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Entry: 83590 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	AO 1/23RD INF DMZ
JOHN MAYER wrote on July 9, 2012 City and State: LAS VEGAS NV Unit: B 1ST BN 23RD INF Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I was on the Z with B 1/23 inf Oct 70-Apr 71. I filed for AO claim 27th Jan 2011 and just got my rating 5th July 2012. I too thought everything was moving slow, I mean it has been some 42 yearas ago that we got exposed. I finally got feed up with my regional VA office could never get any information out of them. I finally sent a certified letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, an email to President Obama. I know for sure that the email was acted on becuase my regional office called me to say they got an inquiry from the white house about my claim. I don't know if all this helped but at least I got my 2 cents worth of complaning in about the long delay. Keywords: AO DMZ Korea

Entry: 83552 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	CAMP CASEY 1980-82
JEFF RYAN wrote on July 5, 2012 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I was in South Korea stationed at Camp Casey, but was all over Korea and the DMZ. I got a rare cancer called Burkitt's lymphoma a few years ago and somehow survived. I see VA allows this to be service connected if you were in South Korea to I think 75, why can't they extend that several more years. I am sure residual toxins last years. Keywords:

Entry: 83540 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	STATIONED AT CAMP CARROLL
CHARLES POWELL wrote on July 3, 2012 City and State: Unit: 46TH TRANS CO. Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Good afternoon my fellow vet brothers and sisters, I recently learned of the story that came out last year about the Agent Orange being buried at Camp Carroll in 78. I got there in June of 1981 and left in June of 82. After stumbling on the story about AO while looking up health problems that I'm having, I starting reading everything I could about Camp Carroll on the web. The stories that where done by TV station KPHO in AZ. I watched them all. From the stories I saw and the picture the guys took that buried the barrels I was shocked. I stopped one of the video when it showed a Google map of the camp and where the barrels where said to be buried. What I found was my motor pool right next to the site and my units barrack and chow hall about 200 yards from the site. When I got there in 82 the land arournd our motor pool looked like it had been bulldozed in the last year or two. We where told it was rice paddies that had been covered over. We believed them. I was assigned to the 46th Trans Co. as a 63 Bravo. We hauled everything the 8th Army or 2nd ID needed or wanted. All the way from the harbors in Pusan to the DMZ and JSA. As a mechanic sometimes I went along with the convoys in case of a break down. The other time I was at Carroll working in the motor pool. Now 30 years later I have trembling in my hands and skin problems on most of my body and my feet are covered with bleeding sores that keeps me from being able to wear shoes at times. This started happening about 3 years ago and doctors I went to had no idea what was wrong. I have had turmors rmoved from my right arm that seen to appear out of nowhere. Regarless of what the Military says, there is something evil buried at Camp Carroll. I would love to hear from anyone that was stationed there or anywhere else in Korea that is having health problems. You can contact me at my email address; cambot2009@hotmail.com God bless all the vets that have served and active duty that currently protect this great country. Please vote in November. Our country and our childrens future lay in the balance. I wish you all a happy and safe 4th of July. Keywords: 46th Trans CO. Hill 303. Happy Mountain, Camp Carroll, Suk Chong Dong, Kings Club. Number 1 GI, The Land That God Forgot.

Entry: 83512 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	NEED BUDDY LETTERS HAWK UNITS 1968
ROY BOYD wrote on July 1, 2012 City and State: KNOXVILLE TN Unit: 38TH BRIGADE(HAWK), 7 BAT, 2 ARTY Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Keywords: I served as a Hawk Missile and Launcher repairman in Korea in 1968-69 , I need buddy letters to show that Hawk Missile sites were near the DMZ for my claim which I'm appealing. I was based at Niblo Barracks in Seoul but spent most of my time at the sites. My unit was part of the 30th ordinance company general support unit before it was split off and created in March 1968.

Entry: 83390 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	AGENT ORANGE SPRAYING EARLIER THAN 1967, NEAR CAMP RED CLOUD
JAMES CAVEL wrote on June 19, 2012 City and State: 704 S RAILROAD OK Unit: 59TH AVIATION COMPANY Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I now have stage 4 lung cancer in both lungs, plus a large mass in the neck. I am on Chemo and Radiation treatments. I have also had prostate problems for years. Looking for anyone that servered at Camp Red Cloud, near Uijongbu, S Korea. I was there from March of 1966 to April of 1967, 59th Aviation Company. My VA rep has told me to find anything about if it was sprayed anytime before I got there, or was stored on the base while I was there. We already know that it was sprayed about 3 months after I left. Keywords: Camp Red Cloud, 59th Aviation Company. March 1966 to April 1967.

