37 thoughts on “An Anonymous Lojwa Animal’s Photograph Album (circa 1977-1980) Claimed by Scott McKenzie 9-2-2015”
Patrick “Scott” Hill here.Spent 4/75 til 11/77 with B Co. 84th eng. Schofield Barracks. I was to short to go to Enewetak.Just found this site and it breaks my heart to hear all that has gone so bad for my Army Brothers. Is there anything I can do or help with?
I was in the Army (84th Engineers) on Lojwa from 8/77 – 1/78 as a plumber/pipefitter. We assembled the 500K gallon water tank, layed the water distribution/sewer lines and built the septic tanks and leeching fields on Lojwa. Are there any brothers out there that worked with me on these projects?
Just found the site I was on Lojwa from 11/1977 to 5/1978 I ran around all day unloading and loading LCU’s of equip and supplies and I kept all the water buffalos filled with fresh water from the desalination plant.
My late ex husband Ivan Reid was in Enewetak and Lojwa 1979-1980. He drove the LCU boats that helped transfer the contaminated soil to the crater. I believe what eventually killed him, was radiation pousoning. He died having only 1/2 his organs left. He was with someone else when he passed away in 2015. She had to watch him waste away. We were married while he was in the service and for years later. 23 years I watched what those islands did to him.and the military took no responsibility for it. God I miss him.
My late ex husband also suffered from the effects of service on Enewetak. Kevin W. Schiebel was a heavy equipment operator during his tour there. He never spoke much about his duties or the conditions, but he shared some photos of coral reefs and others. He died 8/20/16.
Thank you Ray. My email address is aj.metzger@sbcglobal.net and my cell # is 832-721-2886. Please feel free to contact me. I live in Texas and I am in the CST. Look forward to hearing from you.
My dad Richard L. Buchanan was there at Enewetak in 1977, I just found this site yesterday and have been feverishly reading everything and anything about what our government has done to these men and women. I was just a toddler when he went. He is coming over today to bring pictures and information so I can upload. I am willing to do whatever it takes to help these men and women get the benefits/acknowledgement they deserve.
Hello Gentlemen, I am the daughter of a testing survivor USS Renville 1950’s . The damage goes much further than just the men who served it runs through the DNA to a genetic level in some of the men who served at ALL levels of this operation. No one in the government thought to even take a look until the 70’s and the in depth study in the 80’s and 90’s came to the conclusion there is really no way to accurately tell how much or how far reaching the damage is. There was no protocols in place. To this day April 2016 Lawrence Livermore Lab is taking people there to do an ongoing study of the Island people they’ve been studied for by my account 50 yrs, our United States citizens 5 yrs. nothing ongoing. The more I research this topic the more disgusted I become , they knew you were in danger when they sent you there ,but we were responsible to “clean it up” and the military sent you. There should be no question your claims should be included ,I would suggest partnering with the NAAV and start a national e mail campaign Senator Blumenthal is presenting S2921 Veterans First Act which in part covers toxic exposure along with the Bill “Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity ACT” This is the title of the 5 yr study ,The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests.
I personally knew one of the scientist who helped build the bomb, Bob Costello, when I asked him how they (the scientist) felt when it went off he wept and said “we didn’t know ,we just didn’t know” It was a mile wide and a mile down ,can you imagine a mile down, we had no idea” Another friend was exposed to ash and 50 yrs later her body stopped making red blood cells. It’s not just cancer that’s the problem .Even if you are not sick now , it can hit you or your children 20,30, 40,50 years later and it isn’t just cancers . I was born without cartilage in my ankle joints and very little in my knees.My ankles are fused and didn’t get diagnosed until I was 28. I limped around for 28 years. Your voices should be heard, e mail all of the US Senators tell them to pay attention , I have, on behalf of my father and I will every month til he’s heard. It’s wrong you will not be cared for and the Islanders are it’s just wrong! All of you should get care. God Bless and Good Luck, Kathy Daughter of USS Renville survivor by the way I’m not a nut I’m just really angry the injustice of all of this is disgusting!
I am J. C. Brewer. Was in Enewetak 1978-1979. I am now retired from the Army. Feel free to contact me. Probably won’t remember half of you, but we will give it a shot.
Phil do you remember Niles Schwocho that was on the Island doing the clean up from 11/77-4/78 as a 12B Combat Engineer? If so, please email me @ retiredvet2010@live.com, I greatly appreciate your assistance. I am working with the Veteran in regards to his period of service on Enewatak.
I have been trying to find E-5 Engineman Robert Sosa from ACU-1. Any information would be appreciated. My contact information is Polecatt4@yahoo.com. – John Polte.
Don’t know how many of you remember the Lojwa poem. We are Lojwa boys we have no toys we live in caves and ditches, where pussys rare we will F a bear because we are bad ass sons of bitches! Just had to put that out there.
I took command of the 309th Transportation Detachment (they always wanted to call it a “Company,” but it wasn’t) at Fort Story, Virginia shortly after this mission was completed. I look back upon my two years in command as some of the best I spent in the Army. Thanks for your service folks. Glen Lee Davis, Sr., Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army(retired), Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Can someone help me get my rad badge readings so I can see how much radiation I was exposed to. I was in Lojwa, Runit & Enewetok 8 months in 1977 with the 84th Engineers as crane operator.
Fernando, were you on the crane barge when we got evacuated to Guam? We came out in the 18′ Boston Whaler to pick up you and I think Lopez. This is Phil Cummings the mechanic from Alaska, Do you remember Al Fernandez? Does any one out there remember blowing up the Enewetak Hotel? If you were there you’d remember, the navy used 3 1/2 tons of C4, it took a week to wire it. I still have a lot of pictures, I’ll put on the site later. Any Atomic Vets in north Idaho? I live in Rathdrum.
I just read an article about the service that these men did for the world/environment. THANK YOU! I am a nurse.. veterans who have health related issues that I have the opportunity to give my service to have my utmost respect. I wish we as a country would do more for you folks and your families. Thank you again.
Patrick “Scott” Hill here.Spent 4/75 til 11/77 with B Co. 84th eng. Schofield Barracks. I was to short to go to Enewetak.Just found this site and it breaks my heart to hear all that has gone so bad for my Army Brothers. Is there anything I can do or help with?
https://m.facebook.com/niles.schwocho.965
https://m.facebook.com/niles.schwocho.37
https://m.facebook.com/niles.schwocho.5
I was in the Army (84th Engineers) on Lojwa from 8/77 – 1/78 as a plumber/pipefitter. We assembled the 500K gallon water tank, layed the water distribution/sewer lines and built the septic tanks and leeching fields on Lojwa. Are there any brothers out there that worked with me on these projects?
I drew the construction documents for the septic system you built.
Just found the site I was on Lojwa from 11/1977 to 5/1978 I ran around all day unloading and loading LCU’s of equip and supplies and I kept all the water buffalos filled with fresh water from the desalination plant.
Charlie, do you ever hear from Gilbert Shafer or Jim Gallagher? They went over there with you,didn’t they?
Gilbert died with his three year old son in a car accident about 35 years ago. Jim I have had no contact with.
this is Doc Tenney,Lojwa Animal,any one got a picture of me.e-mail is tenneyg2GMAIL.COM
correction on the e mailits tenneyg24@gmail.com
that’s a picture of my dobermann Titan,any one have a picture of me was there from 1978-1979 lojwa
My late ex husband Ivan Reid was in Enewetak and Lojwa 1979-1980. He drove the LCU boats that helped transfer the contaminated soil to the crater. I believe what eventually killed him, was radiation pousoning. He died having only 1/2 his organs left. He was with someone else when he passed away in 2015. She had to watch him waste away. We were married while he was in the service and for years later. 23 years I watched what those islands did to him.and the military took no responsibility for it. God I miss him.
My late ex husband also suffered from the effects of service on Enewetak. Kevin W. Schiebel was a heavy equipment operator during his tour there. He never spoke much about his duties or the conditions, but he shared some photos of coral reefs and others. He died 8/20/16.
My late ex husband also served on Enewetak. He was a heavy equipment operator – Kevin Schiebel.
I was wondering if any one has a photo with me in it on Lojwa? ( Arland (AJ) Metzger Please let me know. Thanks
email me AJ I have a picture of you on Runit
Thank you Ray. My email address is aj.metzger@sbcglobal.net and my cell # is 832-721-2886. Please feel free to contact me. I live in Texas and I am in the CST. Look forward to hearing from you.
My dad Richard L. Buchanan was there at Enewetak in 1977, I just found this site yesterday and have been feverishly reading everything and anything about what our government has done to these men and women. I was just a toddler when he went. He is coming over today to bring pictures and information so I can upload. I am willing to do whatever it takes to help these men and women get the benefits/acknowledgement they deserve.
Hello Gentlemen, I am the daughter of a testing survivor USS Renville 1950’s . The damage goes much further than just the men who served it runs through the DNA to a genetic level in some of the men who served at ALL levels of this operation. No one in the government thought to even take a look until the 70’s and the in depth study in the 80’s and 90’s came to the conclusion there is really no way to accurately tell how much or how far reaching the damage is. There was no protocols in place. To this day April 2016 Lawrence Livermore Lab is taking people there to do an ongoing study of the Island people they’ve been studied for by my account 50 yrs, our United States citizens 5 yrs. nothing ongoing. The more I research this topic the more disgusted I become , they knew you were in danger when they sent you there ,but we were responsible to “clean it up” and the military sent you. There should be no question your claims should be included ,I would suggest partnering with the NAAV and start a national e mail campaign Senator Blumenthal is presenting S2921 Veterans First Act which in part covers toxic exposure along with the Bill “Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity ACT” This is the title of the 5 yr study ,The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests.
I personally knew one of the scientist who helped build the bomb, Bob Costello, when I asked him how they (the scientist) felt when it went off he wept and said “we didn’t know ,we just didn’t know” It was a mile wide and a mile down ,can you imagine a mile down, we had no idea” Another friend was exposed to ash and 50 yrs later her body stopped making red blood cells. It’s not just cancer that’s the problem .Even if you are not sick now , it can hit you or your children 20,30, 40,50 years later and it isn’t just cancers . I was born without cartilage in my ankle joints and very little in my knees.My ankles are fused and didn’t get diagnosed until I was 28. I limped around for 28 years. Your voices should be heard, e mail all of the US Senators tell them to pay attention , I have, on behalf of my father and I will every month til he’s heard. It’s wrong you will not be cared for and the Islanders are it’s just wrong! All of you should get care. God Bless and Good Luck, Kathy Daughter of USS Renville survivor by the way I’m not a nut I’m just really angry the injustice of all of this is disgusting!
I am J. C. Brewer. Was in Enewetak 1978-1979. I am now retired from the Army. Feel free to contact me. Probably won’t remember half of you, but we will give it a shot.
When did you get there in 78?
Lojwa 10/77 to 4/78. Heavy equip. mechanic
Phil do you remember Niles Schwocho that was on the Island doing the clean up from 11/77-4/78 as a 12B Combat Engineer? If so, please email me @ retiredvet2010@live.com, I greatly appreciate your assistance. I am working with the Veteran in regards to his period of service on Enewatak.
I would love to know how many people that where there from 11/77 – 4/78 are still alive
We’ve accounted for almost 600 of the 8033 who participated in our mission.
Does any one remember Engineman E-5 Robert Sosa?
I have been trying to find E-5 Engineman Robert Sosa from ACU-1. Any information would be appreciated. My contact information is Polecatt4@yahoo.com. – John Polte.
I was at Acu-1 76-80
Don’t know how many of you remember the Lojwa poem. We are Lojwa boys we have no toys we live in caves and ditches, where pussys rare we will F a bear because we are bad ass sons of bitches! Just had to put that out there.
I took command of the 309th Transportation Detachment (they always wanted to call it a “Company,” but it wasn’t) at Fort Story, Virginia shortly after this mission was completed. I look back upon my two years in command as some of the best I spent in the Army. Thanks for your service folks. Glen Lee Davis, Sr., Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army(retired), Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Can someone help me get my rad badge readings so I can see how much radiation I was exposed to. I was in Lojwa, Runit & Enewetok 8 months in 1977 with the 84th Engineers as crane operator.
Fernando, were you on the crane barge when we got evacuated to Guam? We came out in the 18′ Boston Whaler to pick up you and I think Lopez. This is Phil Cummings the mechanic from Alaska, Do you remember Al Fernandez? Does any one out there remember blowing up the Enewetak Hotel? If you were there you’d remember, the navy used 3 1/2 tons of C4, it took a week to wire it. I still have a lot of pictures, I’ll put on the site later. Any Atomic Vets in north Idaho? I live in Rathdrum.
I remember that. I remember an Alvin Fernandez from Maui
I was amazed to see my name on the 2nd photo “84 ENG BN (FWD)” First 8
SP4 Taft!
Just found this site. I thought we were long forgotten.
I was cement finisher there on the cactus crater with Mike Irwin and Craig Cassel
I just read an article about the service that these men did for the world/environment. THANK YOU! I am a nurse.. veterans who have health related issues that I have the opportunity to give my service to have my utmost respect. I wish we as a country would do more for you folks and your families. Thank you again.
I’m sure I speak for all of us then I say “You’re Welcome” and return the Thanks for caring for our brothers and sisters..