By Here we go again with yet another Agent Orange claim:
The Ministry National Defense said yesterday it will soon investigate another allegation that the U.S. military buried the highly toxic defoliant Agent Orange at one of its former bases in South Korea, amid growing concerns over possible environmental contamination.
Since mid-May, Korea and the U.S. have undertaken a joint probe into a U.S. military base in Chilgok, southeast of Seoul, where some retired American soldiers claimed that they helped bury drums of leftover Agent Orange there in 1978.
The claims of Agent Orange being buried at Camp Carroll have sparked a series of allegations by former U.S. soldiers and local residents that the U.S. military dumped other chemicals at its former or current military bases in South Korea.
Last week, some retired American soldiers raised a second allegation that Agent Orange was buried at a former U.S. base, Camp Page, in Chuncheon. Camp Page was turned over to South Korea in 2005.
“We will open a further investigation on suspicion that the defoliant was buried at Camp Page in Chuncheon,” Vice Defense Minister Lee Yong-gul told reporters.
“After reviewing other allegations that Agent Orange was buried at other former U.S. military bases, we will consider expanding our investigation if necessary.”
Ministry officials said the investigation at Camp Page would start as early as next week. [Joong Ang Ilbo]
This claim actually has a little more creditability than Camp Carroll claim which has since been debunked. This is because Camp Page is closer to the DMZ where Agent Orange was sprayed. However, Camp Page is a helicopter base and from what I have read about Agent Orange it was sprayed by fixed wing aircraft. Possibly back in the 1960′s Camp Page was used to support small fixed wing aircraft for these spraying operations. It has a large enough airstrip to support such an operation. Possibly ROK Drop readers who were stationed at Camp Page back during this time frame can provide further information about this latest claim like the ROK Drop community was able to do for the Camp Carroll case.
8:21 am on June 11th, 2011 1
Jimmy Carter wis a Veteran. So are John Kerry, Charlie Rangel, and John Murtha. They are on record as having stated false things about the US Military.
I say let’s investigate it and deal with it if true; but I’m also in favor of prosecuting those who make false allegations under 18 USC Section 2388 (http://law.onecle.com/uscode/18/2388.html).
2:27 pm on June 11th, 2011 2
That’s a hell of a moniker you have there.
6:09 pm on June 11th, 2011 3
#1 point me in the right direction and at least provide a hint about Carter’s “stated false things about the US Military” I don’t really care about the others.
In other words, what are you writing about?
7:11 pm on June 11th, 2011 4
I’m starting to suspect, they really were bran muffins.
1:02 am on June 12th, 2011 5
Camp Page’s airstrip could (and did) support C-123′s, but very rarely, mostly to haul ROK SF to drop zones. When I left in 1982, the place was being handed over to the ROK’s piecemeal, unit-by-unit, and there were maybe 3-400 US troops there.
But having been over every inch of the place (it’s pretty small) I can’t figure out where you’d bury anything, unless it was between the medians of the airstrip.
I had seen some other strange piece a few weeks ago where some nutjob was claiming a nuke incident there. We did have Weapons Support Det-Korea at Page, and it regularly did exercises like the one described, but an accident would have been too big to hide. I think that unit’s job was to transport weapons to the ROK’s Honest John batteries in wartime, back when we still did have some heat on peninsula.
The only other place we had in Kangweon was at Weonju, and it was tiny, so little chance of juice hidden there.
5:06 am on June 12th, 2011 6
Someone, somewhere, is throwing sh-t against the wall to see what sticks. Know what I mean, fellow Texans?
8:39 am on June 12th, 2011 7
Call me crazy, but aerial delivery of AO near the DMZ would have been a suicide mission at best. The North Koreans can still shoot anything they feel is a threat and that has included everything from an SR-71 to a Cessna 172. I just don’t believe focusing on air strips or bases means much. I would be more inclined to believe those drums of “crap” sitting in the back of the motor-pool were dumped out onto the ground, into the ditch, or in a sewer. I still see places in motor-pools where nothing grows. Sure we have all seen the pics of Aerial Spraying, but how about the M113 or manpack?
3:11 pm on June 12th, 2011 8
Right. I thought of that. It would indeed be madness to fly a whale of an airplane like a C-123 anywhere near the buffer zone.
9:50 pm on June 13th, 2011 9
I have seen so many harmful chemicals use at bases. Questions can be answered with scientific data. Can we open up the information? At this moment no one reveals a site investigation plan for Agent Orange investigation. I am wonder why?
