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13 maj 2019 · From 1962 to 1971, the American military sprayed vast areas of Vietnam with Agent Orange, leaving dioxin contamination that has severely affected the health of three generations of Vietnamese. Now, the U.S. and Vietnamese governments have joined together in a massive cleanup project.
22 gru 2015 · The U.S. military sprayed millions of gallons of Agent Orange onto Vietnam's jungles during the conflict to expose northern communist troops. Reuters photographer Damir Sagolj travelled...
On August 10, 2020, VVMF held its first-ever Agent Orange awareness event. “Bring Light” illuminated the entire Vietnam Veterans Memorial site with orange candlelight — from The Wall itself to The Three Servicemen statue, the flagpole, the Vietnam Women’s Memorial statue and the In Memory plaque.
27 lut 2024 · The study compared survival between AO-exposed and AO-unexposed veterans who served between 9 January 1962 and 7 May 1974 and were diagnosed with lymphoid malignancies between 1 October 1998 and 31 December 2020.
13 lut 2024 · Del La Monte hopes to be involved in additional research on human brain tissue to evaluate the long-term effects of Agent Orange exposures in relation to aging and progressive neurodegeneration in Vietnam War veterans. The use of Agent Orange was prohibited by the U.S. government in 1971.
16 mar 2021 · 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...
More than 40 years after the Vietnam War, the fog of Agent Orange hangs thick over veterans and those providing their medical care. Aging veterans suffer from an extensive list of diseases, including several hematologic malignancies, deemed related, or possibly related, to exposure to Agent Orange.
