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>>Hello Fellow Vets, >> My name is Robert D. Segovia. I served at Tan Son >>Nhut,AFB during Nov 1968 through Feb 1969. My branch >>of service was the U. S. Air Force. My specialty was >>A.G.E. (Aerospace Ground Equipment ) Repairman. >> I have been diagnosis by the VA with Post Tramic >>Stress Disorder due to my war experience in Nam and am >>receiving treatment with medications for the last two >>or more years. I have been trying to collect >>compensation for approximately 1 year. The DAV has >>been taking care of my claim . Today, I received a >>Denial notice from the VA for this claim due to >>insuffient data. The Denial also acknowledges that I >>do have PTSD. This Denial is based on not having >>"dates, places or perhaps names" and insuffient data >>where I experienced rocket fire and mortar fire and >>other experiences while at Tan Son Nhut, AFB. This >>and other experiences of viewing dead soldiers from a >>rocket attack has added to my trama and have been >>submitted in my claim of PTSD. In my claim I stated >>that I helped unload alot of green bags filled with >>corpses and stacked them in air conditioned connexes. >>This connexes were primarily used for storing recon >>film. The connex was emptied of films and utilized for >>corpses storage. I remember that the Viet Cong were >>threating at the end of the runway to C- 130 flights >>out of Tan Son Nhut and therefore it was decided that >>it was too risky to fly-out the dead and better to >>store them at least temporarily. >> I remember during one mortar attack, one night >>while asleep, that knock me off my top bunk and >>sustained a fractured right wrist. Surely my medical >>records can attest to that, as far as mortar attacks. >>There were many "Take Cover" calls for us to go to the >>bunkers. Hey , it was every night that we had mortar >>attacks during that time of Tet. I remember seeing >>the fire works at night occuring outside of the base, >>in Saigon. I could see it from the second floor of my >>barracks where I bunked. The gunships were firing >>with tracers and I could see this all night happening >>in Saigon. >> At another time, I remember a 55 millimeter rocket >>hitting the eaves of a barracks and burying itself >>about 3 ft into the ground , right outside the corner >>of the barrack, which was surrounded with sandbags 3- >>4 ft up. That barrack was not but two or three >>barracks away from ours. I rushed to that barracks in >>my "skives" that night to help the wounded. I only >>found dead soldiers laying in their bunks and a huge >>pool of blood that felt sticky to my bare feet. The >>only guy I remember walking and wandering in pitch >>darkness was the soldier that had escape from the >>rocket explosion. His bunk was the one at the bottom >>at the corner and only 4- 5 feet away from the rocket >>landing. The sandbags saved him ! His ear drums were >>busted though and was totally deaf and in shock! >>This occurred around the early hours of the morning, >>around 2 AM. The date I don't remember. >> Does anyone have any recollection of any of these >>events by any chance? >> I need help to appeal to the VA denial notice. >>Any details that we can share and help me recall , >>will certainly be appreciated. >> Where do I start?...to collect information for what >>the VA requires. I know that I can submit and >>request my records from archives to vertify my >>fractured right wrist. Also will help to place a date >>on it as well prove the mortar attacks. >> Hope to hear from anyone soon. >> Thanks in advance to everyone for the help. >> >> I live in Houston, Texas >> My e-mail is Stunningone@houston.rr.com >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Viet Nam Veteran, >>Bob

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