Entry: 99730
Subject: AGENT ORANGE
Neil Pelkey wrote on September 12, 2020
City and State: DRESDEN ME
Unit: 6168?
Service or Relationship: USAF
Comments: what parts of Korea had agent orange?
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Entry: 99720
Subject: AGENT ORANGE CLAIM
Kenneth Wick wrote on September 8, 2020
City and State: ANACONDA MT
Unit: 43RD MASH
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: Agent Orange claimants. Looking for anyone who served at the 43rd MASH from 1969-1971. I am working with my Senator who was instrumental in the Blue Water Navy addition to the Presumptive Listing for Agent Orange and he and his staff needs to hear from others with Agent Orange concerns while stationed the 43rd.
Kind regards,
Kenneth Wick
43rd MASH OPD 1970-1971
Keywords: 43rd MASH, Agent Orange
Entry: 99648
Subject: TOXICANTS SPRAYED AT CAMP COLBERN BETWEEN 1970-1972
Bryan Vergin wrote on August 4, 2020
City and State: PHILLIPS WI
Unit: A BATTERY 3/81 FIELD ARTILLERY SGT. MISSILE
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: Looking for any information on what was sprayed on and around the MSA
We watched the KATUSA members spraying and we all suspected it was
agent orange but never found out. Other thought it was agent white.
I am not sure what KATUSA group was doing the spraying, but they were not from our base.
Keywords: KATUSA- Camp Colbern- 1970-1972- defoliant
Entry: 99631
Subject: DMZ AGENT ORANGE
James (Jim) Furgal wrote on July 28, 2020
City and State: CLINTON NY
Unit: 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION HQ CHEMICAL SECTION
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: The prior post by Bill is spot on. The spraying of agent orange by the U.S. in Vietnam was stopped in October 1971 although the South Vietnamese continued spraying for another year. Any U.S. veteran who served in Vietnam through the end of the war in 1975 is presumed to have been exposed to agent orange.
In Korea we depleted our inventory of agent orange by the end of summer 1970. Korean DMZ veterans presumptive date end point is August 31, 1971.
You should ask your representatives in Washington what the reasoning is for this disparity. You should also ask your representatives this question: If the presumptive period for the Korean DMZ is one year after spraying stopped, and the presumptive period in Vietnam is 3.5 years, then why is the U.S. currently spending $183,000,000 to clean up dioxin contamination at Bien Hoa Airport in Vietnam. Read this article:
https://time.com/5575064/us-agent-orange-clean-up-vietnam-bien-hoa/
In my opinion this means our politicians and businessmen value Vietnamese health and life more than American Korea DMZ Veterans.
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Entry: 99619
Subject: DMZ DEFOLIATION
Bill Tuominen wrote on July 27, 2020
City and State: ROCK ISLAND IL
Unit: 2ID, ARMY SECURITY AGENCY TACTICAL SUPPORT ELEMENT
Service or Relationship: US Army
Comments: We all need to band together to put an end to the VA chicanery.
1. It's a known fact that the effects of dioxin last for more than a decade.
2. It's a known fact that Agent Orange was being stored on the Pen during the '70s.
3. Anyone who saw the DMZ in the early to mid '70's knew that defoliant had been used. Wide swaths of territory were practically bare in spring and summer.
I was with the 2ID MI Detachment from 1975-1976. We had DMZ passes, and flew in to support the SIGINT detachments. That was less than 4 years after the "official" end of using Agent Orange, but it does not mean that the chemicals had dissipated. The only way to change the VA's interpretation is to change the dates and include more locations by name.
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Entry: 99604
Subject: RED CLOUD - SANTA BARBARA - NEW DEFINITION FOR A/O
Douglas Clark wrote on July 24, 2020
City and State: BEULAVILLE NC
Unit: 55TH MP
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: I was at Red Cloud and Santa Barbara 66-68.
?Do I qualify under the new definition for Agent Orange?
Thanks.
