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by **phantomdriver** » December 16, 2006, 7:29 pm

I'm a new member checking in. I was at the base 1966-1967. Would like to know about the members. Thanks.
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by **beer monkey** » December 16, 2006, 7:45 pm

welcome phantomdriver, i was just being made then so before my time, but there are plenty on here that where and lots of photos available to view around that time and later.

by **laphanphon** » December 16, 2006, 9:28 pm

2 threads that might interest you

http://www.udonmap.com/udonthaniforum/viewtopic.php?t=2785&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=1973&start=0

http://www.udonmap.com/udonthaniforum/viewtopic.php?t=2814&highlight=1973

a flashback for you

by **Bump** » December 16, 2006, 11:22 pm

Does Phantomdriver mean you ride Bikes just hoping :lol:

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by **phantomdriver** » December 17, 2006, 1:10 am

Are most members of the forum currently living in Udon? I'd do a poll if I knew how.

by **arjay** » December 17, 2006, 1:21 am

Phantomdriver, Many members do live in or around Udon. Others have Thai wives or girlfriends in and around Udon, but currently live and work in their own home country, usually visiting their Gf's, wives and families several times a year.

A few others visit Udon looking for a Thai wife or GF, or just to see a less commercialised part of Thailand.

by **skipvice** » December 17, 2006, 2:36 am

Welcome to the forum phatomdriver, was station at udrorn in 1968, was at ubon at the time you were at udorn. was this the type of phantom you drive?

This was taken in 1969 at udorn just after barrier engagement.

by **phantomdriver** » December 17, 2006, 6:34 pm

Yes sir.

I have always called the base U D O R N. How did I get it wrong?

by **skipvice** » December 17, 2006, 10:56 pm

I still call it udorn, but most people use udon but still pronounced udorn. If you have not checked out this web site yet, you will find many facts about udorn RTAFB and other Bases during that period.

http://amer-thai2001.tripod.com/id29.html

by **phantomdriver** » December 18, 2006, 12:49 am

Thanks for the link. I'm still not clear why the base is called Udorn by US military people instead of Udon. Is it the way the word is pronounced? Is it to seperate it from Ubon? In the past, did the base have a different name from the town?

by **skipvice** » December 18, 2006, 1:05 am

The way I understand it,it aways been udon but the us prononced it udorn, just the way it is pronounced by the thai's :lol:

by **panick** » December 18, 2006, 7:31 am

Its probably because the last American to leave had that lovely Sthn Texas Drawl and said it as UDORRRRRRRRRN :lol:

by **muscle** » December 18, 2006, 7:46 am

Probably for the same reason that LBJ referred to Laos as Lay-os. Or nuke-you-lar.

by **BKKSTAN** » December 18, 2006, 8:09 am

panick wrote:Its probably because the last American to leave had that lovely Sthn Texas Drawl and said it as UDORRRRRRRRRN

muscle say:

Probably for the same reason that LBJ referred to Laos as Lay-os. Or nuke-you-lar.

Hilarious

by **FrazeeDK** » December 18, 2006, 8:25 pm

Potayto, Potahto, putata.. It's all in the translation!

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