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] Date Posted: 18:54:29 05/15/05 Sun I am looking for information of Agent Orange use in Thailand (Utapao and Udorn)1969-1970. I have just been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer- out of 82 males in my direct family line I am the only one that has developed this- the only one to serve in SEA, and am being told it was not there. It was hard to not see the orange stipe on the barrels. I worked in the bomb dump, and had access to the flight line and surrounding area nightly. There was spraying for misquitos about every three days if I remember correctly and I was told it was Malathion. I remember spraying the bomb dump area and our loading are with something- unsure what chemical compound was used. Being a bomb tech and a few trips on EOD details there was some trips outside the fence so to speak... Where somehting had been sprayed. I need to find out what was used?? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Steve Houseknecht [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:03:19 07/17/05 Sun >I am looking for information of Agent Orange use in >Thailand (Utapao and Udorn)1969-1970. I have just been >diagnosed with Prostate Cancer- out of 82 males in my >direct family line I am the only one that has >developed this- the only one to serve in SEA, and am >being told it was not there. >It was hard to not see the orange stipe on the >barrels. I worked in the bomb dump, and had access to >the flight line and surrounding area nightly. There >was spraying for misquitos about every three days if I >remember correctly and I was told it was Malathion. >I remember spraying the bomb dump area and our loading >are with something- unsure what chemical compound was >used. Being a bomb tech and a few trips on EOD details >there was some trips outside the fence so to speak... >Where somehting had been sprayed. I need to find out >what was used?? I was stationed at Utapao Air Force Base from July '69 to July '70. I was with the 635th Munitions Maintenance Squadron on the Line Delivery Crew. I was diagnosed with prostrate cancer back in 2000 and had prostrate surgery to have it removed. It was not until I applied for veteran's disability benefits for my hearing problems did I know of any "presumptive exposure" from Agent Orange that could be associated with my tour of duty in Thailand. I filed a claim for tinnutis, bilateral hearing loss, and for prostrate cancer. I was awarded 10% disability for tinnutis, 0% for bilateral hearing loss, and my claim was denied for prostrate cancer. They had no record of me being in Vietnam. After reviewing my records, I found a copy of my travel voucher that shows on the 2nd page, although very lightly that I did land in Saigon, Vietnam on 1 July 1969. I have filed an appeal with the Veterans Administration to reconsider my case based on additional evidence that I had come up with. I would like to know if you have had any luck with finding any evidence of "herbicides" being used in Thailand. Were you stationed at Utapao? I would like to hear your comments. Thanks, Steve |
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