Keywords: Red Cloud - Santa Barbara - Agent Orange
Entry: 99556
Subject: AGENT ORANGE
Ray Meyers JR wrote on June 30, 2020
City and State: MADISON AL
Unit: CAMP HUMPHREY
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: I was there in 1973-1974
I have diabetic 2 and nerve damage lost all my teeth and bones disease and Heart And lost my hearing probably And ofter probably My diabetic started giving me problems 1976 nerve damage in both hand And PTSD I didn’t know anything about the agent orange till a few days ago
Keywords: Camp Humphrey
Entry: 99497
Subject: AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE
Tom Courtin wrote on June 10, 2020
City and State: ALBUQUERQUE NM
Unit: 2ND DIVISION BAND
Service or Relationship: US Army
Comments: I am asking for buddy letters from people who can remember seeing the 2nd Division band playing above the Injin river in 1970. We provided music for concerts, services, and taps for funeral services.
I have ascemic heart disease which I believe was caused by agent orange exposure while the band was traveling. I have had a double bi pass surgery, have a pace maker installed in my chest, and now they want to insert a heart pump will will be require another open heart surgery.
Keywords: Buddy letters, agent orange
Entry: 99334
Subject: BUDDY STATEMENTS
Ronald Fierce SR. wrote on April 26, 2020
City and State: ATHENS OH
Unit: 81STARTILLERY BBATTERY
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: Looking for buddy statements as I go to Cleveland on June 3 for a video conference about my agent orange claim. I drove for Capt Hubbard, drove him to Seoal, and other areas. I would spend my time at the motor pool until I was called to drive Capt Hubbard. The military of course doesnt have a record of this. if anyone who was in the motor pool during 68-69 at Camp Colbern can contact me I would appreciate it. You can email me or call me at 7405903272.
Keywords: motor pool/camp colbern
Entry: 99203
Subject: NEUROLOGICAL
Bruce Wideman wrote on March 22, 2020
City and State: LANDRUM SC
Unit: 226 SIGNAL
Service or Relationship: 1969 1971
Comments: Searching for chemicals may have come in contact with
Keywords:
Entry: 99064
Subject: NAKTA OUTPOST NEAR KOREA'S DMZ
Brad Asay wrote on February 13, 2020
City and State: PASCO WA
Unit: 72B20 COM CTR SPEC
Service or Relationship: US Army 1970-74
Comments: I was stationed at Camp Red Cloud and we spent about 3 months up north in an area called Nakta. It was a portable, surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by the ROCs while we worked inside receiving and sending encrypted messages. I can't find anything by the name of Nakta and wondered if anyone else knew of it. I'm trying to get disability for my hearing damage as well as for my ischemic heart disease (agent orange). If you or someone you know was in any of these areas, please email. Trying to get a buddy letter is like finding a needle in a haystack! Thanks so much. Oh, I was also send to Gimpo to work.
Keywords: Nakta, Camp Red Cloud, ischemic heart disease, agent orange, 1971
Entry: 99061
Subject: MULTIPLE MYELOMA
Jody Drye wrote on February 12, 2020
City and State: CLIFTON NJ
Unit: HHC CAMP CASEY
Service or Relationship: Us Army
Comments: I was stationed in country 1986-1987
at HHC Camp Casey. I was diagnosed
with Multiple Myeloma and end stage
Renal Disease. I filed a VA Disability claim. I am aware the dates are well beyond the Army dates of the usages
of herbicides. Just like to know if there are other cases out there similar
to mine. Need your help brothers.
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Entry: 99057
Subject: AGENT ORANGE DMZ 1971
Brad Asay wrote on February 11, 2020
City and State: PASCO WA
Unit: 76B20 COM CTR SPEC
Service or Relationship: US Army
Comments: I was just denied for disability for my heart problems that I believe were related to Agent Orange. I was stationed at Camp Red Cloud 1970-1971 and sent to Uijeongbu, Gimpo, Nakta. I had to deliver messages by helicopter and truck to the DMZ area. The VA says I can't prove I was affected! I'm looking for any support I can find.
Thanks,
Brad
(416th Sig Co FORSCOM)
Keywords: agent orange, Camp Red Cloud, 1971, radio messenger
Entry: 99054
Subject: BUDDY STATEMENTS
Ronald Fierce SR. wrote on February 10, 2020
City and State: ATHENS OH
Unit: 81STARTILLERY BBATTERY
Service or Relationship: 1968-69
Comments: Looking for buddy statements that was at Camp Colburn during this time period to verify that I was Bbattery, Capt. Hubbards driver.
