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News and events in Vietnam and the United States, and the history of legislative efforts to support victims of Agent Orange.

Dang Hong Nhut: ‘Agent Orange has given me a death sentence’

I didn’t take up arms during the war, our role was to raise funds, demonstrate against the invasion as well as helping young men to avoid conscription.

International Agent Orange Day 2012

51 Years after the Chemical War Began in Vietnam, We Should be Silent in Memory, Then Take Action to Remedy

51 Years after the Chemical War Began in Vietnam, We Should be Silent in Memory, Then Take Action to Remedy

On the 8th month on the 10th day at 12 noon, in commemoration of 51 years since the beginning of the spraying of Agent Orange in Vietnam, we urge you to take 51 seconds to think.

Deadly defoliants

Deadly defoliants

By CBC News Online The chemical colours The names for the chemical defoliants come from the Vietnam War where the name signified the identifying bands that were used on the 55-gallon drums that...

Agent Orange: Grim Legacy

Agent Orange: Grim Legacy

“The parents know the progression of the disease. The younger one will get worse, like his brother, ” Dr. Binh says.

Photography by Philip Jones Griffiths

Photography by Philip Jones Griffiths

Black and white photography of Vietnamese persons presumed to be suffering the effects of Agent Orange multiple generations after the U.S. ended the war.