The VA estimates that as many as 2.8 million Vietnam veterans could have been exposed to Agent Orange while between 2.1 and 4.5 million Vietnamese civilians may have been affected by exposure.

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.

Opinion: Agent Orange caused cancer or other illnesses for many Vietnam veterans. ... Agent Green, Agent Pink, Agent Purple and Agent White, all named for the colored band on the storage drums.

Since the Vietnam War ended in 1975, spraying records have been vague, disorganized and... Seeing red over Agent Orange / U.S. understated use of dioxin during Vietnam, researcher says ...

During the Vietnam War, the United States sprayed on Vietnam about 40 million liters of Agent Orange and related toxic rainbow herbicides – Agents Purple, White, Green and Pink.

Among them, History.com details, there were Agent Green, Agent Purple, ... the herbicides weren’t just harmful to plants at least two years before it stopped using Agent Orange in Vietnam in 1971.

Many of the 2.6 million US soldiers who served in the Vietnam War have contracted cancer and a cocktail of serious health problems that they believe to be directly linked to their exposure to the ...

When I first got to Vietnam, the heat sucked the air right out of my lungs. I could not believe it. The humidity was about 100 percent every day and unbearable.

Watching the Ken Burns-Lynn Novick 18-hour series, “The Vietnam War,” is an emotional experience. Whether you served in the US military during the war or ...

Named for the colored stripe painted on its barrels, Agent Orange — best known for its widespread use by the U.S. military to clear vegetation during the Vietnam War — is notorious for being ...

Millions of Vietnamese Agent Orange victims have suffered fatal diseases. Children with congenital malformation caused by the chemical have led difficult lives. "The companies have to bear legal ...