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] Date Posted: 19:13:18 03/03/08 Mon In reply to: Gerard Morin (Jerry) 's message, "Korat Air Base '64 and '65" on 18:04:35 11/14/06 Tue >My brother, Jim Simpson, was a heavy equipment operator who was stationed at Utapao, Korat, and NKP during the years May '66 to January 4, 1969. He used heavy equipment to extend the runways for the airbases. We are trying to find out the exact dates he was in each place. He also drove heavy trucks to various places, passing through and staying at Udorn. He has just been diagnosed with Lewy Body Disease which includes Early Onset Alzheimers and Parkinsonian symptoms so your "Early Stage Alzheimers" caught my eye. He can no longer remember whether he was in Thailand for two tours or one. He is only 65 which is young for Alzheimers. Do you know of others who have this diagnosis? He also has Type II diabetes. I hope Harold (Bob) Davies can read this. Reference >http://www.voy.com/106064/145.html?z=1 . The following >message was my response to Bob. > >I have the same photo which was taken of the officers' >'swimming pool' taken in front of the hootch as is >displayed in black and white on the web. ("Agent >Orange in Thailand?") I took a similar photo, however >with pilots actually sitting in the yellow floating >device that pilots who ejected over water would climb >into. (I have been diagnosed by the VA most recently >as having 'Early Stage Alzheimers Disease', so forgive >me for not being able to think of the correct word. >This is in addition to what was mentioned in my >message to Bob. Add 'rash' to the list. Someone from >DAV asked me recently if I've had a rash and I said >'no'. While I was driving home, I gave second thought >to it and realized I have had rashes periodically >where I itched like crazy and scratching it would only >made it worse. This would occur on the underside of my >arms from hands to elbow; also on the inside of my >legs, from knee upwards. I didn't give it a second >thought as possibly being a symptom of toxic exposure. >But it is true, I've had rashes, pink prickly areas of >the skin at different times for quite some time. (I'm >drifting away from what I wanted to say.) > >I have a colored slide of the same 'officers swimming >pool' and the dark area you see on the web next to >whatever they're sitting in, is orange. Why just in >that area? How strange. Orange dirt next to the >officers pool, then I realized what would happen when >the pool was emptied. It would wash the top soil away >and expose what was underneath, soil contaminated with >Agent Orange. > >Bob mentioned dirt being brought in after Camp Nasty >was cleared for hootch construction. All I remember >was that there was jungle growth when I arrived and >within two weeks or so, there was Camp Nasty with >hootches, shower, chow hall, etc. It seemed like >someone had taken a vaccuum cleaner and sucked up all >the jungle growth in what appeared to be a perfectly >squared or rectangular area. All dirt, no vegitation >within Camp Nasty. No piles of earth within the >vicinity which would indicate the useage of heavy >equipment to clear the area. > >Tonight I thought about the orange spot next to the >swimming pool and it suddenly struck me that what >happened in all probability was that the pool was >emptied and the water washed away the dirt that was >hauled in. That explains the organge dirt in my photo. >What else could that be? The water pressure from the >water being poured out simply washed the top soil away >to expose the soil beneath which was sprayed with >Agent Orange. > >I also have aerial photos of both Camp Friendship >(Army storage depot) and Camp Nasty (Air Force) taken >at that time. Several were taken from a helicopter >with a red ball shaped fire extinguisher which hung >under the aircraft as it followed the 105s down the >runway as they were taking off. Great shots. > >The ones of Camp Friendship were also taken showing >the storage area in great detail. There's a section >which appears to have several drums of who-knows-what >in storage. I will get the slides put on a cd and will >zoom in on those areas. > >I have all my military records to prove that I was >assigned to Korat Air Base at that time. I'd like to >hear from anyone who was also stationed at Korat at >the same time I was and who have health issues similar >to the ones I presently have or had (prostate cancer >in 2002). I can be emailed at ns4109hwy1@yahoo.com. >--Jerry [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: james [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:58:12 05/12/08 Mon >can you please send me a copy of the pictures of what you have on agent orange and writeup abount it being dis spoused in korat thailand needing proof to help me out i was stationed in korat thailand camp friend and was in the 31st field hospital need buddies letters they say they lost my records on my medical paper my stay in the 31st field hospital at camp friendship is where i was at or if any can help me out i was in the service from 1965 1972 and was with also the hhd 379th siginal bn spt also spent 71/2 years in service and this is what they tell me help any of my buddies out their james j jeffcoat head nurse of the 31st field hospital were duffy caint remeber her first name but that was her name in the army does anyone where i can locate her for a letter she can write for me being in the hospital [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |