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| Subject: Re: Korat Air Base '64 and '65 | |
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] Date Posted: 10:13:05 05/27/08 Tue In reply to: Gerard Morin (Jerry) 's message, "Korat Air Base '64 and '65" on 18:04:35 11/14/06 Tue >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 Hi, I had sqamous cell carcenoma back on 2004. Stage 3. I now have a tumor in my intestines and am due to go for tests at Memorial Slaon in NYC. I want to know who else was in my position ? I was at Korat for 12 months during 1970 and 1971. I was with the 42nd TEWS. Can you please give me any info on what the procedure is for submitting a claim or , if I do, how are they being processed? I know there was AO at Korat and that they perimeter was sprayed on a regular basis. I just don't know where to start. Joe Zwielich [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: michael beckett (depressed. angry, and numb all over) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:17:16 12/29/16 Thu >>I was at 31st. field hospital in 1964 for 1 year and have spent my entire years since in depression , anger, and have had severe perifial neuropathy in all 4 of my limbs. I have had surgeries. seen severial phyc. docs. and am still in their care. I am under much medications for pain, chrons in my intestines, and have very many medical issues throughout my years. I am going to see the VFW this year about some kind of VA disability where I live in Morehead Ky..I am currently residing in Quartzsite Az. for the winters for help with the pain.Didn`t know others had problems with the agent orange then and there. If there is anyone who can help me with this, I sure would like to hear from you. beckett5801@yahoo.com > >I want to know who else was in my position ? I was at >Korat for 12 months during 1970 and 1971. I was with >the 42nd TEWS. > >Can you please give me any info on what the procedure >is for submitting a claim or , if I do, how are they >being processed? > >I know there was AO at Korat and that they perimeter >was sprayed on a regular basis. I just don't know >where to start. > >Joe Zwielich [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |