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In 1984, a $180 million out-of-court settlement was announced in the Agent Orange class-action suit brought by Vietnam veterans who charged they'd suffered injury from exposure to the defoliant. Ten years ago: The parent company of Mercedes-Benz agreed to buy Chrysler Corporation for more than $37 billion. (KWTX.com, TX)
Rehberg bill would help sickened veterans May 2, 2008
Veterans exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War are given such a status. Rehberg said the bill was loosely crafted after similar legislation on Agent Orange. (Missoulian, MT)
Vietnam War continues for many May 2, 2008
Yankeestation wrote on Apr 29, 2008 11:20 PM:" I was ona ship that went to many Viet Nam ports. Our cargo was the problem for us. We shipped and handled agent orange , now many of us are dead or very sick. We may have gone into a atom bomb illegal test site , but we were never told. The ship was used as a target a few years ago, some willknow which ship I am talking about when I say THE ORIENT EXPRESS. Viet Nam is still hell to many, my body attests to that fact. ". Hide Behind wrote on Apr 30,... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Lewiston vet honored at memorial ceremony May 2, 2008
Beckwith, a Vietnam veteran, died May 5, 2006 due to health complications from exposure to Agent Orange. Courtesy photo LEWISTON Glenn Joseph Beckwith of Lewiston, a Vietnam veteran who died May 5, 2006 due to health complications from exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, was among 75 honored at the annual In Memory ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Further delays to full Agent Orange study Apr 17, 2008
Agent Orange was used to defoliate jungle vegetation during the Vietnam War ... A study to investigate the health effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam War veterans is being obstructed by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), claim scientists and veterans' organizations ... The department compensates veterans exposed to Agent Orange who have since gone on to develop conditions known to be linked to dioxins in the herbicide, such as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and soft-tissue cancer. (Nature News Service)
Moths and misinformation Apr 16, 2008
I also acknowledge the concern and understand the skepticism of those who recall the age of Agent Orange and DDT, or even malathion treatments to eradicate the medfly. But those cases and this pheromone are very, very different things. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Contaminated sand from Gulf War to pass through Longview Apr 16, 2008
Harff wrote on Apr 15, 2008 11:11 AM:" Depleted urainium when weaponized is used to create an explovsive class D fire to penatrate armore. In the process the atomized urainium becomes breathable and can be ingested into the lungs and hangs around in the sand. Many Gulf War veterans had been exposed to DU after our first swaray into the Middle East. The VA is giving this the "Agent Orange" treatment. And has no plans to study this problem until a certain precentage of the Vets. have died off. I'm... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Vietnam veterans drawings may amaze: Listen to the Audio Apr 15, 2008
That's when the Vietnam War veteran battling affects of Agent Orange lost his right leg ... Veterans Affairs doctors linked the diabetes to Agent Orange, a defoliating chemical used by the U.S. during Vietnam. (Durango Herald)
Read more... Apr 11, 2008
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced today the launch of a fundraising campaign to raise $1 million to bring quality healthcare and education services to all children living with disabilities throughout Vietnam, including many that may be affected by exposure to dioxin left over from the spraying of Agent Orange during the war. All donations to UNICEF's program will be matched dollar for dollar by a $1 million grant from the Ford Foundation, which has been funding work that addresses the... (PNN Online)
2008 Pulitzer Prize winners in journalism and the arts Apr 9, 2008
Finalists: David Guttenfelder of The Associated Press for photos of Vietnamese children affected by toxic Agent Orange decades after the war; Mona Reeder of The Dallas Morning News for pictures of disadvantaged Texans hidden amid the state s prosperity. ARTS. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Former Concord Monitor photog wins Pulitzer Apr 8, 2008
