Agent Orange as internal cargo?

[rowdyc]

Does anyone remember handling Agent Orange as internal cargo?
Does anyone have medical problems they associate to Agent Orange?

[Jim Nabors]

My form of cancer is called Multiple Myeloma. I flew with HMH-463 in Vietnam 70-71. I doubt that we moved any Agent Orange. Some friends have suggested that my Multiple Myeloma was caused by the Agent Orange that I may have been exposed to. I have done some research on the cause but I haven’t found anything definitive. The Oncologists don’t know the cause. Modern living I guess. There is a stronger link between Prostrate Cancer and Agent Orange.

[Ray Norton]

...been down this road before.

Multiple myeloma is considered by the VA to be presumptive to Agent Orange exposure.

If you can prove you have multiple myeloma and you can prove you served in Vietnam, the government admits fault. You are entitled to benefits.

Right or wrong, no scientific proof is necessary. That issue has been decided.

Don't expect a big check, though. I am beginning to learn just how much an actual check is. The amount is an insult.

[widow1]

http://www.agent-orange-lawsuit.com/dangers.html

[Mario Aguirre]

In answer to your inquiry, I distinctly remember early in the war, while a member of HMM-365, We carried and sprayed Agent Orange from the H-34 helicopter. I was a machine gunner and sat in the back right where the spray would hit me in the face. I reported this to the VA when I was being evaluated for disability. In San Diego in 2000,I double checked my memory with my old section leader,and he confirmed my recollection.

I am now rated as a 100% disabled veteran,after suffering two cancers, a heart attack and developing diabetes.

It's a hell of a deal 44 years later.
Good Luck in your journey.
Mario Aguirre

[Frank D. Bermudez]

I concur with Msgt Aguiree about spraying Agent Orange from a UH-34D. We were told that it was for mosquito abatement. The operation was named Slug-A- Bug. I too have Type II Diabetes and have a 40% disability from the V.A. for our efforts in Vietnam.