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Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide and defoliant, one of the tactical use Rainbow Herbicides. It was used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, [ 1 ] during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. [ 2 ] The U.S. was strongly influenced by the British who used Agent Orange during the Malayan Emergency.
The Vietnam Friendship Village is a residency founded in 1992 by George Mizo, an American veteran of the Vietnam War. The institution serves individuals afflicted by conditions related to Agent Orange while also opening channels of cross-cultural dialogue. [1] Originally conceived of as a residence for children and elderly people presumed to be ...
The US-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin, composed of members of the Aspen Institute, Vietnam National University, and Vietnam Veterans Association, is the most notable example of this civic response. Long-term programs and continued check-ups on the state of current plans to address Agent Orange are heavily monitored. [33]
Between 1962 and 1971, the U.S. military sprayed roughly 11 million gallons of the chemical agent dioxin used in Agent Orange across large swaths of southern Vietnam.
For example, in 2012 a fellow Vietnam veteran, Alfred Lewis, Jr., sought out DAV’s assistance in filing claims for disabilities related to his exposure the Agent Orange. The VA granted service ...
In raw numbers, more than 1 million claims have been granted to veterans since Biden signed the so-called PACT Act into law in August 2022, the administration said Tuesday. That amounts to about ...
Disability in Vietnam. Disability in Vietnam is relatively common compared to the overall population. As of 2009, an estimated 6.1 people, or 7.8% of the population, over the age of 5 years, lived with one or more disabilities. [1] Other estimates by non-profit organizations place this number higher, at up to 15.3%.
About 2.7 million service members who fought in the Vietnam War may have been exposed to the cancer-causing herbicide Agent Orange from 1962 to 1975, officials said.