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Hello all, I am a student in William & Mary Law School's Veterans' Benefits Clinic. I am representing a client who was disabled during a training accident where a jeep crash caused a tree to fall on his head and split his helmet in half. I am currently looking for Steven Yearout, John Fisher or anyone from 3/3 FA who might remember this accident or who could point us in the right direction. If you have any information, please email me at VBCmichelle@gmail.com Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. Best, Michelle

Greetings all: I'm representing a veteran who was disabled during a training accident when a tree fell on his head and split his helmet in half. Please let me know if you were in the following unit: HHB 3/3rd FA at Ft Knox between 12/1981 and 03/1983. I am hoping to locate Steven Yearout, John Fisher, or the first sergeant of the unit in order to take a buddy statement and hopefully secure benefits for a very deserving veteran. Thank you in advance for your time and help. Sincerely, Scott Dranoff Clinic Student Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic William & Mary School of Law (757) 221-7443 VBCScott@gmail.com

Hi all, Our legal clinic is representing a USAF veteran who was stationed at U-Tapao from 1968-1969. He is suffering from several conditions which have been linked to Agent Orange. Without documentary documentary evidence of physical presence in Vietnam, he has been unable to benefit from presumptive service connection. We are working with him to develop two potential courses of action to connect his claim to AO exposure: 1) ACTUAL EXPOSURE IN THAILAND. Our client's duties involved transporting supplies throughout Thailand, and he describes several occasions where he handled barrels that match the description of AO. According to the client, those barrels required special handling and storage. The research and primary sources mentioned on this board (e.g. CHECO reports on Base Defense in Thailand) have been invaluable, although we would like to corroborate his case with buddy statments. If any fellow veterans have first-hand knowledge of AO storage, application, or transportation in/via U-Tapao around that time, please contact us if you are willing to provide a buddy statement. 2) TRANSIENT PRESENCE IN VIETNAM. The client ran at least three ground convoys into what he believes was Vietnamese territory, namely to a Green Beret outpost near Tai Dinh (sp?). In addition, he had the chance to fly along in a C-135 on a mission to re-supply Khe Sanh, in what he termed a "joyride." If any veterans can confirm that either of these practices from U-Tapao - ground convoys into Vietnam or airborne "joyrides" - please let us know. Thank you again for your service. Veterans Benefits Clinic William & Mary School of Law Williamsburg, VA