Aubrey O. Nabb

"I worked at the USOM Surgical Hospital ( the new one built by USAID)in mid>late 66 with PO1 Hudson --,Bt2 David Shipton, SFP2 Walker --then was sent to the village ( VAT 2) by the end of the airbase that was hit by rockets--used to go the Civic…"

"Ref VA --claims or benefits :
Used VA FORM 10-10EZ to file for medical benefits. As a Vietnam Veteran , there are benefits you may not be aware of for war time / period veterans and or sometimes their families.
Use VA FORM 21-526EZ to file a claim .…"

"What was the time frame you was in Civic Action, I may know or have contact with some of the guys ?
The name Uestis (spelling) keeps coming back --the guy who ran the C/A warehouse ??
Give me the breakdown of each location you worked and I'll try…"

Responding to you question about the VAT team, I spent about the first 3 month in Civic Action at Tien Sha and was sent out to several for various jobs. I was mostly labor as a seaman but I did work with a Vietnamese ARVN amputee hospital where I was assigned as someone who could get them on Deep water Piers so they could go through the lumber that was let over from the unloading of ships. I just had to keep watch. After that I lived in a warehouse outside the Danang Airbase where we had supplies for civilian organizations although I remember very few who ever came to pick up anything. I was also sent out to other VAT teams on occasion but mostly remember going to the Danang civilian Medical or Surgical hospitals the most. Did not like the Surgical hospital. I also spent a few weeks showing cartoon hygiene movies to little kids at an elementary school. I forget so much of what I did but mostly whatever they wanted done. Had a good year considering what so many had to experience ,but not so fond of living so close to the Danang AFB since they got hit quite often. I felt I was a little to close.

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Thomas Bradford Parisian June 22, 2019 at 10:34pm

Responding to you question about the VAT team, I spent about the first 3 month in Civic Action at Tien Sha and was sent out to several for various jobs. I was mostly labor as a seaman but I did work with a Vietnamese ARVN amputee hospital where I was assigned as someone who could get them on Deep water Piers so they could go through the lumber that was let over from the unloading of ships. I just had to keep watch. After that I lived in a warehouse outside the Danang Airbase where we had supplies for civilian organizations although I remember very few who ever came to pick up anything. I was also sent out to other VAT teams on occasion but mostly remember going to the Danang civilian Medical or Surgical hospitals the most. Did not like the Surgical hospital. I also spent a few weeks showing cartoon hygiene movies to little kids at an elementary school. I forget so much of what I did but mostly whatever they wanted done. Had a good year considering what so many had to experience ,but not so fond of living so close to the Danang AFB since they got hit quite often. I felt I was a little to close.
David De Rooy December 21, 2018 at 7:02pm

Welcome aboard Aubrey. Happy you have joined us. Share tales from your long Navy career. You must have a few good ones
Emmet Molloy December 21, 2018 at 6:38pm

Welcome aboard Aubrey!

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