Spraying Agent Orange in Mekong Delta near Can Tho, 1969. (U.S. Army) It's still not known how many of the 3.8 million American troops in Vietnam during this period were exposed to the rainbow ...

To explore associations between Agent Orange and MPNs in addition to blood clots, bleeding, and a number of cardiovascular factors, the researchers utilized the Veterans Affairs Informatics and ...

Agent Orange is a synthetic defoliating herbicide that was widely used between 1965 and 1970 during the Vietnam War. Members of the U.S. military were exposed to the chemical when stationed ...

“The usage of Agent Orange and military defoliants in Okinawa is one of the best kept secrets of the Cold War,” said symposium keynote speaker Jon Mitchell, a Tokyo-based journalist who has ...

Thursday is Agent Orange Awareness Day. I didn’t know such a day existed until I received an email from David Hine, a retired Air Force veteran and board member of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial ...

The Vietnam War Ended 50 Years Ago, but the Battle With Agent Orange Continues DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell ...

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Agent Orange was a tactical herbicide used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War to remove dense jungle foliage that provided enemy cover. From 1962-71, millions of gallons were sprayed over ...

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.

INNOVATOR Q&A Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says The long-term impact of exposure on the brain has been a mystery.

After use of Agent Orange was banned in the early 1970s, remaining batches were taken to Johnston Atoll — a U.S. controlled island 700 miles southeast of Hawaii — where they were later ...