Trailer of napalm waiting to be loaded, remember the white phosphorous fuses delivered in ammon cans filled with water. During Operation Bolo, Colonel Olds dubbed the wing the Wolf Pack because of its aggressive tactics and high degree of teamwork. We had house boys that did our laundry and to this day I can remember the rice starch they put in our fatigues. 8th SPS K-9 Sentry Dog King, was killed during the . Thailand Military Bases and Agent Orange Exposure VA presumes (assumes) exposure to Agent Orange for Veterans who served on any U.S. or Royal Thai military base in Thailand from January 9, 1962, through June 30, 1976. Thailand veteran Michael Williams, who was stationed at Ubon from May 1969 to May 1970, asserted that he was assigned to a detail that involved defoliating the perimeter of the base. The Egress guy was my grandfather, Miguel A. Hernandez-Diaz. I SPENT MOST NIGHTS UNTIL CLOSING AT THE PLAYBOY CLUB. Etc. A1E fully loaded. My client, an Air Force veteran who served at the Royal Thai Air Force Base in U-Tapao during the Vietnam War. [13]:85, On 8 February 1968 8th TFW F-4s attacked Phc Yn Air Base to attempt to destroy Il-28 bombers based there, losing 2 F-4s to antiaircraft fire in the low-level attack. Never mind please send to We were told to stay inside our building as the Thai Army was handling the situation. Greetings memock. And I also remember attacks by suppers at the base. I left on June 20th and the attack took place in July 1969. It is approximately 488 km (303 miles) northeast of Bangkok. Worked in the pre-load area down by the flight arrestor cables prepping ordinance, loading trailers with jammers, delivering ammo to flight line on trailers pulled by Coleman tugs (call sign usually Cobra 5). Privacy Policy | Links three great kids though and ALL turned out A-OK. Good to hear from you after 44 years! Dave Kreyer, Great site, did two years at Ubon,sept 69-70 and again June 71-72 , working in 408th mms gun services, ( 46250) also helped guys in Spectre gun shop. Close to the hooches, the area was mowed and a little further out from the camp, maybe 70 yards or so, they sprayed out of 55 gallon drums with what looked like bung hole pumps.The heat of the day (98 105 degrees) and breezes carried the oily stench toward the hooches and, no doubt, some of that mist blew through the hooch screen half walls while we were out on the ramp during the day. During the Vietnam War, about 80% of all USAF air strikes over North Vietnam originated from air bases in Thailand. [20], The 13th BS remained but was no longer manned or equipped and was kept in a non-operational status with the 8th TFW until finally being inactivated on 24 December 1972. Buy photos from select Flickr photographers here. Pingback: Trainieren Moers Bauchmuskeln - Bodybuilding-foren,