What do you know about the use of Agent Orange on the island of Guam?

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Nothing but there are rumors Air Force used the defoliant on the island but the DOD still denies this? I think if they were using any defoliant, there would be similar chemicals in those agents?

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MSgt Msgtroy Foster

Posted 8 y ago

Dr Robert Haddock chief Epidemiologist for the Guam Department of Health and Human services who was a couple author of this article on AGENT ORANGE HERBICIDES USED ON GUAM.
Disparities in Infant Mortality Due to Congenital Anomalies on Guam
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675364/?report=reader

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MSgt Msgtroy Foster

Posted 8 y ago

Disparities in Infant Mortality Due to Congenital Anomalies on Guam
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675364/?report=reader

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SMSgt David Zobel

Posted 8 y ago

Civil Engineering used AO and other defoliants all over the base. I'm guessing the same could probably be said for the Naval Stations, NCS, NAS Agana. The AF dump near Yigo is filled with nightmarish stuff. Here's a couple links: http://veteransinfo.org/guam.html http://www.guamagentorange.info/home

Agent Orange Guam

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A1C Stephen DeBoever

Posted 8 y ago

I do know that it was used and stored in Guam during the Vietnam War. But it was also used and stored in Okinawa, Panama. It was also used extensively in Thailand bases. Interesting to have this question asked of me, as I just joined this site. I am an expert in VA Claims, and have vast knowledge of practices and policies within the VA. It is just a matter of time (I think legislation will pass to include Thailand veterans next), before areas such as Guam, Panama, and Okinawa are included. The next to be added to the Agent Orange presumptive disabilities are (or sources say) Hyperthyroidism, Bladder Cancer, and Hypertension. Thanks for the question. My website will be made public on June 1, 2016. http://www.veteransclaims.net

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Sgt John Buettner

Posted 8 y ago

The highest Dioxins levels ever measured (up to 19,000 ppm) were recorded on Andersen AFB, Guam, yet the VA still denies that Agent Orange was ever used or even stored on Guam.

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/pha/pha.asp?docid=1383&pg=4

ATSDR-PHA-HC-Anderson Air Force Base-p4

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) prepared this Public Health Assessment for the Anderson Air Force Base site pursuant to the Superfund Act. Relevant health data, environmental data, and community health concerns were collected from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), state and local health and environmental agencies, the community, and potentially responsible parties, where appropriate. This document was...

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PO3 Michael Melick

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If you could call me at [login to see] eastern time I would appreciate it

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MSgt Msgtroy Foster

Posted 8 y ago

Ischemic heart disease and colon cancer and rectal cancer and tumor killing me

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MSgt Msgtroy Foster

8 y

I was,sterilized as,soon,as I started,handling the AO in September 68

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MSgt Msgtroy Foster

8 y

My only grandchild was born with several birth defects

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SrA Laura Coffin

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So sorry sir.
All of my kids have mental health disorders. Same with my immediate family. My dad was stationed at Ellsworth. They say he wasn't exposed and they didn't use it there. My mom and I have the same thyroid diease.
I was stationed on Anderson. I know a few of us lost babies while pregnant while there. A couple I know that were stationed there had a son with Acondroplasia (sp?). A type of dwarfism. Funny thing is they had, maybe still do, specialist at the hospital at Fort Lewis/McChord just for kids like him. Lots of military families with kids had some type of dwarfism.

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MSgt Msgtroy Foster

Posted 8 y ago

I handled, mixed by hand, and power sprayed AGENT ORANGE HERBICIDES ON ANDERSEN.AFB GUAM and off base on Sept 68 to Jun 78

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MSgt Msgtroy Foster

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http://www.guamagentorange.info/home

Guam & Agent Orange - HOME

This site is for people to share their accounts of Agent Orange, TCE, Radiation, or any other contamination on Guam.Veterans, Civilians and Contractors are all welcome. Thank You!Drums of Herbicide Were Stored Here in 1969-70 and the POL Dept Used the R

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SGT Paul Mackay

Posted 8 y ago

it was just stored there

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Sgt John Buettner

8 y

Stored and poured.

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MSgt Msgtroy Foster

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It was stored, tested and used extensively there. How do I know you may ask? Because I handled, mixed it and power sprayed it there from SEPTEMBER 68 TO JUNE 78.

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MSgt Msgtroy Foster

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Disparities in Infant Mortality Due to Congenital Anomalies on Guam
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675364/?report=reader

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MSgt Msgtroy Foster

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Dr ROBERT HADDOCK CHIEF EPIDEMIOLOGIST FOR THE GUAM DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HAS VERIFIED THAT THE AGENT ORANGE HERBICIDES I HANDLED MIXED AND POWER SPRAYED CAUSED SEVERE BIRTH ANOMOLIES AND HEALTH EPIDEMICS ON GUAM

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PO3 Michael Melick

Posted >1 y ago

I was on the island of Guam 1967-1969 and I know that were spraying to test it I was at the navel base Have
both blood cancer and Parkinson both are lingth to agent orange diease

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