Entry: 83385 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	TIME TO CLAIM COMPLETION HAS INCREASED
DAVID (ANDY) ANDERSON wrote on June 18, 2012 City and State: Unit: COMPANY C 51ST SIGNAL BN. 1970-1971 Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Michael, It's nothing personal by the VA. Claims are taking longer now due to the influx of Iraq and Afghanistan claims being filed. I was told by a VA Rep. that the average time for a claim is now two years. Keep your chin up Bro and look at each day as money in the bank. Andy Keywords: VA Claims

Entry: 83349 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	STILL WAITING, WHAT'S TAKING SOO LONG
MICHAEL O'NEAL wrote on June 14, 2012 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I served on the DMZ in 1970-71 HQ 3rd brigade 1 mile from JSA. I have diabetes and prostate problems. I filed my claim 16 months ago. This does not make sense for it to take soo long. I am being treated by the Va FOR THE LAST seven years. My co-pays are piling up and the money is being taken from my social security. What is wrong with the government, maybe they just don't care. Keywords:

Entry: 83304 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	CONTINUED POSSIBLE EFFECTS 76-77
MICHAEL MILLICAN wrote on June 10, 2012 City and State: DALLAS TX Unit: B CO. !-32 INF 2/ID Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: It was late 1976, when I developed a unidentified rash that can on suddenly. I didn't think much of it, I just spent some time in the Camp Howze Medical Unit. Was it Aget Orange exposure? It doesn't rely matter now because I know my life will end before the entire Agent Orange saga will be known. I had a nerve test when I first noticed simptoms that something was wrong. The civilan medical doctors could not explain where I may have gotten a strange nerve Neropothy. Basicly, My nerves don't transmit electricity like a normal person. The medical team of doctors from 2 diferent hospitals both showed the same results. They even took a nerve from my foot to try and deturmin what it was. Back then, I was told by the doctors that I had about 5 years before I could no longer walk. Well, I'm still walking and the slow nerves never showed any sign that they were better or worse, only the same. So it was speculated that this had come from something in my past and had already done it's damage. I haven't had it checked from that time. I pass out allot now 2-3 times a year. I hope one day I just don't wake up because I have seen Cancer victums and people with heart problems that lingered in a hospital for long times and that's not how I want to make my exit. It just looks like end life torture to me. My medical records from Camp Howze are gone and I don't think it would matter much if they were there, because the effects are not compensateable for the years 76-77. I only wanted to post this here before I leave the country and drop off the map somewhere in Asia. from the sister unit of the Manchu 1/9 Inf, we have many more posting vets here on the Korean War Project. The numbers of posts of Manch vs. Buccaneers is very offset. HQ of the 2nd ID was at camp Howze before I got there, but why they moved it is anyones guess. I only know that the man that was first in charge of the Camp, was the my Lai massare investigating officer named Colin Powell. And, no matter what anyone says, race was a big issue and may have prompted him to have gotten that asginment. I'm not implying anything, those are only the pre- facts of the Buccaneer Bn. Posted here for History to Deside, Michael Millican Keywords: Buccaneer B Co. (The Batteling Bastards) was printed on our Co. flag.

Entry: 83208 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	USAF WEAPONS TRAINING ON DMZ 1969
DAVID YOUNG wrote on May 31, 2012 City and State: SOMERSET KY Unit: 354TH SPS KUNSAN AIR BASE Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: I was at Kunsan Air Base May'69 to June'70. We took our heavy weapons training on the DMZ. We qualified on the 81mm mortar, 90mm recoiless rifle, LAWS rocket launcher and the 50 cal. I have been fighting diabetes type11 and neuropothy for the last 20 years. Our target for the mortar was a mud island,in no mans land, that both Korea's claimed. Our bench was shelled by the north after we left that day. Do any of you Army personnel remember Air Force units training up there? If so, where? Thanks, David Young Keywords: Air Force Combat Prepardness, weapons training

Entry: 83080 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	CO. I 160 INFANTRY KOREA
ALICE TASSIERO wrote on May 21, 2012 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: I U.S. Navy Vet and my dad was in the Army, Co. I Infantry Korea, Jan 1952-Jan 1953. He spoke about being on a hill near the DMZ for 7 months. My mom just found out that he was probably in a zone where Agent Orange was sprayed. Anyone with any info on the unit and info about that time frame could you please contact me? My dad had many illnesses and I want to find out the cause of his death. His name was Joseph E. Coleman, so if you remember him of have any info that could help please email me. Thank you from one vetern to another. Keywords: Co. I 160 Infantry Korea 1952-1953

Entry: 83050 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	EXPOSURE TO AGENT ORANGE
HERBERT HOLCOMBE wrote on May 19, 2012 City and State: FAIRMOUNT GA Unit: Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: Keywords: I WAS AT SUWON AB KOREA DEC 1968-NOV 1969.I WAS IN CIVILENGINEERS UNIT.