9:30 pm on June 21st, 2011 10
Highly toxic….. whatever.
When my dad was in ‘nam, he used to eat Agent Orange for breakfast!! Nothing like some good ol’ fashioned Agent Orange Juice.
3:04 am on June 22nd, 2011 11
Don’t forget ice cold Orange Crush on a hot day.
4:03 am on June 22nd, 2011 12
Did you hear about the Kubrick remake that’s coming out……. a Clockwork Agent Orange?
4:03 am on July 8th, 2011 13
At one time there was no black top on Camp Page and it was a major distribution point from US to the ROK Army. It was a field of stacked Drums. There were two different Nuclear Units at Camp Page.. 161st Engineers ADM and the 4th Missile Honest John . They were there for 20 years. You can speculate from your armchair but unless you were there in the 60′s and 70′s you dont know Camp Page.
5:59 am on July 8th, 2011 14
Burma Bob. “Supposedly” It was an ADM that had the problem not an Honest John.
Myself and a couple other nut jobs were there. The sane people are sworn to secrecy for 50 years.
6 months after that Event in Korea our ADM unit was Inactivated. Speculate all you want. I do all the time.
And I would be honored if someone would bring some charges against me.
Please. The VA has not denied the event and only said I wasnt in Danger. Kind of like TEPCO talks about Fukushima.
6:25 am on July 8th, 2011 15
I have color pictures from Camp Page of weeds being dug in our motor pool and 55 gallon drums being dipped into with coffee cans and stuff being spread around during the process. No one is saying what was in those un Stock Numbered OD drums that were marked only with CAUSTIC on the top. Its a great color picture. The drums had no ID as to what they contained. Being that was 1973 I assume the worse.
12:49 pm on July 19th, 2011 16
I was in Camp Page in 1969 to 1970, i was the courier driver for the Commanding officer and i traveled to several different camps, and i now have Diabetes real bad and i have been fighting the VA now for 7 years for the agent orange disability, if any one can help me with info i sure would appreciate it.
Thanks
terrybrester@yahoo.com
1:03 pm on July 19th, 2011 17
Lemmy
About your post #7, are you aware that there have been many instances in which petroleum based toxins have been found in water supplies around U.S. Camps in Korea? Though the A.O. issue is drawing debate and controversy the carcinogens from petroleum based products is a certainty.
1:53 pm on November 16th, 2011 18
I was stationed at CampPage 1998-1999. Would like to know, since I lived there for a year.
USAG Camp Page, 19th TSC (ITO)
3:27 pm on November 28th, 2011 19
I was commander of Camp Page from June 1986 to June 1987. There was not enough space on Page to bury anything, unless it was accomplished in the early 60s. My tour included the major part of upgrading of the facility and the amount of digging for new buildings and facilities would have uncovered such a burial. The major problem for Page was the ammunition dump which included munitions for the Korean Helicoper Unit. At 8th Army’s direction the dump was moved to another location.
7:23 am on January 6th, 2012 20
camp page 1965-1966 4th missile command was there when base was flooded, signal company at lower end of base was under water our hooch had 4ft. What a mess only dry place was motor pool.Camp Page is so small I do not belive any drums are buried there, may be oil from the motor pool nothing else.
7:43 am on January 7th, 2012 21
to finish what i was saying before i hit the key, new at this computer stuff, anyway V,A.sent me home Dec, 2009 and put me on hospis . There is no cure only hope stem cell. so if anyone knows anything about agent orange being dumped there i would like to know . maybe it won’t do me any good but perhaps my wife and kids could at least receive some compensation. i’m still alive have beaten the odds as of yet but i do know that my time draws closer with every breath that i take , thank God for liquid oxygen and a angle of a wife. God bless you all may you be blessed with great health and do and spend the time you have with the one’s you love cuz ya never know when things will change that won’t allow you to . peace out
7:54 am on January 7th, 2012 22
i was stationed at camp page from 1969 to 1972. I was told that i had pulmimary fibrosis. I went to the V.A. for treatment. this was 2009. in 2010 the v.a. sent me home to get my life in order. also put me on hospis anyway now the other part of message should let you understand better thank you roger
10:39 am on January 10th, 2012 23
Roger T. I am sorry to hear about your situation. I don’t think Camp Page was part of your problem. I would stay on VA until I got some relief. You are in my prayers.