Agent Orange In Korea......

2014-03-25T13:00:19-04:00

Many of the Facebook Korea/Military Groups I am in.  Many of us have discussed this issue.  VA proclaims that people there starting in 68 up to Oct 1971 fall in line of Agent Orange. What many of us question who were there from 1972 on, is residing AO still residing years after the use.  AO was heavily used back then along the DMZ, at least what was known as the American sector!  Many that I have talked to have AO like symptoms who been on the DMZ through 70's and 80's like I do.  1991, we turned our sector over to the ROK Army. Vietnam majority of our Troops were pulled out by 1973, so we don't know the long term effects of AO be present in earth.  But Korea, which seems to still be somewhat a secret that it was used.  Nobody has seem to ever make the studies of how long the toxins Agent Orange reside.  Being involved in the VFW, I guessing my next course of action is to go through the chain there and see if we can push the issued.  My question to those that were up on the DMZ whether station at Greaves, ORF, and patrols and so forth.  Have you had similar issues to AO?  It is issue I am thinking now, that we have to force forward....

Response by SGT Thomas Lucken made Apr 13 at 2014 10:15 AM

2014-04-13T10:15:53-04:00

FYI, Dioxin is the only part of AO that stays active in the soil for several years!  There are several symptoms associated with it!

Response by SGT Thomas Lucken made May 28 at 2014 10:14 PM

2014-05-28T22:14:34-04:00

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Response by SGT Thomas Lucken made Aug 1 at 2014 3:38 PM

2014-08-01T15:38:32-04:00

To all, I just got a call from a young veteran (Marine) who works for the Senate Committee of Veterans Affairs. He called me in reference of a email/letter I left about those of us possible exposed to Agent Orange Dioxins outside the Presumptive Dates 2 weeks ago. To bring it up/forward on to be looked at, he would like others to not only make complaints through the links below, but also complain to both of your Senators in your state. Please use the links and make complaints, so they know that many more are effected and concerned, besides me! We are all in the same boat. Use the links and go raise hell, complain to both that is what I did:

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Response by SGT Thomas Lucken made Nov 29 at 2014 11:31 AM

2014-11-29T11:31:09-05:00

Response by SGT Randall Bryan made Apr 8 at 2018 8:25 PM

2018-04-08T20:25:54-04:00

I had 2 tours of duty in Korea, 1981-1982 and 1984-1985. I have been diagnosed with CCL. My claim was recently denied by the VA.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Apr 9 at 2018 12:11 AM

2018-04-09T00:11:27-04:00

I saw a write up one time about AO, AW, AB- it said it was commonly used around many bases both OCONUS and CONUS as a brush deterrent. I suggest contacting the AO Vet group for more info.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 9 at 2018 8:12 PM

2018-04-09T20:12:19-04:00

I was at Camp Greaves all of 1973, use to guard the civilians spraying the area with agent orange. Most of the Vietnam Vets told us it was agent orange, I never heard of it, but it was good stuff that killed the bush growth on the fence line.
Even here on Guam, in the 60's agent orange was sprayed on the fence line for years at Anderson AFB. The government said, no agent orange was used for years, now they are saying, yes agent orange was used.
Thanks for the post.

Response by 1SG Roy Evans made Mar 25 at 2024 12:32 AM

2024-03-25T00:32:06-04:00

i was on liberty bell 78/79 i have one soldier that file AO AND WON

Response by SSG Gordon Holmes made Mar 25 at 2024 3:49 PM

2024-03-25T15:49:15-04:00

I was in Panama in 1974. They deny it was used there. But, there are records of it's shipment to Panama from 1958 into the 70's. I have symptoms that may be related to AO. The VA currently has on the Federal Register a request for comments regarding their proposed "Updating VA Adjudication Regulations for Disability or Death Benefit Claims Related to Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents" part of it is expanding the date ranges for presumption of exposure in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). You might want to go to the FEDERALREGISTER.COM and look into it. Also, go to Military-Veterans Advocacy, Inc. as they are fighting for all areas exposed to agent Orange.