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Mar 16, 2021 · To those who followed the conflict’s aftermath intimately, this was hardly surprising. Only in the last two decades has the United States finally acknowledged and taken responsibility for the legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam, committing hundreds of millions of dollars to aiding the victims and cleaning up the worst-contaminated hot spots there.
- The Victims and Those Left Behind
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- The Victims and Those Left Behind
Apr 16, 2023 · Published April 16, 2023. Updated June 7, 2023. From 1961 to 1971, the U.S. used the herbicide and defoliant Agent Orange in Vietnam, leaving behind millions of victims with deadly diseases and birth defects. For ten years in Vietnam, it rained a chemical mist. It was the height of the Vietnam War in the 1960s, and planes and helicopters flew ...
Jun 7, 2010 · After visiting several deformed children allegedly due to Agent Orange’s dioxin in this valley, I walked past the meat stand in the middle of the A-Luoi central market in the late afternoon to conclude my trip. I looked at a saleslady who seemed rather content and quiet. Something told me that I had to talk to this woman.
Oct 19, 2017 · A first generation Agent Orange survivor who was exposed to the chemical as a child. (Image: War Remnants Museum) A second-generation Agent Orange victim born with deformities. (Image: War ...
- Agent Orange and Survivors' Benefits
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VA offers a wide range of benefits to surviving spouses, dependent children and dependent parents of Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and died as the result of diseases related to Agent Orange exposure. Benefits include compensation and health care benefits.
Surviving spouses, dependent children and dependent parents of Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and died as the result of diseases related to Agent Orange exposuremay be eligible for a monthly payment called Dependency and Indemnity Compensation. Survivors also may be eligible for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation if the Veteran died f...
Surviving spouses and children of Veterans who died from a VA-rated, service-connected disability may be eligible for health care benefits under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA). Survivors also may be eligible for CHAMPVA if the Veteran was rated permanently and totally disabled from a service ...
Dec 22, 2015 · This story was first published in April 2015. 40 years since the end of the Vietnam War, people in Vietnam with severe mental and physical disabilities still feel the lingering effects of Agent Orange. Respiratory cancer and birth defects amongst both Vietnamese and U.S. veterans have been linked to exposure to the defoliant.
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Mar 16, 2021 · Yenly, 17, has arthrogryposis. Her mother wanted to kill her at birth and make an animal sacrifice, believing that her condition was caused by angry forest spirits. The 600,000 gallons of ...