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Entry: 99030
Subject: AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE
Carl Thoensen wrote on January 29, 2020
City and State: IRVINE CA
Unit: HHC USA INCHON PETROLEUM DEPOT EIGHTH ARMY
Service or Relationship: 1966-1968 Army
Comments: After being diagnosed with CLL and reading about the Agent Orange application in Korea I submitted a claim with the VA.I'm looking for any one who can shed light and proof on the storage of this herbicide or the spraying of this chemical in and around the depot to eliminate unwanted plant life.Keeping the perimeter fence,pipe lines and tanks clear of weeds would be a priority.
Keywords: Agent Orange
Entry: 99004
Subject: AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE
Grady Chancey JR. wrote on January 18, 2020
City and State: OZARK AR
Unit: 1ST BN 72D ARMOR, 2D INF DIV
Service or Relationship: Army 73-93
Comments: I was stationed at Camp Casey with 1st BN 72d Armor from May 76 to June 77. Our unit rotated duty at an observation post on the DMZ. I occasionally had to go to DMZ to repair/replace KY-38 FM secure equipment. Traveled mainly by jeep and occasionally by helicopter. In 1997, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had a prostatectomy which resulted in side effects of incontinence and ED. I've been denied VA compensation twice saying no service connection mainly due to the presumptive award if in DMZ from 68-71. Government research verifies hazardous levels of dioxin 15 years after application but VA, a government agency, doesn't consider that valid I guess . Any assistance from anyone out there would be appreciated. I'm currently submitted additional evidence to VA. Contact me at gradych@centurylink.net if you can help
Keywords: Agent Orange, Camp Casey, 1st BN 72d Armor
Entry: 98998
Subject: AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE
Charles Forrester wrote on January 14, 2020
City and State: CLEVELAND TN
Unit: A COMPANY, 1/38TH INF
Service or Relationship: ARMY
Comments: I was assigned to the 1/38th at Camp Hovey as an 11B Infantryman. I pulled 25 patrols on the DMZ in Sept to Dec 1984. I know this is several years after the VA said the Agent Orange use was over. I have Type II diabetes, neuropathy in both hands and feet, I have had all my toes on my left foot removed from complications of diabetes. I have cysts on both kidneys and today I had a biopsy for prostate cancer. My PSA on a scale 1 to 5, mine was a 5. I am send a letter to my Congressman to see if he can help, if not I will seek an attorney.
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Entry: 98992
Subject: AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE
Thomas Straw wrote on January 13, 2020
City and State: NASHUA IA
Unit: 30TH ORDINANCE CO KOREA
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: I was stationed here in1969. Would like to hear from any body else there at that time. I was diagnosed and treated for stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma. Have doctors letter stating I could have been exposed while there! Was denied. Need letters from people stationed with me stating that while there as part of my Dailey duty I traveled to camp Casey . I would go there to get gas mask chemicals for our testing on our gas mask training. I’m 70 years old that was 50 plus years ago! I remember some names but no addresses! Allen Staley,Ronald Glore ,Ron Grey ,Dick Blanchard , Tom Graczyk really need help with this and would appreciate anything anybody could do! Nobody in my family has ever had any kind of cancer! I have dealt with 3 different VA reps. They keep quitting and are replaced! Am only asking the VA to do the right thing here but they make it very hard onus old VETS
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Entry: 98956
Subject: AGENT ORANGE
Thomas Demopoulos wrote on January 2, 2020
City and State: MATTITUCK NY
Unit: 7TH INF DIV
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: I was stationed at camp Casey from December 1968 to January 1970. I drove a Jeep for the chaplain all over northern South Korea, including trips around the DMZ. I am currently filing for disability for type 2 diabetes.
Anybody else filing or have already filed, please let me know.
Thank you
Keywords: Agent Orange
Entry: 98919
Subject: ASBESTOS EXPOSURE
James (Jim) Furgal wrote on December 20, 2019
City and State: CLINTON NY
Unit: HHC, 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION 1969 1970
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: Pulmonary fibrosis is also known as asbestosis. This condition puts you at greater risk for mesothelioma. Asbestos lined our Quonset huts, insulated water pipes, and was used in brake and clutch linings. Artillery un-loaders used asbestos gloves to prevent burns.
If you have pulmonary fibrosis, asbestosis or mesothelioma you should immediately do two things:
1. File a claim for VA Disability Compensation and
2. Contact an attorney to sue the asbestos manufacturers. Simply do an internet search for the words Army, asbestos and Quonset. You can not sue the Department of Defense or any branch of the military.
You have the right to file a VA claim and sue the asbestos companies at the same time.
Keywords: asbestos, mesothelioma
Entry: 98916
Subject: AO EXPOSURE AFTER 31 AUGUST 1971
Steve Dunkle wrote on December 17, 2019
City and State: CT
Unit: 2ND MP CO
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: I was in Korea in 1974 and 75 stationed at Camp Casey and on patrol in the village of Tong-du-Chon daily for 11 months. Obviously like most over there at the time, consumed the local water and food. I was recently diagnosed with Ischemic heart disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis. The first question each doctor and nurse asked was if I had been exposed to AO. I asked if it would be unusual for the exposure to show up after so much time and the answers were all a resounding no.
I realize that my dates in country are well beyond the cutoff dates but wanted to find out if anyone else has either received, filed for or has been diagnosed with any of the presumptive diseases associated with AO. I am also aware that the Quonset huts that we lived in were also constructed using asbestos for the interior walls. This adds another possible ingredient to the pulmonary issues.
If anyone has any information of exposure after teh VA cutof date please contact me at shdunkle@gmail.com.
Thanks in advance for any assistance!
Steve Dunkle
Keywords: Korea, Casey, Agent Orange, Ischemic, fibrosis, 197*, asbestos
Entry: 98913
Subject: DID KIMPO AFB USE AGENT ORANGE ON PERIMETERS?
James Roberts JR wrote on December 16, 2019
City and State: STEELE AL
Unit: HQ & HQ CO 2ND ENGINEER GROUP (CONST)
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: I was stationed at Camp Richmond with Hq & Hq Co 2nd Engineer Group (const) in
1960-61. Does anyone know if they used agent orange on the perimeter fences at
Kimpo AFB K-14 or any adjacent areas during that time frame?
Keywords: Agent Orange, Camp Richmond, Kimpo AFB
Entry: 98911
Subject: LOOKING FOR OTHERS WHO SERVED 2ID 1972 DMZ
Natasha Richardson wrote on December 15, 2019
City and State: ROCKLEDGE FL
Unit:
Service or Relationship:
Comments: Anyone here win an Agent Orange related illness claim that served at the DMZ under 2ID in 1972? I am trying to help my father with his claim. He is 6 months outside the qualifying date and served TDY as an MP. Can you help us with any evidence to show Agent Orange presence in 1972?
Keywords: 1972 DMZ 2ID
Entry: 98902
Subject: KOREAN DMZ AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION
David K. Rogers wrote on December 12, 2019
Deceased
City and State: POLLOCK PINES CA
Unit: HHC 2ND ID CHEMICAL SECTION
Service or Relationship: USA
Comments: Editor Note: Dave's narrative is too long to fully post. We are adding a web link to the full document. An introductory excerpt is included here.
After arrival at HHC, 2nd Infantry Division (2ID) Chemical Section, Camp Howze on 06 May 1969, I was assigned as the Officer-in-Charge of all defoliation operations within the 2ID sector of the Korean DMZ and sent by TDY orders to Camp Liberty Bell (2/23 Inf) located north of the Imjin River (Civilian Control Line) and a few hundred meters south of the DMZ Barrier Fence. As a Platoon Leader of Korean Augmentation to U.S. Army (KATUSA) soldiers, with the assistance from former SSG James J. Furgal, HHC, 2ID Chemical Section and former SGT William (Gary) McGuire, 25th Chemical Company, I Corps Special Troops, the Korean DMZ defoliation operations that began in March 1968 by the Free Republic of Korea Army (FROKA), Korean Military Advisory Group (KMAG), and 2ID Chemical Section continued in 1969-70. Due to funding and security restraints, FROKA did not participate in the 1969-70 defoliation operations of the 2ID sector of the Korean DMZ.
The mission I was charged with included ground spraying Agent Orange at full strength right from the 55-gallon drums. There was no dilution of Agent Orange because aerial spraying in the DMZ was prohibited by the 1955 Korean Armistice. Ironically, the U.S. Senate never ratified the 1925 Geneva Conference banning the use of chemical/biological warfare until 1975 under President Ford, which justified our government to start using chemical/biological agents in Vietnam, the Korean DMZ, Thailand, Laos, Panama, Guam and other Vietnam-era theaters in the late 1960s.
