy attack on Da Nang resulted in the destruction of a Marine Corps Phantom. The disagreements outcome became known as Palace Lightning, and I wound up at Kunsan AFB. Im asking for help in this matter. The Intelligence Officer from Vp49 in 1968 turned me on to our spot on the base. We were assigned to Det. Phan Rang, Vietnam. It is hard for me to believe that AO does not potentially blow over the whole base due to wind currents. I ask to get out and the only MOS was vehicle maint. WOW!!!! Using that argument and other documents, BVA ruled in my favor and Ordered VA to rethink their denial for all those years. I also served at Takale Thailand during 1968. I served two Tours of Duty in Thailand as an aircraft weapons specialist. Stationed in 31st Field Hospital Korat 65-66. If anyone else that was stationed at NKP, especially the 6908th have had issues believed to be agent orange related please post here. Nickname Burned out Bob. Lasted 4 n 5 months till pronoted to e4. Thanks for starting this blog! So he traveled through the gate daily. Both probably related to agent orange exposure. NUI DAT HILL. I had just gotten back in touch with him. It was under construction and began use shortly thereafter. KEEP THE CLAIM GOING SO IT WILL BE RETROACTIVE BACK TO THE POINT OF YOUR FILING. Ubon. I have recently been diagnosed with a form of lymphoma. Phan Rang Air Base - History History The airfield at Phan Rang was used by the Japanese during World War II. (that fence line was sprayed on a regular basis). Are you still living in Den area.? Phan Rang Air Base By Maj. Donald A. Haas, Corps of Engineers, United States Army One of the main American operational air bases in Vietnam is at Phan Rang. newsletters, photo collections, and remembrance lists for Phan Rang Air Base I have submitted many letters from VA doctors for PTSD and cancer. Nor can I prove that 42 months of continual sunburn was the trigger that caused the outbreak of Vitiligo. 20 years later I developed Diabetes and have since gotten Neuropathy of both feet and legs and mild in my fingers, lost all my toes on right foot and some partial loss on left foot. Our area was not declassified till 2010. I now take that to mean Hmong tribesmen. 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. Where is this camp located to Saigon? It seems absurd they expect us to find someone we served with 50 years ago and their insistence only those who worked on base perimeters are considered. My mother has been working this mostly but I am working to help. Any base names (or state) that he may have been trained or stationed: visit VeteransCrisisLine.net for more resources. It was very early in the process so we did a lot of working making hooches out of tents. I know that Udorn was classified as a front line facility. ORANGE. was in use. 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. this was due to previous agent orange spraying. I contacted my Congresswoman, who unfortunately did not change the outcome of my claim. I supplied them one, and they still said no. He was diagnosed with neuropothy in early 2000s. You hit the ground fast. Developed a nonexploding module for sensor security that saved countless F4 delivery aircraft. Is their any help out there? I only found out that agent orange was part of my life. WE WOULD GO TO NKP AND REMAIN OVER NIGHT(RON) AND THEN FLY A MISSIO AND COME BACK TO DANANG. I am trying to file one more time. My husband was there as in 1966. I know have ischemic heart disease, high blood pressure and borderline diabetes. out of L.A. Linebacker 1 and 2. Crossed it daily. Its nasty with blisters and incurable. I would be there for 2 to 5 days so really never learned much about Phan Rang. Base perimeter was barbed wire fence. How do I get map of the base to substantiate my claim? This second edition waspublished by USARPAC (United States Army Pacific) onNovember 1, 1969. 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. Im looking for any photos or friends of my two (2) brothers. I turned 19 over there. Did C-123 Aircraft Spray Agent Orange During the Vietnam War? For all of 1975, I was the NCOIC of the Communications Center at 667th ACWS Hofn, Iceland. I went TDY to Phitsanoluk Thailand for 2weeks 50 caliber machine gun training. I found maps of the Thai bases on line, had the vet mark where he was at on base, and how close it was to the perimeter, and the claims have been approved. The arrival of the 614th TFS (F-100Ds) at Phan Rang and a day in the life of F-4C fighter pilots (366th Tactical Fighter Wing) at Phan Rang.Also includes ground shots of base barracks, messhalls and numerous buildings and areas. I was at Ubon 70-71 as a weapons loader 408th MMS. KORAT 67 &68 I have been diagnosed with diabetes type 2, kidney cancer, hbp, ischemic heart disease, elevated PSA (probable prostate cancer), copd all claims denied all presumptive agent orange if you have been successful with any claims I need your help. I have had cancer currently in remission, neuropathy in my feet and asthma. I said no way . 