Posted by roland cadieux (frenchy) on 2/2/2016, 15:33:33
I was wondering how the navy can get disability for blue water, and we cant? if the wind blew the herbicides out too sea,than it had to below it 20 or 30 feet to our living quarters? can anyone answer this.frenchy
Roland, FYI U.S. Army Field Manual "Tactical Employment of Herbicides" FM- 3-3. It talks about three (3) types of tactical herbicides; Orange, White and Blue. It also mentions the "drift area" of these herbicides and states "a 500 meter buffer should be maintained to protect desired vegetation". That more than covers your 20 or 30 feet, as it is over 1640 feet! So, add that to the perimeter. LouB.
Reason Navy vets were added was because they were organized and went to Congress to get their ships approved since Agent Orange is stronger, more toxic then the herbicides used on the perimeters ofThailand bases, they were able to convince adding them in Congress. Thailand Vets are not organized as a large group in Washington and while herbicides are toxic, most people believe AO is alot stronger. Yes ,Thai vets should mention the Army manual on their claims. Congress never wanted to add Thai vets, that why the perimeter duty station was the only area approved to file a claim.