Also nominated as finalists in the category were: David Guttenfelder of The Associated Press for his harrowing portfolio of Vietnamese children afflicted by the toxic legacy of Agent Orange, three decades after the Vietnam War ended, and Mona Reed of The Dallas Morning News for her memorable pictures of disadvantaged Texans hidden amid the state's economic abundance. . (Concord Monitor)
Letters for Sunday, April 6, 2008 Apr 7, 2008
" OH PLEASE! wrote on Apr 6, 2008 7:14 PM:sdraoul[-] wrote on Apr 6, 2008 5:05 PM: LOL LMAO. We do not care what you think about our candidate. You are just one of those little rightie conservos who blog here to compensate for your inferiority complex. None of your other post have any credibility and neither does this one. Good Night. Reardon wrote on Apr 6, 2008 7:16 PM:To To Reardon: Although I have made it a new policy to no longer reply to anyone without a name, but since your attack was... (North County Times)
Liberia's Bloody Legacy Apr 5, 2008
The company, which has been around since 1901 and originally just dabbled in chemicals, is linked to more than 50 EPA Superfund sites and produced Agent Orange for the government during the Vietnam War. And now, Monsanto's aggressive marketing of genetically modified crops "profoundly influencesand one day may virtually control" the world's food production. (Slate)
Jane Fonda: Obama! Apr 4, 2008
The Swamp: Jane Fonda: 'Obama. Primary/caucus results. (The Drudge Report)
Obituary: Robert S. Desowitz / 1926-2008 Apr 4, 2008
While at UH he was appointed to a National Academy of Science commission studying effects of Agent Orange on the people of Vietnam. Dr. Kenton Kramer, associate professor in the UH Office of Medical Education/Tropical Medicine and Medical Microbiology, said Desowitz was an exceptional person who "was able to combine biological information with real-life experiences to create informative and entertaining lectures.". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Penny LeGate: March 31 Vietnam Blog Apr 2, 2008
It is my second visit to this essential facility that rehabilitates and educates children disabled by Agent Orange. Agent Orange, you may recall, is a chemical defoliant used by the US military during the Vietnam War and it is often referred to as the war's saddest legacy. (KIRO TV, WA)
Clinton campaigns for wife in Oregon Apr 1, 2008
He said Mrs. Clinton had a strong commitment to veterans, dating to her eight years as first lady, when she asked to be the point person on helping victims of Agent Orange, an herbicide sprayed in Vietnam, and would work to improve care for personnel returning from Iraq. Running an hour late after speaking to the Democratic state convention in San Jose, Calif. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Bill Clinton stumps in Oregon for Hillary, adds Portland visit Mar 31, 2008
He said Mrs. Clinton had a strong commitment to veterans, dating to her eight years as first lady, when she asked to be "the point person" on helping victims of Agent Orange, an herbicide sprayed in Vietnam, and would work to improve care for personnel returning from Iraq. More than 2,000 people crowded but did not fill the gym to see Clinton, many drawn by the former president's star power, some looking for help in deciding how to vote in Oregon's May 20 primary, and some committed to Mrs.... (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Hecimovich awarded Bronze Star; Walz fields questions at vets' forum Mar 30, 2008
A Vietnam-era veteran said he was 100 percent disabled after being exposed to Agent Orange chemicals. He went to the Mayo Clinic instead of the VA Hospital in Minneapolis and now I spend my veteran benefits checks on my medical bills, which are huge. (Austin Daily Herald, MN)
Vietnam vet fighting leukemia and the VA Mar 30, 2008 15 comments Mar 26, 2008 Post a comment Mar 25, 2008 Siskiyou County Veterans Column Mar 21, 2008 McCain praises British Forces sacrifice Mar 21, 2008 LA Times On Kessler Obama Story Mar 18, 2008 11 comment(s) Mar 17, 2008 Afghan heroin surging into Australia: Customs Mar 7, 2008 Tea Leoni tackles Agent Orange Mar 7, 2008 Vietnamese Appeal 'Agent Orange' Suit In New York Feb 26, 2008 US "Agent Orange" Ruling Disappoints Vietnamese Feb 25, 2008 2nd Circuit Rejects Agent Orange Claims by U.S. Veterans, Vietnamese Nationals Feb 23, 2008 US court upholds dismissal of agent orange suit Feb 23, 2008 US "agent orange" ruling disappoints Vietnamese Feb 23, 2008 NY court spurns bid for damages by Viet victims of Agent Orange Feb 23, 2008 Real 'Work'? Clinton Swipes at Chelsea's Profession... Feb 20, 2008 Drink and drugs can damage men's sperm, study suggests Feb 20, 2008 Opponents Vow to Re-Light Debate on Smoking Ban Feb 19, 2008 Death began as suicide case Feb 13, 2008 US-Vietnam Dioxin Effort Makes Progress at Airport Feb 4, 2008 U.S. and Vietnam take steps to contain Agent Orange contamination at old U.S. air base Feb 1, 2008 Tracing the VFW Jan 27, 2008 NFL greats derailed by final blow Jan 27, 2008 RICK MCCALLUM | Special to the Green Valley NewsU.