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Diabetic. AO is killing us slowly from the inside. I know he went to Thailand when the 17 was deactivated to work on AC-130s. He was at Pearl Harbor, Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa. Later we found that Jacks father was Charlies commander when he was in the Air Force. Would they have been combat or at the base. Health Care After a year there I was able to get transferred to Operation Deep Freeze (the Navy tri-service Task Force 43 which supported the science program in Antarctica) as Technical Editor of the Antarctic Journal of the United States After the Task Force was transferred to the Seabee center at Davisville, RI, I was assigned to the Office of Polar Programs at the National Science Foundation. There were canine units there. He passed away 15 Dec 2020. The other manned by Mike Herbert and Bob Carver on 3 Nov 1970 disappeared without trace and were not recovered for 39 years in 2009 and their remains were returned to be buried in their home towns. My primary posts were: The MARS hill (it was devoid of any high grass for about 30 to 50 yards down from the fence line. I was at Takhli from June 1969 to June 1970. I said no way . There is supposed to be a bill in Congress to cover everyone that was in Thialand, but it has not gone anywhere in years. My husband Master sergeant Michael G. McKenzie was at Udorn Thailand in 71-72 and was with the13 th TFS was staff Sergeant then I need to find all I can about how far was he from the flight line( Barricks) his place of work etc. I was stationed at Takhli RTAFB in 72/73 and after 11 years of battling the VA I have been granted 100% disabled due to diabetes and severe poly neuropathy. Veterans, Survivors Unaware of Agent Orange Benefits - AARP The VA refused my claim twice now for compensation due to the fact that I wasnt in the Military Police Co which would have patrolled the perimeter of the airbase. Hello fellow Veterans @! I felt fine for years. But I will take my hat off to the SeaBees. Thanks! Thanks. was referred to Civilian Neurologists and was diagnosed OCT 2019 with Parkinsons. VA.gov Home | Veterans Affairs I am looking to document the guard duties we had to perform to protect the base when we were under suspected attack. Just had my Moderna shots recently at Dingell Hodpital, just trying to stay alive! During the Vietnam War, the United States military used an herbicide called Agent Orange as a defoliant in Vietnam and on the perimeters of certain Royal Thai Air Force Bases in Thailand. It houses the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing of the Air Force and is the base of the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division of the Army. Crew Chief on F-4. My dads name is Raymond Talley. I also worked on the flight line working on the AC-130s but the VA didnt care one bit.. yesterday i received my summery of case with a flat denial on my second appeal.. It seems that a lot of the info about inf units in thailand AT Phitsonulok dec 68 to dec 69. An abscess was finally found on my appendix. Its a dishonor and flagrant insult. I was stationed at NKP as a Security Policeman from May70-May71. My boots on the Ground on a recovery in country has no documentation as it was done under the cover of night to recover a aircraft that had an engine failure. On 13 September 1971, Department of Defense Secretary Melvin Laird ordered all remaining stocks of Agent Orange (and Orange II) in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) returned to the United States.