Vietnam veteran Roger Jones is seeking fellow servicemen who
were exposed to Agent Orange while serving at United States military
installations in Thailand.
Jones served at
Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base and Takhli Royal Air Force Base Thailand
from from August 1969 to August 1970.
He now has Parkinson’s disease, which was added to the list
of ailments caused by Agent Orange in 2010.
Agent Orange is a herbicide used as a defoliant on areas of
South Vietnam such as the Ho Chi Minh Trail. It was also used to defoliate the
outskirts of bases in Thailand, where American servicemen worked.
Currently, there are two bills in the United States Congress
in which Jones wants to make his fellow servicemen aware — House Bill 2201 and
Senate Bill 1381.
He hopes recent bills
will bring attention to the plight of veterans who served in Thailand during
the Vietnam War era.
In April, the House bill was introduced to allow veterans
who served in Thailand the opportunity to prove toxic exposure in order to
qualify for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits.
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