Entry: 82983 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	FORGOTTEN AIR FORCE
JACQUE ZAMORA wrote on May 9, 2012 City and State: ALBUQUERQUE NM Unit: 605TH TAC Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: I cannot find any references as to the Radar Sites on the DMZ that were set up by the Air Force in 1970-1971. I look at the list of units that were exposed to herbicides and nowhere can I find the Air Force. Forgotten again. Why do they treat us with so much disrespect. I have so many of the herbicide illnesses that I would serve as a terrific guinea pig. Every time that I heard of a vet passing on because of these illnesses I would say that he had been killed in Vietnam and didn't know it. Now I guess it's my turn. I served my country honorably so I guess that I did my part so at least I can hold my head up. Keywords:

Entry: 82945 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	I AM LOOKING FOR SOME ONE WHO WAS STATION DUGWAY PROVENING GROUNDS BETEWWN 1950 - T0 1953
DOLORES NAUMANN wrote on May 4, 2012 City and State: ANTIOCH IL Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Keywords: cpl T 5 jul 1951

Entry: 82872 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	CHARLIE BATTERY 7 BATTALION 5TH ARTILLERY
GENE TECCE wrote on April 26, 2012 City and State: WASHINGTON CROSSING PA Unit: CHARLIE BATTERY 7TH BATTALIAN 5TH ARTILLARY Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Looking for anyone that was stationed at C/7/5 between Mar 1969 and Jan 1970. The battery was located above Chun Chon Korea on a mountain side. Keywords: Hawk Missile Battery C/7/5 1969 1970

Entry: 82723 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	72D ARMOR 2ND INF DIV 1966-1967 CAMP BEARD
PAT COOK wrote on April 11, 2012 City and State: SEVERNA PARK MD Unit: CO B, 2ND BN, 72D ARMOR, 2ND INF DIV CAMP BEARD 19 Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: My husband, Jack Cook, served on the DMZ from March 1966 - late March/early April 1967. He was with Co B, 2nd BN, 72d Armor, 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Beard. He passed away in November 2009 from Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. If you served on the DMZ between late February 1966 and early April 1967 with this unit and have any information about the use of agent orange or any other type of herbicides being sprayed there or if you have any information about herbicides being used along the DMZ during that time frame, please contact me. I have the 1967 Camp Beard year book and can provide pictures. I have filed a DIC survivor claim with the VA and need buddy statements. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Keywords: Agent Orange, Buddy statement

Entry: 82648 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	ANYONE KNOW OF AGENT ORANGE SPRAYING NEAR CAMP RIDDICK 1967?
ROBERT HODGE wrote on April 2, 2012 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Keywords: Camp Riddick....1966 to 1967

Entry: 82570 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
ERVIN CARPENTER wrote on March 25, 2012 City and State: LINDEN WI Unit: 2ND DIV, CAMP GRAVES Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I was just found to have type 2 diabetes mellitus. I had an onset at 60 years old. I was on the DMZ doing patrols, GP's and guard towers from 1969-1970. Our part of the DMZ ran from the Im Jim River east to where ever. Keywords: Robiro's Rates, Duck, Im Jim River, Freedom Bridge, Camp Graves

Entry: 82557 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	ASCOM DEPOT 6TH MED- 121ST EVA HOS
BRAD BJELKE SR. wrote on March 23, 2012 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I have illnesses related to AO exposure. Anyone there during 1967-1968 remember the large barrels of herbicide stored and transported from Ascom Depot? Any help would be appreciated. Keywords: 121 Evac Hospital - 6th Med Depot - Ascom - 1967-1968

Entry: 82527 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	DMZ AGENT ORANGE
FRANK STAMPER wrote on March 20, 2012 City and State: SALEM VA Unit: 2ND BATTALION, 9TH INF DIV KOREA 1965-1967 Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I served in Korea from 1965 - 1967. I was from Welch, WV and they called me Hillbilly. I am applying for Agent Orange because of heart problems. If you know me and served with me.......we can beat this and get what we are due. Keywords:

Entry: 82467 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	UPHILL BATTLE IF NOT IN KOREA DURING PRESUMPTIVE DATES
DAVID (ANDY) ANDERSON wrote on March 15, 2012 City and State: Unit: 51ST SIGNAL BN. Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Public and Intergovernmental Affairs VA Publishes Final Regulation to Aid Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange in Korea January 25, 2011 Printable Version Need Viewer Software? VA Publishes Final Regulation to Aid Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange in Korea Will Provide Easier Path to Health Care and Benefits WASHINGTON  Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving along the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Korea will have an easier path to access quality health care and benefits under a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) final regulation that will expand the dates when illnesses caused by herbicide exposure can be presumed to be related to Agent Orange. VAs primary mission is to be an advocate for Veterans, said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki With this new regulation VA has cleared a path for more Veterans who served in the demilitarized zone in Korea to receive access to our quality health care and disability benefits for exposure to Agent Orange. Under the final regulation published today in the Federal Register, VA will presume herbicide exposure for any Veteran who served between April 1, 1968, and Aug. 31, 1971, in a unit determined by VA and the Department of Defense (DoD) to have operated in an area in or near the Korean DMZ in which herbicides were applied. Previously, VA recognized that Agent Orange exposure could only be conceded to Veterans who served in certain units along the Korean DMZ between April 1968 and July 1969. In practical terms, eligible Veterans who have specific illnesses VA presumes to be associated with herbicide exposure do not have to prove an association between their illness and their military service. This presumption simplifies and speeds up the application process for benefits and ensures that Veterans receive the benefits they deserve. Click on these links to learn about Veterans' diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure at http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/diseases.asp and birth defects in children of Vietnam-era Veterans at http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/birth_defects.asp. VA encourages Veterans with covered service in Korea who have medical conditions that may be related to Agent Orange to submit their applications for access to VA health care and compensation as soon as possible so the agency can begin processing their claims. Individuals can go to website http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/AO/claimherbicide.htm to get a more complete understanding of how to file a claim for presumptive conditions related to herbicide exposure, as well as what evidence is needed by VA to make a decision about disability compensation or survivors benefits. Additional information about Agent Orange and VAs services for Veterans exposed to the chemical is available at www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange. The regulation is available on the Office of the Federal Register website at http://www.ofr.gov/. Keywords: VA,final regulation,presumptive dates