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., left, talks with Green Valley resident Jean Spinka during Saturday’s “Congress on Your Corner” session outside the Safeway on Continental Road. Jan 13, 2008 Dioxin cases get class-action status Jan 12, 2008 Veterans benefits and other perks Jan 9, 2008 READERS RESPOND: ASIA'S NEW TIGER Dec 24, 2007 Agent Orange Chemical, Dioxin, Attacks The Mitochondria To Cause Cancer, Study Shows Dec 22, 2007 Mr Clean takes a new broom to the Lodge Dec 21, 2007 Brain-injured War Veterans Show A Faster Decline In Cognitive Functioning As They Age Dec 20, 2007 Local company makes life-saving prostate 'seeds' Dec 15, 2007 Vietnam veterans have concerns with how they are treated Dec 11, 2007 We owe much to labor unions Dec 5, 2007 Reaching out to connect with Valley veterans Dec 3, 2007 HILLARY BOOED IN THE HEARTLAND... Dec 2, 2007 Uranium weapons ban necessary Nov 30, 2007 NATO should double troops in Afghanistan: report Nov 22, 2007 Hopes to start local Vietnam vets group Nov 13, 2007 War, Politics and Veterans Nov 13, 2007 Some veterans will observe day with mix of pride, resentment Nov 12, 2007 For some vets, the battle isn't over Nov 12, 2007 Veterans Day ceremony planned for 11 a.m. Sunday at First Street monument in Corning ... 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Local vets honored Nov 11, 2007 Agent Orange-exposed vets score victory Nov 10, 2007 Veterans can get help with VA Nov 9, 2007 Former Indiana Governor and Prison of War, Joe Kernan, sees his imprisonment as the most valuable experience of his life Nov 8, 2007 Letters to the editor Nov 7, 2007 Doctors rule out removing boy's tumour Nov 3, 2007 Ceremony honors Vietnam veterans Oct 29, 2007 Float trip benefits vets Oct 28, 2007 Firing Clay In Unvented Kilns May Be A Source Of Exposure To Dioxins Oct 26, 2007 Veterans win court battle in Agent Orange fight Oct 24, 2007 Vet care in Iowa faulted Oct 20, 2007 Scheid's distinctive voice fades into retirement Oct 17, 2007 Nitro residents file 77 suits against Monsanto Oct 6, 2007 Advocate presents case to Sen. Seward for an increase in services for veterans Oct 5, 2007 Obituaries for Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007 Oct 4, 2007 VA hosts Veterans Stand Down on Friday Oct 1, 2007 Help available for veterans exposed to Agent Orange Sep 29, 2007 Crowds line street to welcome Guard unit home Sep 28, 2007 Different wars give similiar views on returning home Sep 23, 2007 In 'Elah,' war's casualties are found beyond the battlefields Sep 22, 2007 Singer Jonathan Wild fights throat cancer Sep 18, 2007 Through the forest, a clearer view of the needs of a people Sep 18, 2007 Candidates ability to connect to voters is everything Sep 17, 2007
Two Bears said he is dying of cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange and other chemicals while serving in Vietnam ... Available in 10", 14", 20" ot;, framed or unframed James Loveless knew he was watching a ground assault, but to the 17-year-old seaman, the bursts of light looked like fireworks.It was April 1966, and Loveless was on board the USS Princeton, on the coastline north of the Vietnamese demilitarized zone.Loveless was spellbound by the spectacle on the beach, which reminded him of... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
If you want to help a vet, mark April 26 on your calendar Mar 28, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. Coverage of the 2008 high school basketball postseason. (Anchorage Daily News)
" Those who say that deficits don't matter are speaking from ignorance or negligence. The Founding Fathers knew we had no right to pass on debt we accrued to succeeding generations. Now, all of us have been painted into a corner. How do we work through this without a massive dislocation? Monnie, Dallas, TXMar 25, 2008 @ 02:23 PMShow me a commodity and I will show you a commodities market. Gold, sil 00003FE0 ver, diamonds, bananas, coffee, you name it there is a commodities market for it. Right... (Human Events Online)
Vietnam, Iraq, Afghan, agent orange, depleted plutonium, environmental devastation, and an endless list of atrocities for the USA Are those the attributes we reward. NO. (International Herald Tribune)
With that designation by the Veterans Administration, I receive a multitude of medical benefits and compensations due, for the most part, to my exposure to Agent Orange during one or all three of my tours inVietnam ... It s changed my life and because of the medical services offered by the VA, it literally saved my life when their doctors discovered that I had cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
Actually Barry the herbicide of choice for use in aerial destruction of drug crops is paraquat, which, while toxic if ingested, isn't a carcinogen and breaks down rapidly in the environment, unlike 2,4,5-T/2,4-D (Agent Orange). It kills on contact and is extremely effective for this use, if not much else. (Times Online)
Agent Orange in Vietnam. If they had it they would have used it on us. (Newsmax)
Two Bears said he is dying of cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange and other chemicals while serving in Vietnam. -World Photo by Jolene Guzman. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
The US did that in Vietnam, it was called Agent Orange. Destroyed vast tracts of Vietnamese jungles and caused generations of childhood deformities. (ABC Online)
Hollywood star Tea Leoni, visiting Vietnam as a Unicef ambassador, on Thursday kicked off a campaign to raise awareness about the plight of children suffering disabilities linked to Agent Orange ... US forces sprayed about millions of litres (gallons) of Agent Orange and other herbicides on south and central Vietnam to deprive opposing forces of forest cover and food crops ... Washington has rejected responsibility for the millions of people Vietnam says have suffered direct or second-generation... (iAfrica.com)
NEW YORK - Several major US chemical companies are directly accountable for supplying the US military with "agent orange" during the Vietnam War and causing widespread dioxin poisoning, a lawyer for Vietnamese plaintiffs told a federal appeals court on Monday ... Jonathan Moore, the lawyer for the plaintiffs, said the chemical companies knew that the "agent orange" herbicide, which releases dioxins, was harmful but did nothing ... Among them was Nguyen Van Quy, a former member of the North... (Planet Ark, United States)
HANOI - Vietnamese victims of wartime "agent orange" were disappointed by a US court's dismissal of a lawsuit against chemical companies but believe they have gathered more support for their cause, an official said on Saturday. "We anticipated this because it is not easy suing big and powerful US companies on US soil and under the US court system," said Nguyen Trong Nhan, vice chairman of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin ... The lawsuit contended agent orange caused... (Planet Ark, United States)
Vietnamese nationals and U.S. military veterans and their families who claim damage from the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War were dealt a pair of setbacks on Friday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ... In a second ruling, the circuit found that claims brought by Vietnamese nationals under the Alien Tort Statute and domestic law for the use of Agent Orange were properly dismissed by Weinstein ... Plaintiffs who opted out of that settlement later lost in court as Weinstein... (Law.com)
US court upholds dismissal of agent orange civil suit ... NEW YORK - A federal appeals court yesterday upheld the dismissal of a civil lawsuit against major US chemical companies brought by Vietnamese plaintiffs over the use of the defoliant agent orange during the Vietnam War ... The lawsuit contended that agent orange caused ailments, including birth defects and cancer. (Boston Globe)
U.S. "agent orange" ruling disappoints Vietnamese ... HANOI, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Vietnamese victims of wartime "agent orange" were disappointed by a U.S. court's dismissal of a lawsuit against chemical companies but believe they have gathered more support for their cause, an official said on Saturday ... "We anticipated this because it is not easy suing big and powerful U.S. companies on U.S. soil and under the U.S. court system," said Nguyen Trong Nhan, vice chairman of the Vietnam Association... (Reuters)
NEW YORK A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an effort by Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange to reinstate claims that U.S. companies committed war crimes by making the toxic chemical defoliant used in the Vietnam War. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said it agreed with U.S. District Judge Jack B. Weinstein, who ruled in March 2005 in Brooklyn that Agent Orange was used to protect U.S. troops against ambush and not as a weapon of war against human populations ... It is... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
