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Phan Rang Air Base | Military Wiki | Fandom He was at Udon 1969 to 1971. My husband was so very proud to be a veteran and of his service. 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. 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. the Library of Congress may monitor any user-generated content as it chooses and reserves the right to Need help with claim . were classified (?). We have a lot of people from various squadrons that are actively participating on FB. Was volunteeredto crew a ORH C-123 through UDorn eventually to Buen Hoa and others in Vietnam. I entered the USAF Reserves and eventually was promoted to Lt Col and retired in 1992, after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm. Oh I guess I forgot to mention exposure to A O increases your chances of developing autoimmune diseases by a factor of several hundred thousand. Where do I get specific Media in category "Phan Rang Air Base" The following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. I was in the 1131 SAS, Det 10 (MACV) but visited most of the RVNAF controlled air bases including PRG (Happy Valley, I remember the sign.) Worked 23 Tass Flight Line and Battle Damage Hangar where C123 AO aircraft were sometimes repaired. 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. Agent Orange was used May 1970. and Good luck! He was stationed there from Oct 67-Oct 68 as part of 432nd & 7/13AF HQ. Our rear area base camp was located at Phang Rang. so that 20% had done me ALL good, Hope this gives you an idea what to do one last thing, there is a VA . So far all claims been denied over the last 20 years .Hypertension, Diabetes II, Liver and skin cancer, Cardiac ablation (2002), etc. He always told me to keep all of his military papers. I remember Thailand being one of the enlistment options at that time. It was under the control of the VNAFs 41st Wing, which was established there on January 1, 1964 as the major Vietnamese air element in I Corps. Have a successful claim? Does anyone have absulute proof that agent orange was sprayed from aircraft at NKP in 1971, I need this info to prove that I was sprayed. I served in Thailand as an ASA Cambodian mission specialist with the 7 Radio Research Field Station Airborne Radio Direction Finding.(ARDF). Filed a VA claim for A/O exposure with prostate cancer. I finally caught up with our Rosegarden group about a year ago and attended my first reunion in May of 2022. For my claim I have to locate where my barracks were on that base, which I dont remember. 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. My brother Joseph M Ferraro was in Vietnam in 1968-69. He has been asked to get buddy letters from people who may have served there with hi to get VA Benefits. My dads name is Raymond Talley. However I am pretty sure building 1665 was where I worked but have not found a map labelling it as the Battalion Operations Center. Can anyone help me here with info? 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. I know he saw agent Orange there because when he got out he wrote a paper for school about agent orange. Started at UTapao in73. I was TDY to U-Tapao, Thailand August through Nov 74. Ramp 5060 is entirely within the 500 meter drift zone. I was NCOIC of the Security Police vehicle shop @ Veh. We are eagerly awaiting the second volume, which will cover his next nine months flying from the Marble Mountain Air Facility in Da Nang. It is scaled at 1:1,562,500 and provides coverage for all of Thailand. Brave Warriors, Humble Heroes by Marjorie T. Hansen | Vietnam Veterans My husband also worked in Korat for about 9 months. I remember that the RVNAF seemed to fear the ARVN worse than the VC. Spent many days and night working launch and recovery of the F4s. I believe the later was for tracking flights. Hi I do believe that some health issues I have may be AO related. Lived in the concrete barracks both tours and the same one both times 2257. believe it or not prostate cancer 2012 and kidney bladder cancer 2020. Hart trouble,strange skin disorders, fainting falls, the best of times the worst of times. What they did to everyone is terrible and not just. I pray everyone is well and they get their ratings. We could be more helpful to your search if you could provide us more information, such as; VA denies that Agent Orange was used at Takhli or in Thailand. The 652nd Topographic Engineer Battalion depicted the broad reach of American forces in Thailand, which can be seen below. Birth President was Herbert Hoover #31 I served in Ubon Air force base late 70-71 as a mechanic. But they were a great group and Im grateful for the few days I got to spend with them and hear their stories. To all my brothers,WELCOME HOME!! 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. Phan Rang, Vietnam. VA does not recognize IBM So with all said ASA was in Thailand. we supported lima site 11 in paske laos and were the main relay tropo communications station between vietnam and thailand. Installations and Facilities in Thailand. Any base names (or state) that he may have been trained or stationed: I was surrounded with dirt and mud as the base was still under construction. Resolved: Release in which this issue/RFE has been resolved. This site brings back a lot of memories. Member names and photographs compiled from the Group "Phan Rang AB, Vietnam (Happy Valley)" Facebook pages. This also caused his wife not to receive survivor benefits as well. They also refuse to acknowledge i was a mechanic on C123K spray aircraft returning form Vietnam. Was TDY with SAC to Utapoa in 1968. I read with interest all of the recollections of those serving at all the plush Air Force facilities throuhout Thailand, but I reflect back to the entry from Gary E McEvilla, September 24, 2019. Anybody stationed there? I will never forget January 26, 1969 when the base perimeter was breached during a night time attack and the morning after. I am looking for the location of the Battalion Operations Center in Korat January 1969. If you go to your nearby VA OPC, VA Hospital, etc. https://www.facebook.com/groups/391919177646188/. Oh Mr Farmer who said he was at ubon 72-73 time frame. Im about to have my 6th surgery. We were not MPs. I was at Takhli Jan 1966-1967. Even cancelled my C & P appt. We were housed in the old Army compound, Camp Friendship where they used Chemicals to eliminate all the weeds around the Hooches and perimeter. For all of 1975, I was the NCOIC of the Communications Center at 667th ACWS Hofn, Iceland. My husband was at Udorn and died at 48 from massive heart attack. Themapped data concerning American forces isbroken down by color:Red symbolsrepresent U.S Army installations and facilities that numbered 45; the blue U.S. Navy and Coast Guard installations that numbered 18; the green U.S. Air Force installations that numbered 28; and thebrown Joint and Others locations that numbered 11. Its nasty with blisters and incurable. Not so Silent Partner: Thailands Role in Covert Operations . I was TDY to Utapao AB in 1968. I cannot confirm that the list is exhaustive, but it is significant. Didnt have to suffer much with the heat. please email if possible . No VA claim to date. Id like to know if I qualify to be a voting member of the VFW Salute, Great blog and great info. Like to hear from anyone from Camp Friendship. I was part of a gunship AC-119 Shadow flight engineer, based in Happy Valley for two tours of duty. 315th Airlift Wing History: Vietnam VA has given me my hearing aids. I moved from the storage section over to the motor pool in the bomb dump. we also mantained communications contact with lima 11 in paske laos, which was rocket attacked the time i was there. Prostate monitor. 20 years after I am dead they will figure it out that I should have at least been tested. Would like to contact fellow airmen stationed at Korat during that period. The 10-year project at the Bien Hoa Airport. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. 58. Took 81 months, an appeal, a hearing before a travel judge, 2 buddy letters, a copy of the declassified CHECO report, and a lot of research to get presumed exposure. I am a indochina vet myself, says it on my dd-214, Sgt. 1968.if so lets communicate.I need help to substanuate He had been fighting the VA for benefits since he was diagnosed with Type ll diabetes in 1999. I was part of a TDY B-52 crew out of Beale AFB Flying missions out of U-Tapao. Needless to say, she got to go home on the same plane he did!!!!!!!! In other words letting us die and saving money for the Government. Over the years have suffered and getting worse I would like to hear from others on how they are doing. I was stationed at Ubon RTAFB in Feb. 1967 and did TDY to Korat RTAFB for 180 days returned to state side Feb. 1968. The whole camp was defoliated to build the camp. IWCS TERMINAL , JOINTLY MANNED BY US ARMY AND PHILCO FORD CONTRACTORS . 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 was on the flight line every night, B52 s. F4 instrumentation. At that time I was told anyone that served in Thailand during the Vietnam time frame was now considered to have come in contact with AO. If you were there and remember AIC Bennett , send me an e-mail. Unresolved: Release in which this issue/RFE will be addressed. Just wondering on how to let others contact me. Phan was busy preparing for a pending visit of the Thai Foreign Minister, who would stop in London after some business at the U.N. The Environmental Impact of Agent Orange hot SPOTS At least two-thirds of the so-called "Rainbow herbicides" used during the war, a total of 20 million gallons, contained the Dioxin-contaminated phenoxy herbicide 2,4,5-T. His job was medical with the Flight Surgeons office.Does anyone know what this duty consisted of? During my TDY, we were at the perimeter of Utapao daily with the aircraft preparing for each trip and return. nor the airline strike when many of us returned to the states after 12 or 13 months in that hell hole. It took me 10 days to get home to North Carolina by bus. Only e4 n above were exempt or guys transfer in. That was 1971, It is now Feb. 2020 and in the meantime, The VA has turned down my claim now three times. Cree una base de datos de empresas y crguela en formato de Excel. All nugs pfc pullef perimeter guard in ops area due to having clearances. I think we all be assured that herbicides were used to kill foliage all throughout that base. See more ideas about vietnam, phan, vietnam war. Crossed it daily. I lived in a hootch not far from the flight line when air craft took off dust went every where . God Bless All. 37. Spent a lot of time at the Military Affliate Radio Station (MARS) which was located in the jungle near the base perimeter. If you were stationed at Takhli or Korat, you were exposed to agent orange. d O4 Base of occipital bone C1 C1 C1 C2 C2 C2 C3 C3 C3 C4 C4 C4 C5 C5 C5 C6 C6 C6 C7 C7 C7 C8 C8 T1 C8 T1 T1 T2 T2 plate and overlying ectoderm meet and fuse in the midline neurons that serve to interconnect the motor neurons of the forming the tubular shape of the neural tube (Fig. 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. Also Served in Vietnam 1971-1972. Charlie Hansen was a major when he was sent to navigate C-123s at Phan Rang Air Base in 1971. Fast forward, got non-hopkins lymphoma. First claim denied. Filed VA claim in 2005 was denied My first base assignment after tech school was Eglin assigned to the 33rd TFW, MMS. My claim and 2 letters of appeal have been denied. I was a jet mechanic at Ubon from 1969 -1970. Anyone else have any info or can help me with the death of Mr. Rose? One last thing. 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. 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. Of all the various branches of service, the USAF was the most active in combat operations. I supplied them one, and they still said no. newsletters, photo collections, and remembrance lists for Phan Rang Air Base This information is also helping identify targeted measures for vulnerable populations such as . Thanks for your work on this Ryan. I am trying to help my dad. Sq., Ground Radio Equipment Repair. My late husband William M. Beach was stationed at Korat I think in 1973. I was at Tahkli, Thailand in 1973 for one of many TDYs from the C-130 Wing at Dyess AFB in Abilene, Tx. I was the fuels guy on Operation Limelight. It took me a number of years and appeals, but I finally received a rating of 100% for Prostate, bladder Cancer, & Tinnitus. I served at Udorn in 68-69 on flightline as an instrument technician . The Veterans Adm. agreed from the beginning that my husband was in the right places, at the right times, doing the right jobs to be exposed to AO. Have diabetes. [14][15], Based at Phan Rang Air Base in Ninh Thuan province, the unit became part of the United States Air Force 35th Tactical Fighter Wing (35 TFW) and between April 1967 and June 1971,[16] the Canberras flew approximately 12,000 sorties. Go to your congressman or woman and have them go US Bases in Thailand During the v. war and you can and show him where you were living.I am going to my congressman tomorrow. We also took our r and r in Udorn. Please switch auto forms mode to off. I had a massive heart attack. One in the Marines and one a Navy medic. I went to Amphitheatre High School during the Vietnam War and had a high school choir teacher, Mr. FUNK. died there on the day he was turning his outside plant tool kit. 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. Has anyone received a positive resolution with the VA. Stationed at Camp Friendship Korat 67-68. We were told to be off the base by sundown of the day the base was turned over to the Vietnamese Air Force. We made monthly flights until 1975. 