Entry: 82461 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	CAMP RED CLOUD
DEBORAH BROWN wrote on March 14, 2012 City and State: YORKTOWN VA Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: My husband was stationed at Camp Red Cloud, Korea from 1989-1990. Afterwords he contracted a very aggressive Leukemia. While in the hospital he researched the chemicals dumped there that they were cleaning up and put together a VA claim on his computer. He died and when I got there the computer was gone. Does anyone know what chemicals were dumped at this site? So I can begin again? Thanks for any help. Keywords: Camp Red Cloud, Korea

Entry: 82450 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	1972-1973 DMZ/KOREA/IMJIN SCOUT -INFO NEEDED
PHILLIP MERINO wrote on March 13, 2012 City and State: WESTPORT WA Unit: 1ST OF THE 31ST 2ND INF - CAMP GREAVES/DMZ/KOREA Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Looking for buddies who seved 1972-'73 at Camp Greaves or in close proximity to Camp Greaves.Any buddies who suffered skin conditions, prostate cancer or bladder cancer? Buddy who took photo of me me outside of hut approximentely July 1973 with wounded left hand that was bandaged? Trying to find out who was with me the evening of July 13th, 1973 when I was wounded. PLEASE contact me with any informatin. I can be reached at the address above, the email listed, or the telephone number:360-701 8689. If needed, can call 360-268-1420 (collect if needed--anytime) If no no answer, please leave message, will return call promply. Thank you. Keywords: DMZ, Korea, Imjin scout,Agent Orange-Searching forTeage (buddy),LT. Dorsey, Medic Davis.

Entry: 82437 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	NOT DMZ BUT DETERMINED TO BE AO EXPOSED
CHARLES RAYMOND DIX wrote on March 12, 2012 City and State: PORT ST. LUCIE FL Unit: 177TH ASA O/C PYONG TAEK Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: During spring and summer of 1968, as best I can recall, myself and others carried Indian Tanks of herbicide into the secure compound and sprayed weeds. It was hot, the stuff was allegedly safe, and we sprayed each other. I recall filling my tank from a barrel of oily water with an orange stripe around it. Begining within two years of service, I had a bunch of fatty growths show up under my skin, most about the size of the last joint of a finger. Except the one on my left shoulder where the tank's shoulder strap had worn through the skin--that one was 2 inches long, fat like a frog, with two roots like frog legs. No one else in my family ever had any such growths and no doctor ever said it was anything special. Then, when I went for the Agent Orange registry physical in 2001, the doctor said he'd often seen such fatty growths on men who had been exposed to AO. However, since I was not boots on the ground in Nam, and I did not, and still do not, have any of the listed ways to die from AO, I was told it didn't happen. I eventually ended up service connected for neck injuries and will probably receive more for PTSD. Flash forward to February 2012, when I received a PERSONALIZED Veterans Health Benefits Booklet and found the following statement under my allged unique eligibilty factor: Determined to be a Vietnam-era herbicide-exposed Veteran. Hmmm. Neither my PTSD counselor nor my Vet Service Rep has ever seen that designation. Ray Dix Keywords:

Entry: 82340 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	AO APPEAL DECISION
DAVID ANDERSON wrote on March 4, 2012 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: "The veteran in May 2006 submitted a statement from a fellow soldier who corroborates that his duties included providing support for meetings in the DMZ. These duties included running cable from there to the south and retrieving it each evening when the meetings were over." http://www.va.gov/vetapp07/files5/0739875.txt Keywords: Agent Orange, Buddy staatement

Entry: 82335 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	BUDDY STATEMENTS AND VA FORM 21-4138
DAVID ANDERSON wrote on March 3, 2012 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Buddy Statements Buddy statements are statements of individuals with firsthand knowledge of the facts that support the veterans claim. Buddy statements should be sworn and notarized. VA 21-4138, Statement in Support of Claim, may be used to submit this evidence to VA. Keywords: buddy statements, VA FORM 21-4138