Link: https://www.koreanwar.org/pdf/KoreanWarProject-DMZ.pdf
Keywords: Book: Last Three Soldiers Standing-Defoliation of the Korean DMZ-What the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Don’t Want You to Know
Entry: 98887
Subject: LOOKING FOR CAMP BEARD 1966-1967 PEOPLE
Michael Haxby wrote on December 9, 2019
City and State: BRUSH PRAIRIE WA
Unit: 2ND OF 72ND ARMOR BATTALION
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: Looking for others from Camp Beard who is suffering with diabetes. Served in Korea
1966-1966. Been denied benefits because returned stateside before April 1967.
Keywords: Diabetes, 1966-1967, Camp Beard
Entry: 98880
Subject: AGENT ORANGE AND MY FATHER
Dover Singleton wrote on December 8, 2019
City and State: MUSKEGON MI
Unit: 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
Service or Relationship: 1968
Comments: My father was a company Commander in the 2nd Infantry Division, he received the Blue Ribbon that is not on his DD-214 does anyone have any information on that? Also he was in the DMZ and has Agent Orange
Keywords: Agent Orange, DMZ, 2nd Infantry Division, Blue Ribbon
Entry: 98826
Subject: AGENT ORANGE
Donald Eckhoff wrote on November 21, 2019
City and State: HENNING MN
Unit: 512 MAINTENCE INCHON
Service or Relationship: u s army
Comments: tdy to camp casey
Keywords:
Entry: 98798
Subject: KOREA DMZ AGENT ORANGE USED IN 1960 OR EARLIER
Mack Byrd wrote on November 13, 2019
City and State: LISSIE TX
Unit: DMZ POLICE
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: I'm looking for a letter sent out from the Government regarding Agent Orange being used in Korean War as EARLY as 1958-1960. I received it myself and cannot find my copy of it. It will help many people with claims against Agent Orange exposure. TIA!
Keywords: agent orange, Korean War, 1958, 1960, exposure, letter
Entry: 98701
Subject: DMZ, AGENT ORANGE, 66/68
Dawn Christian wrote on October 28, 2019
City and State: MADISONVILLE KY
Unit:
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: Deceased husband filed on Agent Orange used at DMZ. Stated he needed others to report also. He has video conference on file with VA REP in Louisville office where he did conference. Anyone still out there in the same predicament. We can help each other.
Keywords: Proof, agent orange, DNA, 1966-1958
Entry: 98517
Subject: VICINITY OF DMZ
Gary Montague JR wrote on September 1, 2019
City and State: OLYMPIA WA
Unit: HQ 76TH ENGR BN
Service or Relationship: US Army
Comments: Is Cp Eiler considered in the vicinity of DMZ?
Keywords:
Entry: 98471
Subject: AGENT ORANGE SPRAYING
William Gary McGuire wrote on August 21, 2019
City and State: SATELLITE BEACH FL
Unit: 2ND ID AND THE 25TH CHEMICAL COMPANY (SMOKE GENERA
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: On March 30th of 2017 Entry # 7188, I inadvertently told the Veteran Community that I was part of a defoliation team that MIXED AGENT ORANGE WITH WATER and LOADED 55 GALLON DRUMS INTO A PDDA for dispersing onto the foliage in and along the South Korean DMZ during 1969. I apologize for telling you all that incorrect information. I tried to retract it from the site but have told it can't be retracted or edited. My statement should have read we loaded 50 pound bags of Telvar/Monuron into the 2 water tanks on the PDDA for mixing (by agitation) and spraying through the hoses and nozzles on the PDDA. Agent Orange and Agent Blue was dispersed directly from the drums in their undiluted state. The only exception was Agent Blue came 'pre-mixed' in the drums whereas Agent Orange was not mixed or diluted with any materials. The Lieutenant in charge of the defoliation team might have had instructions to mix/dilute Agent Orange but we never could get the flame fuels (MoGas, Diesel, or Jet Fuel) to dilute AO and in addition, the AO was not to be sprayed by aircraft in the No-Fly-Zone of the DMZ. Thus the AO and AB was sprayed from Ground Mounted Pumps with spray nozzles allowing some thinning of the agents as it would be sprayed on the vegetation. If you were a member of any unit working in or around the DMZ and have not filed a claim with the VA, you should first read our book titled 'Last Three Soldiers Standing' written by David K Rogers, Jim Furgal, and Gary McGuire currently offered through Amazon Books (Hard Copy and Kindle) or through Barnes and Nobles (In Nook Only). The book provides several ideas about how to file a claim and it identified the Presumptive Diseases and Presumptive Units that will qualify you for VA Compensation and Benefits. If you are Family Member searching for ideas about filing claims as survivors to a Veteran, you should read the book as well. Lastly, if you would like a Buddy Letter and can show me where you were stationed and the unit name/number, I will gladly provide a supporting letter telling my experience during the time frame of the 1969 Defoliation Mission with the 2nd Infantry Division along the South Korean DMZ and above the Civilian Control Line (CCL). My email address and phone number are offered in the website to send any requests for assistance. Respectfully submitted as an attempt to remove any comments I had written that were inaccurate back in 2017. Gary McGuire
Keywords: Agent Orange, Agent Blue, Telvar Monuron, Defoliation mission, 2nd ID, PDDA, Dilution, mixing of agents
Entry: 98468
Subject: BURNING AGENT ORANGE
James (Jim) Furgal wrote on August 21, 2019
City and State: CLINTON NY
Unit: HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2ND I.D.