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. Agent Orange was used May 1970. I do know I am Filing again. I was in Ubon Thailand 71to 73. Commit by VA, there was no agent orange used in NKP. Just diagnosed with multiple myeloma havent filed claim yet. Phan Rang Air Base (also called Thnh Sn Air Base) is a Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam) military airfield in Vietnam. He was stationed in Thailand RTAFB but not sure where. I have many of the problems associated with the use of chemical clearing uses. Guys, get a VFW service officer to assist you. Phan Rang Air Base: 35th SPS, photos by Newell Swartz. Page-2. 1966. - VSPA I was on the flight line every night, B52 s. Once little more than a provincial airfield, the base expanded to 2350 acres (95 1 hectares) with two 10.000 ft (3048 m) asphalt runways with concrete touchdown pads, parallel taxiways, and a heliport. I was stationed at Korat 74-75 388 MMS 46250 weapons mech F4. Thank you for your time. It should also bementioned that the Veterans Administration outlines other situations where veterans may have been exposed to Agent Orange on their website. I have recurring skin cancers melanoma, basal, squamous cell cancer. Apache. Misc. Phan Rang Photos - 71st SOS . Was at Takhili RTAFB from Jan 69- Jan 70 and at Nakhon Phanom (NKP) RTAFB from Jul 70 Jul 71. Thanks. He was the in Thailand in 1970. This too was patrolled by K-9 units. Installations and Facilities in Thailand by the 652nd Topographic Engineer Battalion. Son of Flanders, The Making of a Consul: Diary of an American Foreign 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. 6 long. First, I want to express my sympathy for your loss. New Vietnam War Records from Phan Rang Air Base - Fold3 HQ A lot of memories from 52 years ago. Was assigned to 432 AMS. Can anyone help me here with info? we supported lima site 11 in paske laos and were the main relay tropo communications station between vietnam and thailand. I dont think we ever cleared customs etc. It was all dead. Was in 35th Supply squadron. Of course it spread around the base. He died of a heart attack at 48. Shop by Category. Been on chemotherapy ever since. More information on this topic can be found in a book series titled, https://www.facebook.com/groups/391919177646188/, https://image.slidesharecdn.com/thailandherbicideexposureclaims-151116154523-lva1-app6891/95/agent-orange-and-thailand-veterans-26-638.jpg?cb=1447688816, https://asknod.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/checo-thailand-base-defense-1973.pdf, https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/conditions/index.asp, Not so Silent Partner: Thailands Role in Covert Operations . I contacted the VA over a year ago about a ID card and possible benefits. Our rear area base camp was located at Phang Rang. While at the Sacramento VA in December 2013, having receiving my laboratory test results, I was informed to drop by my VFW Veteran Service Officer (located on the first floor of the Sacramento VA) to file a VA Claim. stationed at Korat Airbase in 1973-1975 looking for a medic by the name Wayne Berry. I was the Deputy Fire Chief till mid term then Assistant Fire Chief. We had to work with the thai police who carried weapons and we could not. How can I contact people who have left a comment? Our mission was Air Rescue and Recovery. 1967-1968. Due to an injury, was later assigned to Civic Action as an adult English instructor with Phan Rang citizens. those who were once stationed at the base. Agent Orange was employed around many of these airfields andother U.S. installations in Thailand. Have 5 AO connected diseasesbeen denied for every one. When we arrived at UDORN we were told that we would probably be sent to AUGMENTEE duty for 30 days to help the SECURITY POLICE to help guard the base PERIMETER. 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? I have had prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and now I believe the latter is a disease from AO. The doctor who removed his prostate had died years back so he could not be interviewed or questioned concerning this matter. Sleeping on the old army cots with air mattresses was not comfortable.

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