One of the U.S. military’s many challenges in the Vietnam War was fighting through a seemingly endless jungle that the enemy knew better than Americans ever could. Its solution was Operation Ranch ...

WASHINGTON — Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange have a higher risk of developing a rare blood cancer that develops slowly over decades, according to a new study that for the first time links ...

A girl who has health problems because of exposure to Agent Orange practices sewing at a special school In Da Nang, Vietnam, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Aniruddha Ghosal) DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — The ...

Paul J. Shinney, Weymouth Vietnam Memorial Park founder and Army veteran, was battling cancer caused by Agent Orange when he died while cleaning the monument at Neck and Bridge streets, July 1, 2019. ...

When people think of war, they often picture the battlefield—the noise, the smoke, the horror, and the loss. But the Vietnam War left behind another, quieter battlefield that stretches across decades ...

Agent Orange is an herbicide primarily known for its use by the U.S. military in the war in Vietnam. Its main ingredient is dioxin, which the United Nations calls “one of the most toxic compounds ...

LAYTON — A Davis County nonprofit seeks to create a memorial for Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange, a chemical herbicide and defoliant used during the conflict that has been ...

Decades later, the legacy of Agent Orange isn't just illnesses, birth defects and continued deforestation in Vietnam. It's also the question of the United States' legal liability for its use, how to ...

Veterans stationed at Fort Ord in California said they were exposed to Agent Orange, leading to serious health conditions, including cancer. (Noah Berger/AP) Editor’s note: This story has been updated ...

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