How about the years long fight the Vietnam Vets had to wage to get the complications from Agent Orange recognized and treated by the government. Or how the Vets returning from the first Gulf War had to fight for years to have the government recognize that the complications from Gulf War Syndrome were not simply imaginary, or worse from some in Washington and the Veteran's and military health care system, (the beaurocrats, not the actual doctors, nurses, and techs who deal with the vets,) that it... (The Drudge Report)
Vietnam veterans exposed to agent orange, for example, have been shown to have children with increased rates of spina bifida. "Men who drink excessive amounts of alcohol produce higher rates of sperm with abnormalities," said Daniels. (Guardian Unlimited)
janie wrote on Feb 11, 2008 10:31 PM:" hey guys, u cant say a prayer in school, cant spank your kids, cant drink r smoke in public any more!! AND THE VETS CANT EVEN SMOKE IN THERE CLUBS BUT THE GOV CAN TAKE THEM ANYWHERE THEY WANT TO AND PUT THERE LIVES IN DANGER HOW MANY DIED FROM AGENT ORANGE????? AND THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE LAND OF THE FREE BULLCRAPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!! ". OGS TO Life Is Good wrote on Feb 11, 2008 10:04 PM:" I think you either need to have you eyes examined or take a lie detector... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Burr is a Vietnam War veteran who suffers from the effects of the disabling chemical Agent Orange. He said his benefits have increased because the effects of his illnesses have increased. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
HANOI - Vietnamese military technicians have capped an area of a former US military airport with concrete to stop dioxin or "agent orange" contaminating a lake, part of a joint project to deal with a bitter war legacy ... Isaacson, a member of the US-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin which visited the site on Thursday, described a system of channels, filters and sediment tanks, and a carbon filter that takes dioxin out of the water ... The compound of dioxin is a component of "agent... (Planet Ark, United States)
But the U.S. government, as well as U.S. foundations and corporations, should contribute more money to clean up the site permanently, members of a joint U.S.-Vietnamese working group on Agent Orange said Friday. It will cost at least US$14 million to remove dioxin from the site, one of several Agent Orange "hot spots" in Vietnam, said the panel members, who are experts on the environmental, health and political consequences of the herbicide ... Last May, the U.S. Congress set aside US$3 million... (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Milestones: The VFW was instrumental in the formation of the Veterans Administration, the creation of a GI bill, the development of a national cemetery system, and has been diligent in the fight for compensation for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange and veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome. Local Posts: There are 3,047 members and 24 posts in Michigan's VFW District No. 7, which includes Southwest Michigan. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
The NFL seems to be using the same tactic used by the US government against Viet Nam Vets exposed to Agent Orange. They used their power and in house medical experts to deny that the chemical had any effect on the soldiers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Some of the other topics constituents raised included the NAFTA Superhighway, Veterans Administration problems, polarization of both Houses of Congress, the shortage of water, the Tucson freeway bypass issue, delayed checks for veterans affected by Agent Orange, people whose medical payment problems fall through the cracks, solar energy and immigration and border security. Regarding border security Giffords told one constituent, There s a lot of blame to cast about why border issues haven t been... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
The plants production of the powerful Vietnam-era herbicide Agent Orange created dioxin as a dangerous toxic chemical byproduct. One ruling by Spaulding allows about 100 property owners in the Manila and Heizer Creek areas north of Nitro to sue Monsanto as a class. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
MISSOURI: State tax exemptions for payments from the Agent Orange compensation fund to veterans or dependents. MONTANA: $250 death payments made by counties. (USA Today)
