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A Vietnam War veteran living in Syracuse seeks creation of a memorial to honor those, like him, who suffered from exposure to ...
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LAYTON — An online petition has been launched on behalf of a Davis County nonprofit seeking to honor war veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, as well as veterans ...
Dense jungle was the battlefield—and chemicals became the weapon. Agent Orange cleared the trees but left scars that never healed.
While the PACT Act includes glioblastoma as a presumptive condition related to burn pit exposure, it’s not included for Agent Orange exposure.
Iowa’s Ashley Hinson pushes to expand benefits for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange The Congresswoman was inspired to introduce the legislation after receiving a letter from an Independence ...
The chemical contaminant in Agent Orange can have a half-life of up to 20 years, but when buried or leached below the soil surface or in river sediment, it can remain up to 100 years or more.
The chemical war was not forgotten either by the victims and all those seeking accountability and justice led by the Hanoi-based Vietnamese Association for the Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA).
LAYTON — A Davis County nonprofit seeks to create a memorial for Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange, a chemical herbicide and defoliant used during the conflict that has been ...
More than half was Agent Orange, a blend of herbicides. Agent Orange was laced with dioxin, a type of chemical linked to cancer, birth defects and lasting environmental damage.
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago but the disaster unleashed by American use of Agent Orange continues unabated.