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National Catholic Reporter
April 20, 2018
Add Social Security into the budget and military spending looks smaller, only a quarter of total spending, which made spending on the Vietnam War appear less, and today's military expenditures, ... They both have heart ailments, and one has diabetes that the Veterans Administration links to Agent Orange.
The Whit Online
April 19, 2018
Agent Orange was a wise, planned political move by the U.S. starting in 1962 during the Vietnam War. It was used to eliminate forest coverage as well as crops that enemy South Vietnam could utilize. In January of 1962, United States helicopters flew over South Vietnam and ended up spraying more thanÃâà...
Niagara Gazette
April 16, 2018
The meeting will explore issues surrounding exposure to Agent Orange and other toxic chemicals, according to VVA 268 event chairman Gordon Bellinger. The goals are to bring attention to hidden costs of military service and encourage the government to assist the diagnosis and treatment of birth defects.
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
April 15, 2018
Over the next 45 years, they begat two children, a lifelong marriage and 40 years of military service, most of it in Fort Smith. Then early last year, John's military service took his life. He died of cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. And Elly was further shaken by a federal law that reducesÃâà...
Sentinel & Enterprise
April 14, 2018
LEOMINSTER -- Every day, a veteran of the Vietnam War rides the bus to the Leominster YMCA. He suffers from Parkinson's disease contracted after exposure to Agent Orange during one of three tours in Southeast Asia. "He won't go into specifics, because you can see how much it affects him," said YMCAÃâà...
WFLA
April 14, 2018
The military denies spraying Agent Orange on Guam. Veteran Leroy Foster of Lakeland told Target 8 in 2017 that he sprayed the toxic defoliant all over the island. Contacted by Target 8, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R)-Florida, asked the Department of Defense to declassify Lonnie's records hoping there'sÃâà...
Newsday
April 13, 2018
Ryan, who was exposed to Agent Orange during a 13-month combat tour from 1966 to 1967, helped awaken America to the damaging effects of the toxic chemical cocktail when he joined a class-action lawsuit against seven chemical company suppliers. The U.S. military sprayed 20 million gallons of theÃâà...
WFLA
April 13, 2018
But despite their close proximity to the defoilant, the VA denied Lonnie's claim for Agent Orange disability benefits after an eight-year wait, saying the Department of Defense does not recognize that the military sprayed Agent Orange in Guam. Commander John Wells, Executive Director of the MilitaryÃâà...
Kdminer
April 6, 2018
Agent Orange is derived from the combination of code names for Herbicide Orange (HO) and Agent LNX. Agent Orange was a noxious cocktail of herbicides and defoliants used by the U.S. military as part of its chemical warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam Conflict from 1961Ãâà...
Marshalltown Times Republican
April 4, 2018
Agent Orange was an extremely powerful herbicide and chemical defoliant used against enemy forces in Vietnam from 1961-71 in hopes of eliminating the thick jungle ground cover. There was 22 million gallons of Agent Orange sprayed. Military personnel who were involved in its application, storage,Ãâà...
The Durango Herald
April 3, 2018
During this brutal war, many of these brave Coloradans fell victim to a terror they could have never foreseen: a toxic herbicide called Agent Orange. Throughout the course of the Vietnam War, the United States military sprayed 18-20 million gallons of herbicides. Agent Orange was the most commonÃâà...
The Columbian
March 31, 2018
Dennis Franklin's March 27 letter “Support our Blue Water Veterans” missed the reality of the Agent Orange “exposure” during our Vietnam military presence. I think most Americans accept the fact that Army and Marine troops in Vietnam plus a smaller number of Navy sailors patrolling inland and coastalÃâà...
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
March 31, 2018
Throughout the course of the Vietnam War, the United States military sprayed 18-20 million gallons of herbicides. Agent Orange was the most common herbicide used, with 11-12 million gallons sprayed throughout the entirety of the war to eliminate foliage and crops that hid and fed the Viet Cong troops.
Greensburg Daily News
March 30, 2018
But there have been repercussions. He said he was in an area near Saigon that was heavily sprayed with Agent Orange, an herbicide containing a deadly dioxin, sprayed by U.S. military to reduce foliage and forest cover. The consequences of exposure to Agent Orange are severe. Effects include rashesÃâà...
KUAM.com
March 29, 2018
A small rally was held outside of Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo's officeThursday, the group saying it wanted to draw attention to what they believe was Agent Orange contamination here by the military. The powerful herbicide was used as a defoliant during the Vietnam war, and is blamed for manyÃâà...
The Herald Bulletin
March 29, 2018
He said he was in an area near Saigon that was heavily sprayed with Agent Orange, an herbicide containing a deadly dioxin, sprayed by U.S. military to reduce foliage and forest cover. The consequences of exposure to Agent Orange are severe. Effects include rashes, cancer, birth defects and severeÃâà...
wnep.com
March 28, 2018
Two heart attacks and Agent Orange effects on his liver are just some of his reminders of the Vietnam War. “I was wounded in Vietnam in September 30 of 1968 ... John Steiner served during the Tet Offensive, one of the largest military campaigns of the war. He did not receive the warmest reception when heÃâà...