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 asked my brother many times about his experiences while at Udorn. I was an E-4 Air Force (then Sgt) and was responsible for a squad of airman during that period. there was a sattahip underwater cable that was blown up during my year there and all communications from that were rerouted thru warin ics. Towers,Bunkers m60. To enter and activate the submenu links, hit the down arrow. I was also stationed at Korat in 1972-73. I was stationed at NKP, Thailand from Feb. 70 to Feb., 71 was diagnosed with Diabetes in 2001, just got my Agent Orange benefits about 2 months ago. 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. Went to Tachikawa AB, Japan on C-130As, we flew out of Than Shan Nut on 2 week rotations. I was with the 355TFS at Takhli AFB 68-69 as an instrument -autopilot tech. After our 4 mission check out at Phan Rang, we were sent to our operational units in MR III and IV and eventually to the augmented super FAC Sqdn at Tan Son Nhut. Phan Rang, Vietnam. c.1969. Airfield defence guards of the Australian I was a Medic at the 35th USAF Dispensary. He did live off base with my mother when he returned in August of 72. I got that VA letter in the mail, the DVA in Oakland sent me the result, and told me to see my local DVA Rep and he would type me another letter to try again , I ended up with 20% had VA Health Care, free eyeglasses and free hearing aids, free doctor appts, but wife got sick to I was OK with 20%. Although I never spent much time at Phan Rang Airbase, during the latter part of 1969 our headquarters moved from Nha Trang airbase to Phan Rang. The battalion spent the entire year sleeping in mud, rain, snakes and other little creatures. Thank you for all this great blog. I think I have identified the building on a map of the base but the building is only labelled 1665. Chief among the reasons that they have sought this information is because some American personnel were exposed to Agent Orange while serving in Thailand. 6.Any photos of the tanker trucks that sprayed the base or photos of men spraying the perimeter fencing, yep, I have sent those in with claims, too. He never talked about it much but I know he was there when the base was attacked. Does anyone have any information on a Joseph Burton or a Charles Edward Drumm?? Heart and Arterial disease, A-fib to the point where i now have a Watchman device implanted in my heart. During my annual physical exam with lab work my doctor found I had diabetes and high BP. Thailand also was buffered from the conflict zone by Laos and Cambodia, thereby making it safer forAmerican personnel. Filed claim and was denied. privilege to post content on the Library site. Thanks! During my stay the C-123 aircraft that sprayed the base, landed and were located just a stones throw from our flight line. Have I tried to get any compensation for heart problems or skin cancer or other problems, along with the fact that I spent 10 days in the hospital in Udorn for an unknown problem, NO. I was in the Marine Corps stationed on MCAS Rose Garden in Nam Phong, Thailand with Task Force Delta from May 28, 1972 to April 14, 1973. My original records were burned in a Saint Louis fire and my copies were lost during a flood. This photo was taken in May 1969 during a VIP visit to Phan Rang AB, RVN by M/Gen. My husband James Corwin Page was stationed there with the Idaho 116th engineer battalion somewhere between (1966-69). Never a smoker! Upon my arrival, I had no idea as a (A1C) that I will be placed on detail for several months chopping down foliage and vegetation outside the perimeter were we slept out in the area which resulted to having Prostate Cancer attribute to herbicides (AGENT ORANGE) exposure. I was stationed at Udorn (USAF)in 1967-68. 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. Since I was originally TDY and then loaned out to the 123 my records dont show me as having served around AO. ANY ONE STATIONED OR KNOW ANYONE , AT US ARMY TROPO , SCATTER SITE COMPOUND , ABOUT 12 MILES NOTH OF KHON KAEN , NE THAILAND FEBAPRIL 1968, IT WAS . And I heard Navy vets, sitting off shore get qualified for Agent Orange? We were building part of the Bangkok Bypass. It is located 5.2 miles (8.4km) northnorthwest of Phan Rang Thp Chm in Ninh Thun Province. 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.

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