"We think of Agent Orange mostly in Vietnam, but it was used to clean the Korean DMZ," he added, alluding to its use during the Vietnam War from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.

The government is offering to examine Cold War American troops who served in Korea three decades ago for possible exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange. In a little-publicized initiative, the ...

Agent Orange was used in Korea from approximately 1968 to 1971. Those that served in Korea at that time are the only ones who are acknowledged to have had exposure to Dioxin.

"Agent Orange" refers to a blend of tactical herbicides the U.S. military sprayed in the jungles of Vietnam and around the Korean demilitarized zone to remove trees and dense tropical foliage that ...

The bill also included those in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, near where Roe was. “We should have figured out something. When you spray it on a leaf and it wilts- that’s probably not ...

Agent Orange is a mixture of two active chemicals. When they're combined, an unwanted byproduct -- a dioxin called TCDD -- is formed. The EPA calls it a carcinogen (something that causes cancer).

Veterans with Agent Orange-related conditions have an average 70% disability rating, ... At the Korean DMZ (or near it) from Sept. 1, 1967, to Aug. 31, 1971. Or: ...