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: I have been contacted by several DMZ veterans asking about the possible burning of agent orange after 1970.
I left Korea in September of 1970. By that time we had used all the agent orange and agent white that was in Korea, to my knowledge. There was some agent blue left at that time which was planned to be used in 1971. That does not mean more agent orange didn’t arrive after I left.
Agent orange is not flammable. Agent orange is supposed to me mixed in the field just before application with diesel fuel or other petroleum product. If mixed with diesel, it would become flammable. In Korea, unlike Vietnam, we didn’t have equipment designed for spraying petroleum products so we sprayed agent orange full strength. I guess someone could have mixed agent orange with diesel and set it on fire to get rid of it, but it seems if there was excess agent orange to get rid of, the easy way would be to dump it on the ground or in the Imjin River. There are also stories that agent orange was buried at Camp Casey.
Keywords: Agent Orange, Flammable, Petroleum
Entry: 98372
Subject: AGENT ORANGE
Keith Stepp wrote on August 2, 2019
City and State: CLARKSVILLE TN
Unit: ACO 1/9 INF
Service or Relationship: US Army
Comments: They told us in 1978 they were spraying portions of the DMZ with agent orange
Sounds like they want us to go away quietly.
Keywords:
Entry: 98366
Subject: CAMP SANTA BARBARA
Robert E. Bynum wrote on July 31, 2019
City and State: ROCKY MOUNT NC
Unit: 1ST BN 76THFA
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: Served in Korea Dec 66 to Feb 67. Could I Have been affected by Agent Orange?
Keywords:
Entry: 98365
Subject: AGENT ORANGE ILLNESS
James Cox wrote on July 31, 2019
City and State: LUFKIN RI
Unit: A TROOP AND HHC 4TH 7TH CAV
Service or Relationship: Us army
Comments: Had a lot of good time the almost 3 years I spent there a lot of time in the bulletin also up at the gate a couple of years with a Korean fry on the electric postt at front gate one of those years think 74 also they did sort around Campo I do rememmber that when in a troop I was a tc
Keywords:
Entry: 98249
Subject: CAMP PAGE AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE
Donnell Murrin wrote on July 23, 2019
City and State: NEWTOWN SQUARE PA
Unit: 25TH DIVISION
Service or Relationship: 1980-81
Comments: I am monitoring and gathering information.
Regarding my exposure to Agent Orange and heavy metals during my tour of duty at camp page.
Keywords: Agent Orange, heavy metals, exposure
'80-'81 Chun Chon
Entry: 98188
Subject: CAMP CASEY 2ND DIVISION
Gary Judy wrote on July 4, 2019
City and State: CHARLOTTE MI
Unit: 702ND MNT.BAT.
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: I was stationed at Camp Casey 2nd division 2nd to None 74-75 and traveled all over the northern part of S. Korea. I always wondered why there was no vegetation growing in that area. When I inquired about it somebody made the comment it was because of the war. Well yeah back in the 50's. So, I'm not sure how long they used AO but the landscape was still bare at that time and it makes me wonder if they were still using it then or it was still showing the results from the spraying in 68 to 71.
