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Agent Orange | Toxic herbicide used in the Vietnam war
By Vinnie Yuen
35 years ago American troops sprayed the herbicide named Agent Orange over Vietnam and its toxic effects still linger today. Thuy Vu, CBS 5 anchor/reporter from San Francisco, returned to her homeland to deliver a special report on the legacy of Agent Orange.
More than 20 million gallons of the substance were dumped on Vietnam jungles during the Vietnam War. Vu's report depicts the victims of the toxic agent, which include both US and Vietnamese veterans.
The most heart-breaking incidents involve Vietnamese children who suffer from severe birth defects and have been abandoned by their parents. These children are born with missing limbs, deformed limbs and/or deformed faces, sometimes missing their noses or eyes.
According to the report, the United States government has allocated $9 million for victim assistance and clean-up in Vietnam, but claimed there's no concrete evidence that Agent Orange harmed the Vietnamese.
Agent Orange: 35 years later (part 1)
Vietnam Soldiers still suffer from Agent Orange:
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"According to the report, the United States government has allocated $9 million for victim assistance and clean-up in Vietnam, but claimed there's no concrete evidence that Agent Orange harmed the Vietnamese."
Love it. Kind of like there's no concrete evidence that 9/11's victims died because planes crashed into the twin towers. Unless you count the (inconclusive) concurrence of their disappearances with the attacks.
Thanks so much for writing about this Annie! My Mother and Father witnessed the Vietnam War. My Father was actually a soldier during this period; and my Mother saw her banana trees wither the day after Americans sprayed Agent Orange over the village. What a travesty towards humanity!
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