WatertownDailyTimes.com
March 28, 2018
Tentative plans call for dedicating the plaque on Memorial Day followed by a legion ceremony recognizing Vietnam veterans who died from injuries, exposure to Agent Orange or PTSD. Agent Orange is a herbicide and defoliant chemical that was used by the U.S. military in the Vietnam War. Mr. StickneyÃâà...
The Guam Daily Post
March 27, 2018
Guam has high rates of cancers and other diseases that can be attributed to Agent Orange, said Mead, Pablo and Uncangco. Members of the GAO team were on island last year to speak with veterans about possible Agent Orange locations but more needs to be done to get input from non-military residentsÃâà...
InsideSources
March 27, 2018
This dichotomy is all too familiar for U.S. military veterans. As a community, we have suffered — and continue to suffer — both chronic and acute injuries from the physical, environmental and psychic harms we have been exposed to: Agent Orange, Gulf War syndrome, burn pits, depleted uranium,Ãâà...
Temple Daily Telegram
March 27, 2018
Chapter member Victor Wiggins said “issues important to veterans … like agent orange, mental health, and veteran's benefits” are important to Vietnam ... In Lampasas, all Vietnam-era veterans who served in the U.S. military, including the Coast Guard, between November 1955 and May 1975, whether youÃâà...
Mooresville Tribune
March 26, 2018
Unfortunately, exposure to Agent Orange, which claimed the life of Warren in 2009, has also hit Hedley's platoon. In honor of Warren, Hedley and his board carried on Warren's dream of the “Welcome Home Veterans” non-profit, and was able to open the Welcome Home Veterans Living Military Museum atÃâà...
The Killeen Daily Herald
March 26, 2018
Chapter member Victor Wiggins said “issues important to veterans … like agent orange, mental health, and veteran's benefits” are important to Vietnam ... All Vietnam-era veterans who served in the U.S. military, including the Coast Guard, between November 1955 and May 1975, whether you served inÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 25, 2018
VA Secretary David Shulkin suggests he favors expansion of Agent Orange-related health care and disability compensation to new categories of ailing .... To comment, write Military Update, P.O. Box 231111, Centreville, VA, 20120 or email milupdate@aol.com or twitter: Tom Philpott @Military_Update.
The Northwest Florida Daily News
March 23, 2018
VA Secretary David Shulkin suggests he favors expansion of Agent Orange-related health care and disability compensation to new categories of ailing veterans but that factors like cost, medical science and politics still stand in the way. Shulkin told the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday thatÃâà...
Montgomery Advertiser
March 23, 2018
“I do not believe there will be scientific data [to] give us a clear answer, like we do have on the Agent Orange presumptive” list for veterans who had served in-country. “For the Blue Water Navy…epidemiologic studies just aren't available from everything I can see. So, we're going to have sit down and doÃâà...
The Island Now (blog)
March 20, 2018
His U.S. Army service in Korea and the death of his brother from exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam inform our guest's staunch pacifism and his view that, instead of blindly worshiping our military, we can and should actually support it. Keeler's life and work make him well worth our undivided attention.
Foreign Policy In Focus
March 20, 2018
Guam and Okinawa have a shared history of exploitation by their governments — and a shared threat from new military installations. ... Jungle Warfare Training Center, a sprawling 35 square-kilometer facility that was once a testing ground for Agent Orange and later commandeered by Oliver North. In 2016Ãâà...
New York Times
March 20, 2018
Researchers led by Jeanne Stellman of Columbia examined military records of the flight paths of Agent Orange spraying missions. Comparing those flight paths to the position of nearby villages and American ground troops revealed a direct association between exposure and later health problems.
Military Times
March 13, 2018
At the time, Clinton praised West for his efforts to better aid veterans suffering from Agent Orange exposure and Gulf War Syndrome, but his tenure was ... More recently, he served on the National Advisory Council of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, offering advice on ways to better help military families andÃâà...
Radio Free Asia
March 13, 2018
During the ship's port call from March 5 to 9, some of the sailors visited an orphanage and a center for the treatment of Agent Orange, the toxic defoliant sprayed widely on forests by the U.S. military that ended up poisoning many rural Vietnamese. Other sailors played soccer and basketball with theirÃâà...
Newsday
March 11, 2018
Military service exposes individuals to an alarming array of hazards, including the toxin Agent Orange, concussive artillery blasts or PTSD-related sleep troubles. Richard Gales, a veterans counselor for the Town of Hempstead, said the failure to screen for veteran-specific health factors may be due to a timeÃâà...
The Guardian
March 11, 2018
In a classroom on the outskirts of the city, uniformed navy sailors played rock and country classics for dozens of enthralled children who had disabilities that have been blamed on the Agent Orange sprayed by the US military during the war. After the performance, more sailors arrived for some arts and crafts.
Herald-Mail Media
March 11, 2018
The last U.S. troops did not leave South Vietnam until March 29, 1973, ending the nation's direct military involvement in the conflict. ... More recently, Hampe said he's lost a lot of friends that were exposed to Agent Orange, a blend of tactical herbicides the U.S. military sprayed in the jungles of Vietnam andÃâà...
Newsweek
March 9, 2018
The U.S. military said that the death at Camp Carroll is being investigated. The soldier's name will ... The drums were believed to contain Agent Orange, the infamous herbicide that was used during the Vietnam War to deny North Vietnamese forces the cover of jungle canopies. It was later found to cause aÃâà...
WTOP
March 7, 2018
The visit by the USS Carl Vinson with more than 5,000 crew members marks the largest U.S. military presence in Vietnam since the Southeast Asian nation was ... The ship's mission includes technical exchanges, sports matches and visits to an orphanage and a center for victims of Agent Orange, a toxicÃâà...
Fresno Bee
March 7, 2018
The visit by the USS Carl Vinson with more than 5,000 crew members marks the largest U.S. military presence in Vietnam since the Southeast Asian nation was ... The ship's mission includes technical exchanges, sports matches and visits to an orphanage and a center for victims of Agent Orange, a toxicÃâà...
The News Tribune
March 7, 2018
The visit by the USS Carl Vinson with more than 5,000 crew members marks the largest U.S. military presence in Vietnam since the Southeast Asian nation was ... The ship's mission includes technical exchanges, sports matches and visits to an orphanage and a center for victims of Agent Orange, a toxicÃâà...
Sputnik International
March 7, 2018
Its 5,000-sailor complement will participate in technical exchanges and sports matches with the Vietnamese military as well as humanitarian work at orphanages and a center for victims of Agent Orange, a carcinogenic herbicide sprayed over 12,000 square miles of Vietnamese land during the war.
WTRF
March 7, 2018
The visit by the USS Carl Vinson with more than 5,000 crew members marks the largest U.S. military presence in Vietnam since the Southeast Asian nation was ... The ship's mission includes technical exchanges, sports matches and visits to an orphanage and a center for victims of Agent Orange, a toxicÃâà...
Eye on Texas Blog (blog)
March 7, 2018
Thick plumes of toxic smoke washed over our military personnel on a daily basis. The disease and death many military families are experiencing today has been called the New Agent Orange. Our veterans are not receiving the treatment and help they need from the VA. CPT (Ret.) Le Roy Torres, founder ofÃâà...
Khmer Times
March 7, 2018
DANANG, VIETNAM (Reuters) – Sailors from a US aircraft carrier yesterday visited a Vietnamese shelter for people suffering from the effects of Agent Orange, a chemical used by the US military during the Vietnam War to destroy foliage. Of the 4.8 million people who were exposed to Agent Orange, someÃâà...
Metropolitan News-Enterprise
March 7, 2018
... whose income was derived from military disability benefits based on exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam—was netting. The award was made on a basis proscribed by a recent Supreme Court decision, the opinion declares, but leaves open the prospect of a reinstatement of it under a different approach.
NavyTimes.com
March 7, 2018
The visit by the USS Carl Vinson with more than 5,000 crewmembers marks the largest U.S. military presence in Vietnam since the Southeast Asian nation was ... The ship's mission includes technical exchanges, sports matches and visits to an orphanage and a center for victims of Agent Orange, a toxicÃâà...
Reuters TV
March 6, 2018
America wants to develop military links with Vietnam to counter Beijing, and aircraft carriers like this often patrol the hotly disputed South China Sea. And while sources say Vietnam leaders want to stand up to China on the ocean, they're also taking pains to keep relations cool with their giant neighbor.
MassLive.com
March 4, 2018
Battista, who died of cancer in 2016 at the age of 70, was an active part of a team of former Westover Air Force Reserve members who successfully spent four years fighting for benefits for military crews who fall ill after being exposed to Agent Orange while flying C-123 Provider planes that had beenÃâà...
Tampabay.com
March 2, 2018
For years, tens of thousands of veterans suffering from their exposure to the burning of toxins in military trash pits across Afghanistan and Iraq sought official acknowledgement of a ... The legislation mirrors connections formally established to the defoliant Agent Orange used during the Vietnam War.
MyCentralJersey.com
February 23, 2018
There are serious concerns among military veterans, and civilians who worked for military contractors, about exposure to the airborne contaminates from smoke coming from the massive burn pits used throughout the Middle East. Burn pits accommodate open-air burning of chemicals, batteries, tires, dieselÃâà...
Daily Record
February 21, 2018
There are serious concerns among military veterans, and civilians who worked for military contractors, about exposure to the airborne contaminates from smoke coming from the massive burn pits used throughout the Middle East. Burn pits accommodate open-air burning of chemicals, batteries, tires, dieselÃâà...
Citrus County Chronicle
February 16, 2018
My wonderful husband of 58 years, 24 military service — no care could help his fate with Agent Orange. He, served in Vietnam in 1969 ... He had a permanent catheter in the bladder, right kidney and a drain tube in his lungs that were again being eaten away by Agent Orange. He passed away at home FebÃâà...
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