Entry: 82259 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	AO AND 7TH ID
MIKE DOELLMAN wrote on February 26, 2012 City and State: Unit: HHC 7TH INF DIV (CMMI) Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I was PLL inspector for the 7th ID CMMI from January 1969 to August 1969. During that time I traveled all over, from Kaiser to the sea and from the DMZ to Sea Range. Only because I could show -- with photos and with information I painstakingly dug up myself -- that I was probably exposed to AO could I get presumption (and that on probability, not on unit or anything else). I have searched, and am still searching, for the Senator Glenn letter and the response from the Dept of the Army. I have been in touch with the archivist for Senator Glenn's papers and he could find nothing. By the way, the response is supposed to be dated May, 1996 -- the 1999 date you may have heard of comes from the first VA-released list of possible units exposed. If I can turn up the letter and/or the response I'll send it to be posted here and everywhere else I can think of. This search is personally frustrating to me because I'm a research-trained, graduate-degree carrying, retired librarian of 40+ years experience. Mike Ex-SGT, Ex-11B40 Keywords: AO 7ID CMMI 1969

Entry: 82211 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	WE WERE THERE WHER'S OUR CARE
GARY BLAUVELT wrote on February 23, 2012 City and State: BROOKSVILLE FL Unit: 51ST. BATTALION (I-CORPS) 1968 Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: We were there , Wher's Our Care, If it was not for Signal Support of the 51st. Signal Bn. to the Units IN DMZ, They would of had to communicate with SMOKE SIGNALS. No recognition of any kind, Remote Duty or Records of support to the DMZ for those of us in the 51st. Signal Bn. (I-Corps) We are the FORGOTTEN ONE's when it comes to AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE . Keywords: 51st. Signal Battalion Support to INFANTRY Units & JSA in the DMZ.

Entry: 82033 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	WWW.COMRADES-WITH-PTSD.SOCIALGO.COM
ROLAND (RON) ANDERSON wrote on February 7, 2012 City and State: KS Unit: A BTRY, 1STMSL BN, 2ND ADA Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I was involved in Operation Ranch Hand. In addition we used to buy the Agent Orange from the Black Market whenever we could not get it from Camp Casey or Camp Red Cloud. I was stationed in Sungun-ni that's between She-Hung and Anjon-ni (K6). I and my Katusa spread the Agent Orange all over the hills around our Hawk Site so the Generators would not throw out the sparks to set it on fire, and also to eliminate the foliage around the site for visual clearance, It is still bear to this day - and I know this because I just got a video from a friend that just visited the site last year. So - the claims of agent Orange in Korea are way off - I used it up until 1974 and all through 1973. Don't let the Government fool you. I was called in to the VA in Calif. to get tested for Cancer - particularly Prostate Cancer. The results were positive so I've gone through Cancer, Heart Condition, Bones Discriminating, Advanced Arthritis from Bones giving, Spinal problems - you name it. Now I live on 23 Med's per day by the VA....Please check out the Web Site our PTSD Group decided to put together and join. The Site is www.comrades-with- PTSD.socialgo.com Thanks for this web site and a place to throw some frustration at. By Guys. Keywords: Heart of the Hawk - that Korean wind that can't be mistaken in winter! I Traveled with the IG Inspection Group so I may know some of you - keep in touch and God Bless all of you!

Entry: 81999 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	HOW CAN WE GET UNIT LISTED?
BRUCE STORACE wrote on February 5, 2012 City and State: WARREN MI Unit: 354TH SECURITY POLICE KUNSAN AB Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: I agree with Michael Milo we need to get the VA up to speed. I have been reading postings from guys both AF and Army(that were on AF bases sites etc), the military used AO, Blue and Monuron ALL Over Korea and 1967 was not the earliest they will admit to. Why-- how in the hell did the ends of the runway at Kunsan Air Base get defoliated in 1965? Somebody is really not telling the whole story- like the JCS or their mouthpiece. Come on generals fess up-- we are dying slowly here just like our brothers from Nam. Keywords: AF Bases, AO other & herbicides

Entry: 81998 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	1/79TH FA, 7TH ID
JAY BURBRIDGE wrote on February 5, 2012 City and State: PAHRUMP NV Unit: A BTRY1/79TH FA, 7TH ID Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Keywords: In Mike Milo's last note he raises an excellent point about our 7th div being in with 2nd div. There isn't much to add, other than because of being in a artillery unit, we were constantly in the field. Sleeping in the dirt an digging digging digging. My job was comm chief and as a result was even more exposed to mother earth because of are constantly running line from the guns to the com post etc and all the other required areas needed to direct fire.

