Agent Orange was the nickname given to a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its Herbicidal Warfare program during the Vietnam War. Agent Orange was used from 1961 to 1971, and was by far the most used of the so-called "rainbow herbicides" used during the program. Degradation of Agent Orange (as well as Agents Purple, Pink, and Green) released dioxins, which are alleged to have caused harm to the health of those exposed during the Vietnam War. Agents Blue and White were part of the same program but did not contain dioxins. Studies of populations highly exposed to dioxin indicate increased risk of various types of cancer and genetic defects; the effect of long term low level exposure has not been established. Text taken from Wikipedia
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YouTube - 09/14/06 -- Effects of Agent Orange. Disabled Veterans public statements at VA disability benefits commission.
The Legacy of Agent Orange
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Dude - just wanted to thank you for one of the most consistently interesting and worthwhile sites out there. Keep on blogging! Peace.
You're welcome.
And thanks. :)
A friend of mine, a Viet Nam Veteran, was exposed to Agent Orange.
He never received any compensation from our government. The skin on his legs looked like 3rd degree burns.
....he just recently passed away from lung cancer.
That is terrible. No ones life should be degraded just because of a pesticide.
i just now found your site. I advocated many pounds of paperwork for vets and they were never were payed. I was offered money for helping them by a commission I took the money sliced my hand bled all over it and threw on the floor and walked out under oath not to reveal where I was or why I was there. Yes Big brother is watching.
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