Social sharing site dedicated to sharing memories of veterans who served at Udorn Air Base,Thailand
Search for old friends, up-load some old pictures and a biography of what you have been up to, these past 40 plus years. Tell an interesting story or get a smile from someone else's memories.
Found this on an old Udon Thani Forum that has gone cold, but thought it was interesting and wanted to share it. U.S. Military lands at Udorn – Thai government authorities in Bangkok did not not brief local officials at Udon Thani that U.S. troops were to arrive at the seldom used airstrip south of the Read More …
Content copied from: http://vfwdeptpacific.org/History/10249.html Visit Full Website at: http://www.udonvfw10249.org/ POST HISTORY Established 08 January 1972, AFTN Memorial VFW Post 10249 in Udorn, Thailand, is named in memory of nine airmen killed on duty when a battle-damaged RF-4C Phantom aircraft crashed into the Armed Forces Thailand Network (AFTN) Udorn Radio-TV Station on 10 April 1970. • Read More …
Activated: 20 Aug 1965 1973rd Communications Squadron formerly 1980th Communications Squadron Together we served lists 43 Members Who Served in This Duty Station – Should Your Name Be Here? Allhouse, Merle, SSgt, (1963-1969) Armstrong, Gerald, MSgt, (1972-1994) Bagnal, Gregory, SSgt, (1966-1970) Bowman, Bill, MSgt, (1979-2000) Collins, TC, MSgt, (1974-1998) Davidson, Joyce, Sgt, (1975-1979) Fowler, Ray, Read More …
Sen. Sherrod Brown will co-sponsor a bill that would more readily extend Veterans Affairs benefits to Vietnam War-era veterans who served in Thailand and suffered exposure to herbicides. The bill — Senate Bill 1381 — would modify the presumption of a service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Read More …
If you had regular security duty on the fenced-in perimeters of a U.S. military base in Thailand or Royal Thai Air Force Bases between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, you may have had contact with Agent Orange. The U.S. military used this herbicide to clear trees and plants during the Vietnam War. We Read More …
Thailand-based units received the coveted Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the third time when the 1974th Comm. Gp., headquartered at Udorn Read More …
The 26 July 1968 attack on Udorn RTAFB was the first overt, hostile action by either communist-inspired insurgent forces or military units of North Vietnam against United States Air Force personnel and resources located in the Kingdom of Thailand. A hostile force of unknown size attacked Udorn RTAFB at 2225 hours the night of 26 Read More …
The Thai language is the official language of Thailand, however, there are also many regional languages that are commonly spoken. Where regional languages exist, Thai is used as a second language. The Northeastern part of Thailand is referred to as Issan, and the primary language is Issan which is the name for the various dialects Read More …
