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The US Must Do More to Address the Impact of Agent Orange
This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the US War on Vietnam, and the United States government continues to ...
How Agent Orange Used By US 50 Years Ago Still Haunts The People Of Vietnam | Explained
Under Operation Ranch Hand, the US military used 19 million gallons of herbicides in southern Vietnam that destroyed forests ...
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The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but the battle with Agent Orange continues
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago but the disaster unleashed by American use of Agent Orange continues unabated.
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The War on Vietnam Ended 50 Years Ago and the U.S. Desperately Needs More Action on Agent Orange
From 1961 to 1971, the United States government undertook massive defoliation programs as an instrument of war in southeast ...
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50 Years Later, Vietnam’s Environment Still Bears the Scars of War
When the Vietnam War finally ended on April 30, 1975, it left behind a landscape scarred with environmental damage. Vast ...
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The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but the battle with Agent Orange continues
Across Vietnam, U.S. forces sprayed 72 million liters (19 million gallons) of defoliants during the war to strip the enemy’s cover. More than half was Agent Orange, a blend of herbicides.
Trump is freezing funds to clear thousands of unexploded mines in Vietnam 50 years after war ended
Commemorations of the end of the Vietnam war are happening, but US diplomats in Hanoi are not likely to attend.