Legacies: Agent Orange

The Legacy of Colin Powell, and the Legacy of Vietnam

Colin Powell was not only exposed to the defoliants; he directly accompanied the unit of South Vietnamese soldiers who were spraying them.

War’s Lethal Legacy

War’s Lethal Legacy

How the Agent Orange tragedy in Vietnam defined 40 years of a foreigner’s life. We have not seen the last victim yet of this lethal legacy.

Vietnam honours US woman for Agent Orange relief work

Vietnam honours US woman for Agent Orange relief work

Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga on April 16 presented the Friendship Order, a notable distinction of the Vietnamese State, to Executive Director of the War Legacies Project (WLP) Susan Marie Hammond.

Patrick Leahy: War legacies and the expanding U.S.-Vietnam partnership

Patrick Leahy: War legacies and the expanding U.S.-Vietnam partnership

When I became a senator for Vermont in 1975, one of the first votes I cast was for a law to stop funding the war in Vietnam. That law passed by one vote…. Words cannot adequately describe the magnitude of the catastrophe of that war for the people of both countries. 

Why there is Agent Orange in Newark

https://youtu.be/DYwPQoF1QDw Published on Dec 12, 2018Over 50 years ago the “Agent Orange” herbicide was manufactured...

August 10, AGENT ORANGE DAY

August 10, AGENT ORANGE DAY

It is the 57th anniversary of the 1961 first use of Agent Orange herbicides on the environment and people...

Vietnam: The Chemical War

Vietnam: The Chemical War

This article originally appeared at thenewyorktimes.com. By David Biggs. Just before dawn on Nov. 18, 1967, the men of...