Briefs: Sopori to host Community Day Nov 10, 2009
Agent Orange help is available. American Legion Post 131 is offering assistance to veterans who may suffer from Agent Orange-related diseases ... The Department of Veterans Affairs has recognized that veterans who served in Vietnam and were exposed to Agent Orange, a defoliant, have had an unusually high incidence of certain diseases. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Needs of vets ignored Oct 30, 2009
But if these two groups of veterans had been part of the study, the U.S. government would have had to admit that it has exposed these veterans to Agent Orange and other biological agents they shouldn't have been exposed to. So far, the dishonorable U.S. government still has yet to compensate the Vietnam veterans for their exposure to Agent Orange, and the same goes for the Gulf War veterans ... In April 2005, former "World News Tonight" anchor Bob Woodruff said, "All American veterans of Vietnam... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
I'm so sick of being sorry Oct 27, 2009
It's sorry for exposing its Vietnam veterans to Agent Orange. It's sorry for how it ran Samoa early last century. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Bird-Eating Fanged Frog Found in Thailand Sep 26, 2009
HMMMMMMMMMMMM, Sounds like some sort of genetic mutation going on there, most likely from Agent Orange exposure in the 1960s and 70s ... Actually most mutations caused by the likes of Agent Orange would tend to kill off a species. (CBS News)
Agent Orange campaign in Vietnam Aug 11, 2009
Agent Orange was intended to defoliate the jungle. Vietnam is staging "Orange Day" to raise funds for people it says suffered because of the spraying of Agent Orange by US troops during the Vietnam War ... They say Agent Orange was first used by the US in Vietnam 48 years ago. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Dioxin Decomposition In The Yushchenko Case: Elimination Rate Faster Than Expected Aug 6, 2009
The Seveso accident and Agent Orange ... Dioxin pollution also occurred during the Vietnam War when the US Air Force dropped large quantities of the defoliant chemical Agent Orange, which was contaminated with dioxin, over extended areas of the country. (Science Daily)
Click to read:House OKs Extra $2B on "Cash for Clunkers" Aug 1, 2009
I have been trying to get a small disability pension for leukemia under Agent Orange guidelines for service in Vietnam for six years and have decided that the government has no money. They found an extra $2 billion for Americans to buy imports in a matter of days. (CBS News)
Rose medals, flowers and good cheer Jul 25, 2009
They have proven that belief by volunteering many hours to raise awareness about illnesses related to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War. Veterans who have been exposed to Agent Orange are honored in a special ceremony and presented with a medal The Order of the Silver Rose in recognition of their contributions and heroism while serving in Vietnam combat zones. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
A hard-fought battle: Clash over home health care puts stress on couple Jul 14, 2009
SIERRA VISTA It took Vietnam veteran Ralph Brymer years of fighting the Department of Veterans Affairs bureaucracy to be recognized as a victim of Agent Orange and for the federal agency to acknowledge he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder ... That one-year tour left him suffering from the aftermath being sprayed by Agent Orange and post traumatic stress disorder ... During his tour from 1967 to 1968, Air Force planes would fly overhead dropping it (Agent Orange) on us and we had no... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Silver Rose medals awarded Jul 1, 2009
Local Vietnam War vets were exposed to Agent Orange ... The Order of the Silver Rose is a medal awarded to veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange while serving in the Vietnam War ... In Sierra Vista s first Silver Rose ceremony, presentations were made by Rose and Aaron Possien at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, where the victims of Agent Orange, in the presence of family members and friends, were honored. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Newtons Veterans Agent Fred Guzzi to retire May 20, 2009
Soldiers who were affected by Agent Orange and other chemicals in Vietnam are starting to see the effects and need health care, Guzzi said. And veterans from the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have increased his workload over the past several years. (Newton Tab, MA)
In touch with the Earth: For some local residents, Earth Day is every day Apr 12, 2009
Ban the use of 245T (Agent Orange). Create the St. Croix Wild and Scenic Riverway and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Biking Vietnam Mar 22, 2009
There is, however, bitterness about the legacy of the defoliant Agent Orange, which, generations later, continues to inflict on Vietnam one of the world's highest rates of birth defects. In rural villages everyone shouted "hello!" as we passed through. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
HDNet World Report Investigates the Devastating Effects of Agent Orange 30 Years After the Vietnam War Feb 25, 2009
Vietnam's Lingering Ghost: Facing the Legacy of Agent Orange' airs on HDNet Tuesday, March 3 at 9:00 p.m. ET. DALLAS, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- HDNet World Report, HDNet's award-winning weekly news program, presents a dramatic report exposing the ghost that the United States left behind when our troops left Vietnam - Agent Orange ... Agent Orange was an herbicide sprayed during the Vietnam War, named for the color-coded barrels in which it was stored. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
John Tanner, the man who did so much Feb 15, 2009
Fran said one of the doctors at the VA hospital linked the cancer to the Agent Orange that John was exposed to in Vietnam. It didn't help that he also started smoking when he was 11. (Florida Today)
Up The Creek Feb 7, 2009
If you still have not had enough, you will be happy to hear that the late night bar line-up will kick in straight after the main stage, where Akkedis will entertain the late night revelers with friends the likes of Simon Agent Orange, Namibian star on the rise Andra, Black Cat Bone and Dave Ferguson. Up The Creek takes place just outside of Swellendam from 6 to 8 February. (iAfrica.com)
