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Had my physical a couple of weeks ago about my Agent Orange claim on my heart and my diabetes problems. Doctor said I qualified (whatever that meant) and also found a serious A-Fib condition. Saw my...

Huge difference from when we landed in 1965. There was sand and more sand. The SeaBees leveled the sand and graded "ladder-rite" which was a clay mix down and injected asphalt in it to stabilize the ...

Got a letter/handbook also from the VA about signing up for VA medical Care (I have a family doctor and have had her for 12 years). Also enclosed with the booklet was a form letter stating that the...

Fortunately, I seem to have a really high pain threshold. I think they hit me about 6-8 times and a big shot of blood thinner. Seems to me I heard the rescue people say I had a pulse of 12 and zero...

I take 10 meds each AM, one @ noon,two at dinner and two at PM. Had a massive heart attack in October, 1995 at which time the docs told my Wife that it looked like I wouldn't make it, but being the...

Recently,November 2011, I applied for Agent Orange claim as I have both heart and diabetes problems. Am curious as to how long the wait is for the disposition of my claim. All my records for both...

Dumb finger. Joined the Reserves in Dec 54 and went Regular in 1957. First squadron was at JHax, Fl and VMF-144 with Panthers & Cougar jets. Went active in New Orleans,La. and traveled via train to...

I don't remember any sort of signs/banners when we landed at Chu Lai back in 1965. We came ashore from an LST from Iwakuni, Japan with our packs/M-14s and REAL ammo. Some of you may have come after...

What's with the play-by-play with the baseball game? Doesn't have anything to do with the subject in my estimation. Mayby that's just me, tho.

The A-7 looked like a shrunken F-8 that was un-sanforized. I don't believe the wing raised/lowered. I do remember that we pitched one into a creek at Paige Field when I was at Beaufort early 60's. We...

Made the landing at Chu Lai in 1965 off an LST. Was in Danang in 1967 attached to VMGR-152 ran the flare section as a SSGT and was at Marble Mountain with HML-167 from end of 1970 to the shut down in...

While at Danang, never went to Dog Patch. When we were at Chu Lai, never went to the 'ville either as it was all off limits to us, besides we worked all the time anyhow. Did manage to buy some beer...

Am familiar with both aircraft and it was definitely an A-7 Corsair with Navy markings on the rear fuselage and the large word :NAVY! It slid into the hangar and struck a vertical upright with the...

In another thread, I gave some bum scoop on the aircraft that had crashed into H&MS-17 hangar.I originally said I thought it was an A-4 Skyhawk, but after getting some 35mm slides printed up, I saw...

I was just going thru some of my "stuff" andf found about 70 35mm slides I intend to have printed up soon. I know for sure some of them came from 1965 and my Chulai time. I also have some from when I...

I was TAD to VMGR-152 for about four months back in 1967 from MABS-12 Ordnance back in Iwaknui, Japan. Flew everynight on the flare ships. I was a Buck Sgt E-5 at that time. Went back to Iwakuni...

I reported there in 1959 from Japan (VMA-331) and was in the ordnance Shop located in Larson's Gym up on the hill. Left back for Japan in 1960. All the Staff NCO's were a bunch of pussy whipped...

Forgot to add that my last 5 1/2 years was spent in VMO-1 at New River, NC when I came back from In-Country with HML-167 in 1971. No place for an Ordnanceman in HML although I did make a cruise with...

My Combat Aircrew Wings that I used to wear had a ribbon type affair for the gold stars denoting combat just above the center piece. I got mine in Vietnam when I served as a door gunner and aircrew...

I looked closely and saw no evidence of chevrons or any other military items. The buttons are actually generac. I recognized it as being a dress blue BLOUSE (NOT jacket), but took no offense...

Are you positive his name is Donald and not Dolph? Years ago I knew a Dolph Welch who I was stationed with at MWSG-17 (Station Weapons) at Iwakuni, Japan. Last time I saw him, he was NCOIC of Station...

I was in the Ordnance Section of VMA-331 from 1956-59.

Yes. Went thru Escape and Evasion when we had to drop out of one into New River Inlet back in 1962. They were also at Chu Lai in '65. We also had a couple at NAS Soputh QWeymouth, Mass when I was on...

Well..........................lets see. Three time in country from 1965 to 1971. Big time heart attack in 1995 where my wife was told that I wasn't going to make it and I'm still here. Then high...

I was in the bomb dump where we assembled bombs, belted 20mm ammo and put together napalm bombs for old Ho Chi Min especially on his birthday. We put some quite interesting "stuff" in the 1000 lb...