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Subject: Re: Korat Air Base '64 and '65


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joe zwielich
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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

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Author:
michael beckett (depressed. angry, and numb all over)
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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

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