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Entry: 98159
Subject: CAMP PAGE 68-69
Donny Jones wrote on June 29, 2019
City and State: EAST POINT GA
Unit: 4TH SUPPORT CO. US ARMY MISSILE COMMAND NOV.68 - D
Service or Relationship: army 68-71
Comments: agent orange related questions
Keywords:
Entry: 98130
Subject: AGENT ORANGE AT CAMP AMES (SAD 200) KOREA
William Jackson wrote on June 24, 2019
City and State: TEMPE AZ
Unit: 833RD ORDINANACE
Service or Relationship: army
Comments: i was stationed at camp Ames 1968-69 and assingned to the com center out in the msa with a secret crypto clearance. during the monsoon season the vegetation around the building got so thick someone could be setting in it three feet from you and you couldn't see them. one morning i came out of the main building going to the RTTY trailer i operated, and i noticed the vegetation was all black and dead. I thought at that time how could that stuff die so fast, but i didn't give it much thought.
Of course at that time i or any of us had ever heard of agent orange, but after seeing some pictures of its result years later, i am convinced that was i saw was evidence of agent orange being used there. There were 50 storage igloos in the msa, and i handled many messages concerning the inbound and outbound of the igloos and there was EVERYTHING there that I had ever heard of at that time. If i handled any messages concerning something referred to as AO i wouldn't have had a clue to it and my job was to receive and send messages not to understand them. I believe it was stored and used there. For the record i also have type 2 diabetes and not over weight and there is no history of diabetes in my family.
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Entry: 98102
Subject: AGENT ORANGE C BTRY 7/17 FA 3RD BRIGADE
Clarence Yates wrote on June 21, 2019
City and State: VICKSBURG MI
Unit: CBTRY 7/17 FA & 2/17 FA 3RD BRIGADE 2ND INFANTRY D
Service or Relationship: 1971- 1974
Comments: Just would like to convey you could still see AGENT ORANGE had been sprayed by condition of growth around our perimeter. And what was in the sand when thousands of sand bags were routinely filled?
Many incidents happened on the DMZ that were unreported also.
Listening to the North's Speaker Mountain.
Fire fights on guard duty. Quick, but still a fire fight . Mortar rounds (2) missed our fire base. CS gas attack harassment on DMZ Hipshoot convoy etc.
The diesel fuel arguments ,- all we ever used for heat even in small tents with Yukon stoves was diesel fuel...
Tell them the hush experiences Brother's. It's been 48 years.
Clarence (Bill) Yates 6/21/2019. Your Brother Always... Bill
Keywords: Agent Orange
Combat conditions.
Entry: 98084
Subject: AGENT ORANGE
Honero Flores SR. wrote on June 17, 2019
City and State: SAN ANTONIO TX
Unit: CO C 4TH MAINT BTL - CAMP KA GUARDIA
Service or Relationship: U S Army
Comments: In need of buddy letter to substantiate claim on agent orange -,I was at Camp La Guardia near Uiegonbu - I was there Sept 70- June 71 . Units from the 2nd & 7 th Inf units were turning in infantry equipment and was given to the ROK as a 35 million military aide .
Keywords: Agent Orange - Buddt letter
Entry: 98042
Subject: CAMP HUMPHREYS
James (Jim) Furgal wrote on June 11, 2019
City and State: CLINTON NY
Unit: HHC, 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: Leonard, I would be more than willing to get your picture and movie of agent orange at Camp Humphreys to the House Veterans Affairs Committee. I am on the Veterans Advisory Committee for my local congressman, Anthony Brindisi.
Please contact me. I can also forward the photo and movie to American Legion, DAV, VFW and VVA headquarters.
Keywords: Humphreys agent orange
Entry: 98041
Subject: CAMP HUMPHREYS
James (Jim) Furgal wrote on June 11, 2019
City and State: CLINTON NY
Unit: HHC, 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: Leonard, I would be more than willing to get your picture and movie of agent orange at Camp Humphreys to the House Veterans Affairs Committee. I am on the Veterans Advisory Committee for my local congressman, Anthony Brindisi.
Please contact me. I can also forward the photo and movie to American Legion, DAV, VFW and VVA headquarters.
