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Agent Orange Day is August 10th. It marks the day in 1961 when the U.S. began aerial spraying of toxic herbicides over Vietnam.

Agent Orange Day 2022 Statement by Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations

Addressing pain caused by Agent Orange (AO) is not only charity, but gratitude and responsibility to the Vietnamese people.

Senator Patrick Leahy to Retire

Sen. Leahy-led projects have been key elements in helping to forge the strong new relationship between the United States and Vietnam.

Agent Orange study findings called flawed

Agent Orange study findings called flawed

Two scientists involved in 25-year, $140 million study say it may underestimate cancer risks for Vietnam vets By Clark Brooks, Greenville Online A design flaw in the federal government's $140...

Air Force’s impartiality questioned

Air Force’s impartiality questioned

The National Academy of Sciences and the General Accounting Office have in the past questioned whether the U.S. Air Force was impartial enough to examine the effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans.

Cleaning Up the Mess

Cleaning Up the Mess

American Veteran Chuck Searcy came back to Vietnam to help clean up one of the country’s most bombed provinces. Ten years later, he’s still here.

The Vietnam Syndrome

The Vietnam Syndrome

By Christopher Hitchens, Vanity Fair. In the 1960s, the United States blanketed the Mekong River delta with Agent Orange.

2006 Summation of the Our Efforts

2006 Summation of the Our Efforts

The Vietnam Agent Orange Relief & Responsibility Campaign has achieved significant development in its activities over the past year.

Agent Orange and Agent Purple

Agent Orange and Agent Purple

By the CBC In the palette of deadly poisons, one of the most famous is Agent Orange, a defoliant best known for its use during the war in Vietnam. Others are known by the names Green, Blue and Pink....

Dioxins all around us

Dioxins all around us

By JEFF MONTGOMERY and MIKE BILLINGTON, Delaware Online - The News Journal Reports link the chemical byproduct to cancer and other ailments — and Delaware leads the United States in production of it...

Blood Debt, The War Abroad and the War at Home

Blood Debt, The War Abroad and the War at Home

By Sergio Barreto, Chicago FreeSpeechZone Ho Si Hai began serving as a truck driver for the People’s Army of Vietnam in 1965. He was 31 at the time, and he had no choice in the matter; North Vietnam...

Good Morning Viet Nam from Dan Shea

Good Morning Viet Nam from Dan Shea

by Dan Shea I arrived in Viet Nam late evening around Midnight on the March 26. We lost a day as we went backwards in time. Today it is Monday the 27th around 2:53PM and I am staying with two other...