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| Subject: Re: Agent Orange exposure at Utapo AFB ? | |
Author: Patrick O'Dowd | [ Next Thread |
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] Date Posted: 15:07:28 05/26/16 Thu In reply to: Wayne Anderson 's message, "Re: Agent Orange exposure at Utapo AFB ?" on 10:33:03 09/18/07 Tue >I was stationed at Camp Friendship @ Korat from Nov 67 >to Jan 69 and at Camp Samae San from Jan 69 to Nov 69. > I was diagnoised with peripheral neuropathy in 1999. >I have been getting progressively worse since then. >Numerious Doctors and Neurologists have not been able >to put a cause for it. I am currently taking Lyrica >which is provided by the VA. I did file a claim >several years ago for exposure to chemical/pesicide >exposure, but was turned down under VA Agent Orange >rules, even though I did not claim exposure >pacifically to Agent Orange. >I was sprayed directly with Agent Orange in early "68"while serving in the 538th Engineers in the Pioneer Crew our hootches were the first built by us along with the dispensary, fire house, mess hall, USO, computer/ logistic center before my rotation was over. > > > >>Between about March to August of 1970 I was stationed >>there, working the bomb dump (BABs). While there we >>were advised to decontaminate the bomb casings of >>anything that appeared to look like "rust" etc. >>(Officers remarks were that it was required by the >>"Geneva Convention" in regards to not violating the >>Germ, Chimical and Biological Warfare stipulations). >>I was discharged from the active AF in 1970 and felt >>fine for about five years, then about 1975, I began >>have what was finally diagnosed as combination of >>Migrain/cluster Headache sydrome (sever >>headaches)lasting months to almost a year at a time. >>I have under gone numerous neurological evaluations >>and examinations and the doctors can fine no reason >>for the continued headaches which are non stop. I >>have had to resort to siezure control medication >>(prescribed by my neurologist) to prevent constantley >>reoccurring attacks. Until recently I never assumed >>Agent Orange could be involved until I saw the notice >>that it was possbile that it could have spread to >>thailand as well. (bombs were shipped in the holes of >>ships along with the agent at the time, so who >>knows?). Needless to say I would be interested in >>further information regarding this subject. 30 plus >>years of headaches is not very pleasent if you know >>what I mean (OH!, I did finish out my AF career with >>the AFRS/total 21 years, headaches and all). [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |