Happy Valley was not always happy, but a much better place to be than many others in Vietnam. I work on J-79 in Ubon and J-75 in Korat, F-4C and F-105. Not sure where it entered the base but remember it running (or crawling) near the NCO club. visit VeteransCrisisLine.net for more resources. I am at this site because I believe his cancer may have been caused by agent orange and need to know how to proceed. 1971~1975 assigned in Bangkok worked on the JUSMAG compound in the Telecomunications center COMSEC/CRYPTO transmission and receipt of messages across all Military Commands we were located next to the switch board. The house bill PACT has come back from the Senate and was about to be approved last week (June 16, 2022) but got hung up with some typical funding snafu. Linda. Air Force Special Service Division Recreation. we supported lima site 11 in paske laos and were the main relay tropo communications station between vietnam and thailand. "Happy Valley" Phan Rang AB group is for personnel that were stationed at or worked at Phan Rang Air Base, RVN anytime that it was operational. How do I get map of the base to substantiate my claim? James Roy Fadden served in Vietnam is there any information on him? Was in ubon 1968 497th tac f4 crew chief tail #823, Any body from 325th signal bat. Frank Niehus, Served as one of the Crew Chiefs of the Water Plant with the 35th CES, 68-69. 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. I remember him talking about tents beside the runway. Im researching for my husband who was stationed at Camp America (officially may have been Camp Falong) 67-68. That, I was defending freedom and those who were We left just after Jack Trimble was shot down. He died of multiple cancers in 2020. This is where recovered crashed or DBR aircraft were stored. He worked on the flightline with the bombs. It was near the end of the Vietnam War, and Congress had promised to have all American combat personnel out by year's end. F4 instrumentation. We didnt receive combat pay but we did our jobs for the war. I asked my brother many times about his experiences while at Udorn. May 11, 2017. philippines weather july. 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. I dont know much about what he did because he did not talk about it very much only to say he was on the medical helicopters bring wounded in for medical care. I did not find anyone I knew on this listing, but I came across Jackie McKenzie who wanted to get certain info about her husbands locations on base. 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. I spent four to six hours a day in Da Nang or Bien Hoa. I had pictures of my duty section with no vegetation and an identical picture I took 37 years later tank farm covered in vegetation. How can I contact people who have left a comment? 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. Good luck to those attempting to get benefits. All I can say is thank you to those who served in Thailand. I was billeted at a small camp near Udorn belonging to a pole linemen company. Ischemic heart disease and diabetes. Said I would receive benefits in 4 weeks. The story we were told was that they would ship the planes over in crates and he and others would assemble them over there. 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. The intended result was to expose enemy forces who relied on the trees for cover. I think the same thing goes for Korat and the other bases in TAILAND. Any help will be appreciated. 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 am a former marine semper fi. My photos will be there from the time I was at PRAB 169-12/69 with 600th Photo Det 5. Would anyone have a complete list of army or marine camps? I would really like to get any information on Bill Yetter. I filed a VA Claim for PAD in early October 2019 and it came back approved in late October 2019. The author, Hal Walker, is a pilot who was stationed there for three months in 1969-1970. Stationed at Don Mong for short time, then on to Takhli and Phitsanoluk. Your military records show which contracted airlines took you there and return. As part of the US withdrawal from Vietnam, the base was turned over to South Vietnam. william j wilson SP-4. Research has classified my type as being caused by other than being passed on by genes. Fortunately, Camp Enarie was fairly quiet, but 4IFD had way too many casualties one was too many. And that is absolutely not right! I remember your beer cans were of steel and could not be bent over like Americas aluminum beer cans! I was stationed at Ubon Aug 64 to Aug 65. I was very fortunate to serve with a great bunch of guys in mms. I was there for most of 1967. I was stationed at Korat RTAFB from 68-69 and spending about a month at Ubon TDY living in the old Ausie hootches at Perimeter.Next spent two years at Yokota Japan and Osan Korea. Phan Rang Air Base: 35th SPS, photos by Newell Swartz. Page-2. 