Mary Canavan of Berkeley, who had raised concerns about the impact of Agent Orange, wrote that it seemed Vietnam and its people were embracing a better future. However, she added, "I'm disappointed but not surprised that the U.S. is not taking any responsibility for the aftermath of Agent Orange. We can barely get anyone to acknowledge that our own people are suffering consequences of exposure.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Formed as a by-product during waste incineration, paper, chemical and pesticide manufacturing, it was the toxic ingredient in Agent Orange and closed the Love Canal in Niagara Falls ... (May 21, 2007) Veterans exposed to Agent Orange have a 48 percent increased risk of prostate cancer recurrence following surgery than their unexposed peers, and when the disease comes back, it seems more ... 28, 2003) Agent Orange-related contamination of food is responsible for high blood dioxin levels among... (Science Daily)
Thanks to the gracious nature with which Howard accepted his defeat, there was no need for the new generation of photographers to bother with Agent Orange, Roundup, or any other defoliant. Howard invited them into the grounds for a picture of him and his wife Janette greeting Rudd and his wife Therese Rein at the front door. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
19, 2007) A study of Vietnam war veterans who suffered brain injuries during the conflict has found that the men show a faster decline in their cognitive functioning as they grow older than veterans without such injuries. Published in the journal Brain [1], the study has found that the rate of decline can be predicted by how intelligent the veterans were before they were injured, their level of education, the size and location of the injury, and certain genetic markers that have been linked to... (Science Daily)
Don Pardue, who says he has prostate cancer as a result of being exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam, holds a picture of a fellow military man who saved his life ... "The Department of Veterans Affairs has recognized an Agent Orange-prostate cancer link. I was exposed in Vietnam," Pardue says. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Exposed to Agent Orange, and diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder in 1978, it has been an uphill battle for the combat veteran ever since he returned from the jungles in which he fought an enemy that refused to lose ... Dennis Thorp, Woodward s advocate and co-founder of Agent Orange Victims International, is all too familiar with Woodward s ordeal. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
" Alan wrote on Dec 3, 2007 1:28 PM:" " I would also like to invite anyone who is interested to Maranatha Baptist Church tonight at 6:00-8:30 the author of "Born again Mormon" Shawn Mc Craney is going to be speaking and their will be a question and answer period. Shawn was 47 years LDS and is now a born again Christian with a deep love for the Mormon people and a deep desire to see the lies of the doctrines within Mormonism exposed. There is no cost for the evening and it is our sincere hope... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Agent Orange caused my blindness and other disabilities. These injuries did not stop me from joining veterans organizations and enjoying the camaraderie. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
BTW I'll bet that if Bush had flown combat missions in Vietnam, you and all your moonbat friends would be accusing him of causing every case of Agent Orange since the Vietnam War started. Such is the mindset of tinfoil hat libtards in the throes of BDS.. (The Drudge Report)
Veterans affected by uranium weapons should not be denied recognition and help as were Vietnam veterans who suffered from Agent Orange. Our country also needs to join the vast majority of nations and stop using these weapons. (Montana Standard, MT)
An Afghan National Army soldier stands guard at a check point near a NATO forward operating base in Orguan-E in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. (AP / Rafiq Maqbool). (CTV.ca)
We have a thing called Agent Orange, which is killing a lot us, and I am one of them, he said. I have a lot of the symptoms like prostate cancer. (New Iberia, LA)
Many of these non-military members are the wives of veterans who watched their friends and loved ones die, become maimed or come back suffering from the effects of being exposed to Agent Orange or Depleted Uranium. All while non-veteran groups like the Boy Scouts, Sea Cadets and whatever other groups they determined would make their parade look patriotic were encouraged to join in and march along side the patriarchs. (The Santa Barbara Independent)
"The programs designed to help veterans today are frequently criticized as imperfect and lopsided, and the agencies that provide them as overwhelmed and dysfunctional. But they aim to address almost every aspect of a veteran's life.In Massachusetts, the state's approximately 476,000 veterans - including 147,000 who fought in Vietnam - have access to medical facilities run by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, and can receive free treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, said Alison... (Boston Globe)
At least I m still alive my brother died from that Agent Orange ... The National Veterans Legal Services Program reports that thousands of Vietnam Naval veterans suffering from diseases brought on by Agent Orange are again in dangerous waters since the Veterans Administration pulled their benefits ... The veteran said he lost some of his eyesight and has limited use of his hands, legs and feet as a result of exposure to Agent Orange while he served in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Forty years later, he still suffers from health problems including an illness he says is the result of exposure to Agent Orange, the herbicide used by American forces in Vietnam. For Muscianes and his wife, Carolyn, the Veterans Day event held by the VA is a great way to honor the fallen, crippled and the ones that are left. (Corning Leader, NY)
A San Francisco appeals court in July rejected VA's attempt to deny benefits for Vietnam veterans suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukemia caused by Agent Orange exposure ... The 1989 ruling led to legislation that forced VA to study what types of diseases other than the skin condition chloracne were caused by Agent Orange exposure ... After tests by the National Academy of Sciences, 10 other conditions were considered to have been caused by Agent Orange. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Today I am going to only concentrate on the Vietnam veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange (herbicide that kills vegetation) ... When you read the article "Agent Orange Exposed Vets Score another Court Victory," you will see where Judge Stephen Reinhardt came down very hard on the Department of Veterans Affairs ... The article titled "Diseases Considered to have been caused by Agent Orange Exposure" is also of note. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Many died years later as a result of the poisonous Agent Orange herbicide. During the war, the United States military forces sprayed nearly 19 million gallons of herbicide on approximately 3. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)
The left criticizes Bush for violating civil rights and destroying precious freedoms, forgetting that it was the Democratic Party that supported slavery; Democrat President Franklin Roosevelt during World War II rounded up 100,000 American citizens of Japanese, German, and Aleut descent and put them into internment camps without charging them with any crimes; Democrat President Harry Truman dropped the atomic bomb on Japan, depriving 200,000 Japanese men, women and children of their right to... (Anchorage Daily News)
Many of the 700 orphans who live there are deformed or disabled third-generation victims of Agent Orange. When he returns, however, Son Pham will not live at the orphanage. (Canada.com)
As they grew older, their frustration grew with the system, which did not want to acknowledge or address problems associated with post-traumatic stress disorder or effects of Agent Orange. Days in Da Nang. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
You're automatically 100 percent (disabled) for Agent Orange. . (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
28, 2003) Agent Orange-related contamination of food is responsible for high blood dioxin levels among residents of a Vietnamese city, reports a study in the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental ... 16, 2006) A dioxin toxin contained in the herbicide Agent Orange affects male reproductive health by limiting the growth of the prostate gland and lowering testosterone. (Science Daily)
Winnipeg A lawsuit filed on behalf of military veterans and civilians exposed to Agent Orange and other defoliants cleared another legal hurdle Tuesday ... One of the leaders of the Agent Orange Association [lobby group] is in and out of hospital constantly because of problems that he has, which we believe flow from his years at the base, said Regina-based Tony Merchant ... The federal government has offered $20,000 in compensation, but only to people who were exposed to Agent Orange in 1966 and... (Globe and Mail -- National)
Knudsen said he still suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and exposure to Agent Orange, which has left him with several medical problems. Page 1 of 2. (Daily Iowan, IA)
