Agent Orange
Agent Orange was a Dioxin based chemical agent used in Vietnam to reportedly wipe out plant growth to assist troops to fight the battles without having to contend with enemy forces using brush to hide their presence. There were three key problems with this agent. One it didn't do the job fast or dependably. It was not safe for a) The troops it was sprayed over. b) Contaminated the ground and water table where troops would pass through. And three, the returning troops suffered health problems like cancer, nerve damage, and a host of other problems. To make matters worse, the genetic DNA damage was passed onto their partners and any future resulting offspring.Vietnam war was a very controversial war. The Troops were not greeted with cheers when they came home. Their penalty for answering the Commander and Chief (president) in their deployment, was high death rates, inferior equipment and supplies, physical and emotional ailments including PTSD, lifelong DNA damage from encounters with Agent Orange, and public humiliation. While a select few did receive compensation for the Agent Orange damages to them from the government, not all did. To make things worse, the deployment of Agent Orange during the war has genetically damaged the DNA of future generations which the government has yet to address some 60 years latter. Offspring born of Vietnam vets encounter life long complications on a large range of problems.
Comments by outsider to the issue R Beauchamp
A Tribute to Vets and their families
