Important

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

Barbara Lee Introduces Bill to Help Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange

Rep. Barbara Lee introduces HR 3518, the Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2021, in the US House of Representatives.

Agent Orange Sample Resolution

Therefore Be It Resolved That, in support of the Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility Campaign, we (name of organization) demand that…

VAORRC Fact Sheet (2015): What is Agent Orange, how was it used, and what does it do?

Agent Orange is a chemical herbicidal weapon used by the U.S. government during the war in Vietnam.

Agent Orange Sample Resolution

Agent Orange Sample Resolution

Therefore Be It Resolved That, in support of the Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility Campaign, we (name of organization) demand that…

American Public Health Association (APHA) Policy on Agent Orange

American Public Health Association (APHA) Policy on Agent Orange

It is estimated that between 1961 and 1971, approximately 77 million L of herbicides, including 49.3 million L of Agent Orange containing more than 360 kg of dioxin-contaminated defoliants, were sprayed multiple times over 5.5 million acres in South Vietnam.

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.