1966. - VSPA They Replied theres the tools and materials, go to it! Counted 20 drums on one trip. We were also stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines from 1964 to 66. I was stationed at Camp Friendship 7Nth Main. My mother has been working this mostly but I am working to help. 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. I have been trying for 3 years to get COMPENSATION with NO GO from the VA. Can you help what do you guys think pretty sorry. (70-71) FLEW 50+ MISSIONS OVER LAOS AND CAMBODIA. Click the .pdf icon on the left to open the Agent Orange Information. From 1976 to 1 May 1979 I served at Fairchild AFB, Washington, and retired from the USAF. In 2005 or 2010 I received a letter from the VA stating in reference to Agent Orange, At Takhli. While trying to locate such materials, this author discovered an interesting map in the Geography and Map Divisions Titled Collectionthatshows the locations of U.S. military and civilian personnel locatedin Thailand during 1969. He was a USAF pilot but served as Ops Officer there. Stationed with 1882n Comm Gp., 1969-1970, worked in the Base Comm Center. Vit Nam Wikipdia My name is Reggie. Hopefully this will cover all of us who are still left standing, including you Ms. Smith. Returned on a 30-year non-disclosure for witness to Genocide. You can read the legislation by searching H.R.3967 Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 Section 403 covers the AO expansion for SEA VETS. I have had a lung condition for many years thats progressively growing worse and has most recent diagnosis is emphysema. we also maintained our own perimeter maintenance checking our perimeter and our claymores and trip flares. And everyone at work!!! My husband (Arthur Maier) and I worked for Philco Ford in Bangkok, Thailand from 1967 to 1969. The record shows I filed on 02-25-1971. Fathered a child that now lives in California. I have bladder cancer from AO. 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. TDY Korat from Myrtle Beach AFB SC Oct 72 Apr 73. definkyely exposed to herbicidee. I have been turned down more than once for benefits. Hi Melvin A. Bosch Msgt Retired. My best Buddy was Charlie Perry from Savannah GA, lost track of him in 1970. I have some information that should open the door wide for you. 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. Need information about what has happened to the others. Any type of work other than my assigned AFAC. 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. Dates of service: (actual or approximate) Thanks! Air America was flying out of the Airport into Laos. My career field was supply administration but on arrival, I was attached to security forces as an augmented member for the first four months. I have numbness in my hands and feet Im healthy physically, blood pressure etc just nerve damage. Served at Korat RTAFB from late January 68 til 17 November 68 . David Sorensen. It seems to me that if MKP was sprayed with agent orange An aircrew member that has info on this should speakup. The book is loaded with pictures of his fellow Marines and others. Better known as the Rose Garden. For information only! However I am pretty sure building 1665 was where I worked but have not found a map labelling it as the Battalion Operations Center. What a shame! I know of no four sappers ever being killed by a augmentee. Any info about Takhli for this time period or prior to 1965 would be greatly appreciated. He smiled and remarked that my brother worked for the CIA, just as he had. Then in 2015 Lewy Body Dementia, with Parkisonism showing up as the primary symptom. Worked at 355FMS-AGE. The snake reeked of the insecticide. He did live off base with my mother when he returned in August of 72. 10 years and going. Had surgery to remove lymph nodes in my groin and starting chemo next week. I worked in the RAPCON and Control Tower as a 27250. My husband served at Korat Aug 73 to Sep 74. Sincerely David. We were also not supplies with jungle clothing , ammo and proper medical supplies. Anything on him? 877-222-8387, TDD (Hearing Impaired) Crisp..Thank you. I have a claim in for agent orange exposure. I was at Utapao in 1967 as part of a detachment from USN patrol squadron 46. Am 6 foot 3 inch Af American. My email [emailprotected], I was stationed in Phan Rang Jan 69-Jan 70. i was at PRAB 69-70 ASSIGNED TO the 17th SOS Shadow Crew Chief AC927.Who else was there during May 69-May70. I was stationed at Clark AB for 2 years and was there at the end of the conflict (we called it a WAR) and as a switchboard operator had the priviledge of helping the POWs call home!!! 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. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I am a Vietnam vet 68-69 and asking for a friend of mine who was in Udorn from 71-72. he was in Vietnam for one week in Bien Hoa at the end of April 71 and he is looking for anyone who may have possibly been there as well. Can anyone help me here with info? Heart and Arterial disease, A-fib to the point where i now have a Watchman device implanted in my heart. 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. Thomas Acklin , your name sounds familiar to me my husband Richard was stationed at Ko Kha 74-75. shop that were run down off base by a dump truck. Runways and roads. When I told him that my brother would not disclose anything this fellow said my brother displayed excellent loyalty and discipline. I came to Korat as a PFC from Phu Bie Vietnam and left as a Specialist E-5. I cant provide a lot of information. HI , FROM OZ ,[ DOWN UNDER]. 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. newsletters that have been collected and shared to a Facebook page dedicated to I was 20 years old and after Thailand I had acne until I was about 25 I develop hypertension and hypothyroidism at about 40.I will be contacting my VSO as soon as possible to the inquiry about a claim. Of all the various branches of service, the USAF was the most active in combat operations. I worked on the flightline supervising local Vietnamese employees that maned the Wash Rack. Please contact me if you have info . Message for Karen Whitfield who posted on September 12, 2022 at 6:04 pm, I was at 6908 Security Squadron NKP July 1974 to June 1975 and made a successful disability claim for Agent Orange (Parkinsons and Type 2 Diabetes) and PTSD. 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". Probably just lousy health. We loaded munitions on F4Ds and pulled 12hr shifts which included arming and recovering the birds at EOR. I have one picture taken in 1974 on 5060 showing a couple parked P3s. Looking for any photos of Martin J. Burns, Marine, from Wilmington, Delaware. But my Rabbi, has already received his disability rating and we were stationed at the same location and we were all around the base and community. Phan Rang - USAF Police Alumni Association That was 1971, It is now Feb. 2020 and in the meantime, I had to get my APRs for proof I was TDY at Tahkli. I was at Udorn ,Thailand Oct 73 to Oct 74 as a RF-4C crewchief lived off base just off base. The three airmen/soldiers are probably Australians as they are carrying Australian SLRs. Its sad that we are finally eligible for disability benefits after most of us are gone, and for my condition (Multiple Myeloma) not long to go. My question: What are the duties my brother most likely carried out? There was a terrible accident while he was there. I was part of a TDY B-52 crew out of Beale AFB Flying missions out of U-Tapao. The Snack Bar was halfway between the barracks and Base Comm. If anyone knows the location of this computer system please contact me. Hotspots - AOR: Agent Orange Record Filed claim and was denied. About this group. I am now 75 and suffering with prostate cancer and myastehenias gravis (a muscle disease). PDF "Happy Valley" Phan Rang AB, Vietnam keeping the memories alive Glasses but rejects me about AO I know we got sprayed. I am trying to find out what they sprayied the antenna field with to keep the weeds down. Have diabetes. no mention anywhere of U.S. marines at airbase in namI liphong , Thailand. Flew in and out often. Looking for NKP 71-72 that knows a Steve Furches . VA denies using AO during that timeframe which I dispute. It was during this time I started to have pain radiating down my right leg. Stated there might shift flight line and remember spraying different areas. I have since developed NON HODGKINS LYMPHOMA STAGE 3 CANCER a VA PRESUMED AQUIRED DESEASE from exposure to AGENT ORANGE. One of the men survived but was severely injured and the other man was killed. Greg Dietz. Ubon 1970 to 1971 working on Project Igloo White. Where do I get specific Couldnt talk about the kid I left on a Thai flight line. He passed away in 1994. I have not filed a clame yet, but I saw the new bill passed by the legislature included high blood pressure as a result of being exposed to agent orange. 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. Robert Calhoun June 9 2020, if you have copies of your performance reports, take then to VFW, or American Legion. from 1968 to 1969. This is a great place to connect with others regarding such topics of locations and illnesses. See more ideas about vietnam, phan, vietnam war. IBM dont normally show up until after age 50. In the late 1940s and early 1950s the French Air Force used the same 3,500-foot runway, and abandoned the facility when French control over Indochina ended in 1954. I understand there were two places where they had computers on the Korat base. I have had bladder cancer. Unfortunately the rules dictating the contents of comments on Library of Congress blog posts does not allow