As an Army Signal Corps vet who served in Vietnam from January 1968 to March 1969, Scheid said there is a possibility that his condition was aggravated by exposure to Agent Orange, a herbicide developed by the military to defoliate trees and shrubbery where the enemy could hide. That could explain the nerve damage that has made his recovery so daunting, Scheid said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The federal government once used 2,4,5-T to make Agent Orange, a defoliant sprayed on jungles in the Vietnam War. A defoliant strips trees of their leaves. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Business)
Seward met with Dennis Thorp, an advocate for veterans who was a co-founder of Agent Orange International. Thorp has spent time lately researching depleted uranium and the effect it has on soldiers. (Herkimer Eening Telegram, NY)
James Jim P. La Fleur, 58, of West Salem died suddenly on Monday, Oct. 1, 2007, at his home of cardiac arrest and complications of Agent Orange. He was born in La Crosse on Sept. 20, 1949, to Ambrose and Kathryn (Knutson) La Fleur. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Included will be information specific to Agent Orange, Gulf War and Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Representatives from the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, Martin and Rapid City Vet Centers, South Dakota Career Center and South Dakota Veterans Service Organizations will also be on hand to provide information and assistance to Stand Down participants. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Department service officers from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, AMVETS, American Legion and D.A.V. are looking for ex-service members who served in Vietnam (even TDY) from Jan. 9, 1962, to May 7, 1975, or Korea, near the DMZ, from April 1968, to July 1969 and were exposed to Agent Orange ... Widows and widowers should also contact a service officer if their spouse s death was attributed to Agent Orange. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
wrote on Sep 27, 2007 8:20 PM:" Thank you for your service! Its a shame our VIETNAM VETS did not get the same homecoming. I had two uncles who served in Vietnam who earned their combat infantry badges. When they came home to Bloomington, they did not even wear their uniforms given the bad treatment that had gotten when they arrived in California. As far as the VA, sounds like most of you will not have to use their substandard services. Both uncles NEVER used their services though both served in... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Clayton James, 62, of Bloomington waited until just a few months ago to get screened for exposure to Agent Orange, a chemical used in Vietnam that is associated with non-Hodgkins lymphoma and other cancers among veterans. If unaddressed health issues are among the tragic lessons learned in Vietnam, then the growing awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury are signs of progress. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Davis' other child, a 24-year-old daughter, has Down syndrome, which he attributes to his exposure to Agent Orange. Back story. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Speaking in a whisper from his home in Lompoc, Wild said he will begin radiation treatments this week in Santa Barbara for squamous cell carcinoma, a malignant cancer that is often linked to Vietnam veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange, the deadly defoliant that the U.S. military used in the Vietnam war ... Wild said he believes the cancer may be the result of Agent Orange exposure from his service in Vietnam ... He said he has seen the effects of Agent Orange on his feet before, but that... (Santa Maria Times)
During a short stretch of the Vietnam War this patch of ground served as an American Special Forces air base, and while the soldiers departed long ago, a potent dioxin from the Agent Orange that they stored and sprayed here lingers still ... Aerial spraying of defoliants like Agent Orange had destroyed large swaths of forest ... But he soon realized the forest ecosystem was not the only thing struggling to recover from Agent Orange. (International Herald Tribune)
At a recent event in Berlin, a struggling city in northern New Hampshire, a man missing his front teeth greeted Romney and began to tear up as he told him he had cancer - the result, he said, of exposure to Agent Orange during three tours in Vietnam ... Romney twice mentioned the need to reanalyze the statistics linking cancer and Agent Orange. (Boston Globe)
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