Entry: 81990 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	HOW CAN WE GET UNIT LISTED?
MICHAEL MILO JR. wrote on February 5, 2012 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I want to get my unit, the 1/79th FA, 7th ID, on the list of presumptive units for exposure to herbicides. We were located right beside the 1/9th Inf 2nd ID and they are on the list. We were in the 2nd ID area of operations. There were only 2nd ID patches in our area, other than our 7th ID patches. We were in direct support of the 1/9th Inf, 2nd ID. We went to Camp Custer for any medical issue we might have, because our post, Camp Paine was DIRECTLY beside them. We were located on Charlie Block, RIGHT beside Camp Custer. All of the 2nd ID artillery units are on the list. WE WERE RIGHT BESIDE ALL OF THEM AND IN THEIR AREA. WHY??????? Isn't our unit listed????????? Very few 7th ID units got recognized, but yet almost ALL of the 2nd ID got listed. THIS IS BS! We were there too! We were just as near the DMZ as they were! ALL and every bit of help in this matter is appreciated. The VA is screwing us 7th ID guys, not to mention the fact that they are just plain screwing us all. Come on guys, let's fight these son-of-a-b---hes and MAKE them correct this wrong! We need to fight to have the dates corrected too. Herbicides did not start on 1 April, 1968! Read the bill HR 2297 passed by the House and the Senate, which resulted in President Bush in signing into law the Veterans Benefit Act of 2003. They acknowledged 1 September, 1967 as an earlier date. HOW CAN THE VA PICK AND CHOOSE THE DATES THEY LIKE AND SELECTIVELY OMIT OTHERS?????!!! Let's get together guys and fight these pieces of s--t Keywords: 1/79th FA, 7th ID, Paju-ri, Munsan-ni, Charlie Block, 1/9th Inf, 2nd ID, Camp Paine, Camp Hartell, Camp Custer

Entry: 81902 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	I NEED TO FIND A PRINTABLE COPY OF TWO DOCUMENTS
MARION CLIFTON wrote on January 29, 2012 City and State: Unit: 7TH MP CO, 7TH ID Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I need a printable copy of the following letters: 1)DA letter to senator John Glenn on agent orange in Korea. 2)Letter from the Director of USASCRUR to VA dtd Feb. 1998. Can anyone help me locate these letters in a copy/pdf form. Thanks mlclifton1@hotmail.com Keywords: DA letter to senator John Glenn on agent orange in Korea. Letter from the Director of USASCRUR to VA dtd Feb. 1998 Re: VA case:9906724

Entry: 81700 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	DMZ AGENT ORANGE
TOM THOMAS wrote on January 10, 2012 City and State: PALM HARBOR FL Unit: 1ST/31ST Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I got my rating after two year fight 100 percent p and t thank you lord , never give up the fight, you earned the benifits the exposed us all to agent orange Keywords: Dmz gp turner ,gun jeeps

Entry: 81678 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	TEAM CONCLUDES AGENT ORANGE INVESTIGATION IN KOREA
DAVID ANDERSON wrote on January 9, 2012 City and State: ELK WA Unit: COMPANY C 51ST SIGNAL BN. Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: December 29, 2011 By Walter T. Ham IV, Eighth Army Public Affairs YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (Dec. 29, 2011) -- The Republic of Korea-United States Joint Investigation Team announced that it discovered no evidence of Agent Orange during its probe into claims that the toxic defoliant was buried on Camp Carroll. Led by Pokyong National University Chief Professor Doctor Gon Ok and U.S. Forces Korea Engineer Col. Joseph F. Birchmeier, the team concluded its eight- month investigation Dec. 29 at a press conference in the Chilgok County Office. The investigation began in May 2011 following a report on KPHO TV in Phoenix where U.S. veterans claimed they buried Agent Orange on Camp Carroll in 1978. Birchmeier said the bilateral investigation found no evidence that Agent Orange was buried on Camp Carroll and discovered no risk to public health on the U.S. Army post. I want you to know that we have found no definitive evidence that Agent Orange was buried or stored Camp Carroll, said Birchmeier, the lead U.S. investigator. http://www.army.mil/article/71403/Team_concludes_Agent _Orange_investigation_in_Korea/ Keywords: Agent Orange,Korea,Camp Carroll

Entry: 81668 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	1ST BN 32ND INF BRAVO BUCCS 1977-1978
CARLOS LOYA wrote on January 8, 2012 City and State: Unit: 1ST BN 32ND INF B-COMPANY Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Trying to find other guys who served during 77-78 at Camp Howze. Would love to reconnect and renew old friendships. Would also like to hear from anyone suffering from NHL and any experiences with filing for disability. I have had NHL for 12 years, and underwent a stem-cell transplant after my lymphoma recurred. 1st claim denied; 2nd claim denied (both filed prior to recurrence); am planning on refiling since lymphoma recurred a couple of years ago. Keywords: Agent Orange, Lymphoma

Entry: 81594 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	FINDINGS IN KOREA
LARRY ANDERSON wrote on January 3, 2012 City and State: SUN CITY AR Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: http://www.stripes.com/news/8-month-investigation-turns- up-no-agent-orange-at-s-korean-base-1.164696 Keywords:

