KASSON — Despite all of his service-related illnesses, Pat Neville looks back on his Vietnam service with pride. But as he has gotten older, the retired Spring Valley teacher has come to believe that ...
John Callahan figured that if he died in Vietnam, it would at least be in heroic fashion while fighting for his country. Callahan, a Hartford native, enlisted two weeks before his 17th birthday and ...
A groundbreaking for a memorial in the city of Sunset recognized Vietnam war veterans and the costly impacts of Agent Orange ...
August 10th of each year is Agent Orange Awareness Day. It is a day to provide awareness and information about the effects of Agent Orange on our servicemen and women who served in Vietnam. On the ...
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 ...
Agent Orange, an herbicide used during the Vietnam War, is a known toxin with wide-ranging health effects. Even though Agent Orange has not been used for decades, there is increasing interest in its ...
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL)- 58,000 U.S. soldiers were killed on the ground in Vietnam, but many of those who returned home had another battle to fight with the effects of Agent Orange. Lowell Cable is ...
Ronald R. Renninger does not like to talk about his service during the Vietnam War, but his debilitating health conditions are a daily reminder. A decorated veteran, Renninger, 73, of Shillington, ...
Both horrifying and depressing “The People vs Agent Orange,” now streaming until July 11 on PBS’ Independent Lens, tells how the malignant herbicide known as Agent Orange and used notoriously in ...
Agent Orange is an herbicide primarily known for its use by the U.S. military in the war in Vietnam. Its main ingredient is dioxin, which the United Nations calls “one of the most toxic compounds ...
In 2002, Dr. David Carpenter received the first-ever U.S. grant to study Agent Orange's effects in Vietnam, particularly on birth defects, as part of a historic agreement between the two governments.