Keywords: Humphreys agent orange
Entry: 98027
Subject: I HAVE PROOF OF AGENT ORANGE (MP4)
Leonard Dye wrote on June 8, 2019
City and State: SOUTH BEACH OR
Unit: CAMP HUMPHERY
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: I have picture of and movie of "Agent Orange" barrels 1969-1970 at Camp Humphery. I
have been trying for four years to get this into the record. The VA Service Officer
refused to enter the data, even the city police went and talked to them and still
NO.
Keywords: Agent Orange, Camp Humphery, barrels, movie, pictures
Entry: 97923
Subject: AGENT ORANGE, CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Kevin Papineau wrote on May 26, 2019
City and State: CALAPAN CITY
Unit: CCO1/31(M)INF BN 2ND INF DIV
Service or Relationship: US Army
Comments: What has to be changed is the presumptive dates,and the VA thinking that all Agent Orange and other Chemicals used in the ROK,did not Magically Disappear on 31 August 1971 !!!! How can't BVA Judge's see the connection between Vietnam Veterans and Korea Service Veterans??? Same ailments,different Country's, they cannot keep up the LIES!!!!!!!
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Entry: 97813
Subject: KOREA SERVICE 1975 TO 1976
Roger Carpenter wrote on May 7, 2019
City and State: GRAYSON KY
Unit: 6/37 FIELD ARTILLERY CAMP ESSAYONS UIJONGBU
Service or Relationship: US Army
Comments: I've read that Agent Orange was also used in areas south of the DMZ. Camp Red Cloud, Camp Essayons, and other Camps to eliminate foliage around these compounds. I also understand Agent Orange last many years in the soil after use. What is being done to contact service members to let them know this?
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Entry: 97705
Subject: AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION RESOURCE
Ruben Sanchez wrote on April 8, 2019
City and State: PAYSON AZ
Unit: HQ I CORPS, G3, CBR, 54TH CML DETACHMENT
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: Wanted to share that in my search for A/O information I just found and purchased the book, titled, Last Three Solders Standing – Defoliation of the Korean DMZ”, listed at the link below:
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Three-Soldiers-Standing-Defoliation-ebook/dp/B07NHTQKGY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6LKM4ZY7M9XA&keywords=last+three+soldiers+standing&qid=1553901651&s=gateway&sprefix=last+three%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1
After reading the book, I provided the following review:
The Korean DMZ. For those who were there and now dealing with medical issues which may have resulted from your exposure to the host of herbicides used/sprayed along and in the area of the Korean DMZ, this book is a great resource! The authors are guys who were there and directly involved in the application of the herbicides. They know of what they speak. If you’re looking for the straight skinny on what chemicals were used and where, this book is worth the cost.
Keywords: DMZ, Agent Orange, 2ID, 7th ID
Entry: 97646
Subject: CAMP CASEY AGENT ORANGE
James (Jim) Furgal wrote on March 30, 2019
City and State: CLINTON NY
Unit: HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2ND I.D.
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: Here is a second letter confirming that Camp Casey was near the DMZ.
Use this letter as evidence also.
https://www.oprm.va.gov/docs/foia/DirUSASCRURtoVA2171998Redacted.pdf
Good luck to all of you Camp Casey Veterans.
Keywords: Camp Casey
Agent Orange
Entry: 97645
Subject: CAMP CASEY AGENT ORANGE
James (Jim) Furgal wrote on March 30, 2019
City and State: CLINTON NY
Unit: HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2ND I.D.
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: Camp Casey was located in the are of the DMZ according to this letter sent to Senator John Glenn by the Department of the Army. This letter has been used as evidence in claims for Camp Casey veterans.
https://www.oprm.va.gov/docs/foia/DOAtoSenGlenn5101996Redacted.pdf
If you are a Camp Casey Veteran filing a claim or appeal for agent orange diseases submit this letter as evidence.
Keywords: Camp Casey
Agent Orange
Entry: 97639
Subject: VA DECISIONS
James (Jim) Furgal wrote on March 29, 2019
City and State: CLINTON NY
Unit: HEADQUARTERS COMPANY 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
Service or Relationship: Army
Comments: The VA has announced that the Blue Water Navy decision will not be appealed to the supreme court.
In addition the VA announced it will make a decision on adding 4 new diseases to the agent orange "presumptive " list within 90 days.
The diseases are hypothyroidism, bladder cancer, hypertension and Parkinson's-like symptoms.
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