Entry: 81452 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	A BTRY 1ST BN 79TH ARTY 7TH INF DIV
JAMES (JAY) BURBRIDGE wrote on December 24, 2011 City and State: PAHRUMP NV Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I would like to hear from anyone that was stationed with me at the 79th between 6/69 and 6/70, or anyone that may have been there prior to that time. Need to know if any one has had a claim accepted for diabetes type 2 along with any associated problems. Keywords:

Entry: 81359 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	MANUAL DEFOLIANT SPRAYING 6/44 &4/44
DENNIS MANESCALCHI wrote on December 18, 2011 City and State: LA GRANGE IL Unit: H&HB 6/44 & 4/44 Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Looking for anyone who can recall our being detailed to spray a mix of kerosene and a chemical to kill all the vegetation at the summit of the hill around the Tac Site on the outside of the wire. Keywords: Reno Hill Schooch PI Ghorne Kwang Chon

Entry: 81358 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	MANUAL DEFOLIANT SPRAYING 6/44 &4/44
DENNIS MANESCALCHI wrote on December 18, 2011 City and State: LA GRANGE IL Unit: H&HB 6/44 & 4/44 Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Looking for anyone who can recall our being detailed to spray a mix of kerosene and a chemical to kill all the vegetation at the summit of the hill around the Tac Site on the outside of the wire. Keywords: Reno Hill Schooch PI Ghorne Kwang Chon

Entry: 81222 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	AO USED ON AF BASES??
BRUCE STORACE wrote on December 1, 2011 City and State: WARREN MI Unit: 354TH SPS KUNSAN AB Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: For all the USAF guys and the one surviving AF spouse that have posted on this site I have taken printed copies of your comments to Senator Carl Levin Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. My reason was simple -I'm tired of the BS from the VA saying we have to prove boots on the ground for the DMZ and we were not exposed to these chemicals. We are all not getting any younger and we are all experiencing a lot of the same medical problems as the guys that were in Viet Nam. I also told the folks in his office that the Army guys that were stationed at the Z were being treated the same way. We will have to wait and see what happens. Thank you for your service in Korea. God Bless you all and keep you and your families safe during the Christmas season. Bruce Storace Keywords: Agent Orange, Blue Monuron herbicides,spraying, AF Bases

Entry: 81214 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	LOOKING FOR HQ 2ND 38TH INFANTRY PALS-68 - 69 RC 1 AT NULERIE
ROBERT DUNCAN JR. wrote on November 30, 2011 City and State: GAITHERSBURG VA Unit: HHQ,2ND 38TH, 2ND INF DIV Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: ROCK OF THE MOURNE TRYING TO RECONNECT WITH OLD FRIENDS THAT SERVED FROM 1968-69, IN THE HEADQUARTERS COMPANY OF 2ND BN, 38TH INF, 2ND INF DIV ON THE DMZ. JOE COLLUCCI, JAMES HOLMES, ROBERT HURST, JOHN BRIDEFORD, ROBERT SMALLWOOD, LT MICHAEL KECK. I WAS THE TRAING NCO FOR THE HEADQUATERS COMPANY, WE ROTATED BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE INJIN RIVER. THE BASE CAMP WAS CALLED RC #1 BACK IN THE DAY, IT WAS A VERY SMALL COMPOUND JUST OUTSIDE OF A LITTLE VILLAGE CALLED NUELERI-(SPELLING MAY BE INCORRECT). Keywords: JASPER J SANGER COMPANY COMMANDER BASED AT RC#1-NUELERI 1968-69

Entry: 81126 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	2ND ENG BATTALION MEMBERS ON THE DMZ?
CATHERINE CORNELL wrote on November 21, 2011 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: OTHER Comments: I am trying to corroborate that my veteran client was exposed to agent orange when he served on the DMZ between Feb 13, 1966 - March 14, 1967 (before the presumptive period). He served with the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. If you served on the DMZ any time between Feb. 1966 and March 1967 with this unit and saw agent orange being sprayed at any point, please let me know. Let's prove to the VA that their presumptive period needs to be expanded. Thanks. Keywords: 2nd Engineer Battalion, Camp Wagner

Entry: 81108 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	CAMP MCINTYRE, HQ BTRY,1ST BN 17TH ARTY
CARLOS FRAUSTO wrote on November 19, 2011 City and State: Unit: HQ BTRY, 1ST BN, 17TH ARTY Service or Relationship: FRIEND OF VETERAN Comments: I would like to hear from Veterans of the 1968 thru 1969 at Camp McIntyre HQ,Service,A,B,and C Btry, 1st Bn, 17th Arty (Persuaders) as soon as possible. Please call me or e-mail me. I have information for you that will help you. I am trying to get our unit to be placed on the M21-1MR,DOD list of units that were exposed to Agent Orange. Keywords: Camp McIntyre

Entry: 80999 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	THEY ARE LYING TO US!
FRED PENCE wrote on November 11, 2011 City and State: Unit: 44TH ADA ARTILLERY Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I have photos of the my missile unit in and around Kwang Chon on the norther west coast from 1969 to 1970. No vegetation around us. I now have been diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. VA has denied my claim, because their records does not show agent orange use in that area. Bull Crap! It was used all over Korea in the late 1960's. Keywords:

