Vietnam veterans impacted by effects of Agent Orange given new recognition with Orange Heart medal
According to the federal government, an estimated 300,000 Vietnam veterans have died from the dangers of Agent Orange. The defoliant was heavily used during the conflict. Now, there is a new ...
Trump halted an Agent Orange cleanup. That puts hundreds of thousands at risk for poisoning
The shutdown left exposed open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange, which the ...
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USAID cuts jeopardize Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties with Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — At a former American air base in southern Vietnam, work abruptly stopped last month on efforts to clean ...
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Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties with Vietnam jeopardized by USAID cuts
It is not a good message.” Funding for the Agent Orange cleanup at Bien Hoa Air Base was unfrozen about a week after it was stopped, but it’s unclear whether funds are fully flowing or how ...