Vietnam veterans impacted by effects of Agent Orange given new recognition with Orange Heart medal 02:32. According to the federal government, an estimated 300,000 Vietnam veterans have died from ...

It was used to defoliate vegetation on the periphery of the bases and other areas where U.S. forces operated during the war, ...

This story was co-published with ProPublica. More than two decades of studying Agent Orange exposure hasn’t produced a solid understanding of how the toxic herbicide has harmed Vietnam War ...

Barrels of Agent Orange. It was created in 1940, decades before American involvement in Vietnam and even before the United States entered World War II.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL)- 58,000 U.S. soldiers were killed on the ground in Vietnam, but many of those who returned home had another battle to fight with the effects of Agent Orange. Lowell Cable… ...

While Vietnam has dedicated significant resources, aided by belated US financial assistance, to mitigating the lingering effects of Agent Orange, the task remains unfinished.

In 2002, Dr. David Carpenter received the first-ever U.S. grant to study Agent Orange's effects in Vietnam, particularly on birth defects, as part of a historic agreement between the two governments.

The Health Effects of Agent Orange Contamination in Vietnam. Agent Orange accounted for 11.2 million of the 19 million gallons of herbicides sprayed on Vietnam.

ProPublica and The Virginian-Pilot newspaper are exploring the ways children of Vietnam veterans may be affected by a parent's exposure to Agent Orange.

August 10th of each year is Agent Orange Awareness Day. It is a day to provide awareness and information about the effects of Agent Orange on our servicemen and women who served in Vietnam.

Named for the orange stripes on the barrels it came in, the Veteran's Administration says Agent Orange's effects have killed more than 300,000 veterans since the end of the war.

58,000 U.S. soldiers were killed on the ground in Vietnam, but many of those who returned home had another battle to fight with the effects of Agent Orange.