Entry: 80943 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	LOOKING FOR ANYONE STATIONED WITH 7TH MP CO CAMP CASEY 1967-69
MARION CLIFTON wrote on November 9, 2011 City and State: CHARLOTTE NC Unit: 7TH MP CO, 7TH ID Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Looking for anyone stationed with the 7th MP Co,7th ID at Camp Casey Oct 67 to Oct 69. Please email me. I need help on an agent orange claim for PD with VA. During that time I worked: MPI (Spec 4), Desk Sgt & Pass & ID (E-5) and Squad Leader (E-6). Keywords: 7th MP Co; Camp Casey; Oct 1967 to Oct 1969; DMZ; 3rd Bde

Entry: 80942 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	SOLDIERS STATIONED AT NIBLO BARACKS 1968-69
ROY BOYD wrote on November 9, 2011 City and State: KNOXVILLE TN Unit: 7 BATTALION HAWK 2ND ARTILLERY 38TH BRIGADE Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Keywords: Looking for anyone that was stationed at Niblo Barracks in Seoul in 1968-69 that has filed for or has been successful with an Agent Orange claim. I know a lot of those stationed there worked in the DMZ. I worked on Hawk Missiles and launchers at the four DMZ sites but was stationed with 7-2 there.

Entry: 80899 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	3RD/23INFANTRY 2ND DIV 1968-1969
LAWRENCE DELARME wrote on November 5, 2011 City and State: LAPORTE IN Unit: B CO 3RD BN 23 INFANTRY 2ND DIVISION Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I served in the DMZ in 1968 but was unaware of the use of Agent Orange untill 2007 when a friend of mine called who knew I was there at that time and told me to look up Agent Orange use in Korea in 1968-69. I came across a news confrence with a Defense Dept General in 2000 who said " it is not a conspiracy and we are not hiding anything it just fell through the cracks". 32 years of cracks ???? He also said that the Defense Dept was sending a letter to all the men stationed at the DMZ in certain units confirming the use of Agent Orange. It is now 2011 and I have still not received any letter. The answer is the almighty dollar. No DMZ veteran received any benefits prior to 2001 which translates into hundreds of millions or possibly billions of dollars. I put in a claim in 2007 and was given 20% for Diabetes in 2008. I have multiple diseases secondary to Diabetes but I am being denied because of long term medical records. Many veterans are in the same boat as me. Not knowing you were exposed you did not have anual visits to the doctors office and thus medical records are scarce. I have read many blogs relating to benefits and information on Agent Orange but everyone is missing the big picture. We served our country honorably when our country needed us and they knowingly put our health in harms way and kept it a secret for 32 years. I wonder how many DMZ vets died of cancer without ever knowing they were exposed ? I wonder how many DMZ vets still do not know they were exposed ? The Dmz Vets need to organize and confront the Government about this secret coverup. Keywords: Imjin scout / OP Gladys / patrols / ambush

Entry: 80879 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	AGENT
MARIE GRIMES wrote on November 2, 2011 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: My husband died in 2006 New Years Day...For 6 years I watched him get one illness after another...My brother a disabled Viet Nam Vet and my husband had the same health issues...Heart, Lung, Blood, Skin Rash...But my husband was never in Viet Nam... My husband put a claim in 2005, a few days before his death he heard back from the VA...denied... John stood there holding that letter, he looked over where I was standing and said ...In case I don't make it, you carry on and don't give up...even if we don't win, maybe it will help another veteran... John passed away in my arms ... 4 days after that letter... It will be 6 years coming up and I'm still trying not to let his death be in vain...The Korean Veterans need to Unit...I can make a claim and within a month a letter says were looking at your claim, a few weeks after that the denial letter... I have a ton of information, but even when its right on, they turn you down... Together I hope we will untie like Viet Nam Veterans did&They were finally heard& God Bless Each and Everyone...Thank You for your service... Marie Keywords: Agent Orange...No Man Left Behind..

Entry: 80822 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	AGENT ORANGE KOREA
JOSEPH STEWART wrote on October 26, 2011 City and State: LAS VEGAS NV Unit: 702ND MT BT 2INFANTRY DIVISION CAMP HOVEY Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Looking in the wrong places dip shits lol. Come on soldiers you know better then to think we would dump on our on ground Keywords: Guys do you think we really dumped agent rainbow on our on bases. No we dumped off base in rice paties and on the side of mnts. Come on guys the army wasnt that stupid wake up!!!!!

Entry: 80810 KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION CENTER	6/80TH ARTILLERY 68-69 7TH DIV
DON COLLINS JR. wrote on October 25, 2011 City and State: NORFOLK VA Unit: 6/80TH ARTILLERY 7TH DIV Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Keywords: had prostate cancer ,looking for anyone there with same issues 1968-69. va denial agent orange used in area that we were stationed

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