personal information to be published. Also in June, Commando Sabre (Misty) was activated using F-100F aircraft as the first Fast FACs over North Vietnam. I was at NKP Mar 1970 Aug 1971. I was in Takhli in1973 for the grand Nixon deployment to win the war and Udorn in 1973 and 1974. Five lumbar surgeries and more than 43 rounds of cortecosteroid injections in my lumbar, 5 in my right hip and 4 in my sacral joint all over an eighteen year period. I was also at Udorn ,Thailand in 1974 to 75 as a RF-4C crew chief. I served in Thailand in 1967 & 1968 at Camp Friendship adjacent to the Korat RTAF Base. Air Force 2022 Phan Rang Reunion Products - Design-Apparel.com The other was a distance from the pooches within feet of the fence. I worked at the AGE shop. Since 2000 I have found a great passion. Been trying to get the VA to approve my Parkinsons. Only proof required was any document putting you their. Spent many years guilty for Genocide. The whole affair is a travesty of justice without honor for our service. records,clipping from newpaper and was turn down. Two of my brothers were in the conflict, one Air Force and the other Navy. Have recently been diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease. Since then, Ive had problems with sun exposure and blistering skin reaction to most metals. Will I get it, who knows? I am considered 90% disabled with UI, so I get all benefits of 100%. 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. VIETNAM* PHAN RANG AIR BASE SOUTH VIETNAM COACHES EMBROIDERED LIGHTWEIGHT JACKET Brand New C $104.59 to C $117.67 Top Rated Seller Buy It Now +C $45.72 shipping from United States Sponsored BUSH HAT US AIR FORCE BASE PHAN-RANG VIETNAM Pre-Owned C $170.53 or Best Offer +C $30.17 shipping from France Sponsored Any one in UDORN around 1971? He passed in 2013. I worked at the tank farm on the perimeter of Takhli. You are fully I left the police quick. Water had to be trucked in. After a short rotation back to the states after my first year, I returned for two more years consecutively. For those stationed at Korat: https://image.slidesharecdn.com/thailandherbicideexposureclaims-151116154523-lva1-app6891/95/agent-orange-and-thailand-veterans-26-638.jpg?cb=1447688816. He was fighting with the VA about he could not prove he left the base while performing his duties. I was at 3rd Field 1967-68. Was there two weeks and went TDY to Udorn, after arriving was told to report to the preload shop where I worked nights for duration there . Havent had any luck finding maps showing our location on the base. Sleeping on the old army cots with air mattresses was not comfortable. 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. I was never able to get an audience with anyone regarding the herbicides-Vitiligo-sunburn connection. I transferred to the VA clinic in St. George, UT. 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. ANY ONE BELIEVE Branch of service: Our unit saw action at Thuy Hoa, Cheo Reo, and Nhon Co among others. Panther Patrol, Tet 1968 - War-Stories.com No additional treatment. I was with the 355TFS at Takhli AFB 68-69 as an instrument -autopilot tech. In turn, Oxidative Stress is shown as the primary cause for VITILIGO to occur. Results Focused Influencer Marketing. ORANGE. Just to name a few.VA denied me twice plus two appeals. My file disappeared just prior to my departure to the States. On March 8, 1966, the 315th ACW, TC was organized and stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam. 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. Greetings. IWCS TERMINAL , JOINTLY MANNED BY US ARMY AND PHILCO FORD CONTRACTORS . God bless to all my USAF brothers that served in Southeast Asia. Jan 1968 to Oct 1969 (Thank You) in advance!! I also have diabetes now. Myself and a couple of other crew chiefs went over and boarded the 123s to see how they worked. Needs help please. The 101st was on the west side with the Korean White Horse division. A bit of Aussie stuff from Wikipedia related to 2 Sqn RAAF and Phan Rang interesting that they tracked down and returned the remains of the MIAs in 2009: In 1953, the squadron was re-equipped with GAF Canberras, which it later operated from RAAF Butterworth during the Malayan Emergency, after deploying there in 1958 to relieve the Lincoln-equipped No. My above comment forgot to mention my unit was with the 56th Field Maintenance Squadron (OPERATION RANCH HAND) NKP. Im 56 and am interested in the history of the Vietnam War. Found out had stage 2 diabetes and had a few surgeries to take tumors off. Obtenga la proteccin! In response to veterans and their families suffering fromthe effects of Agent Orange, the U.S. government makes a presumption of exposure forthosewho served on land in Vietnam for the purpose of filing a claim with the Veterans Administration.
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