MOUNTAIN HOME, Tenn. (WJHL)- More than 58,000 American soldiers died in the Vietnam War, but the number of those dying from its impacts continues to rise because of Agent Orange. “It was a very strong ...
Prior exposure to Vietnam War-era herbicide, Agent Orange, may increase veterans’ odds of having acral melanoma by ...
"I am a hostage and a prisoner, imprisoned by my handicap," one survivor said. Angelica Caye Kuhn was on the road to becoming a nurse. The mother of two was working as a patient care technician nearly ...
DA NANG, Vietnam -- The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions of people still face daily battles with its chemical ...
John Callahan figured that if he died in Vietnam, it would at least be in heroic fashion while fighting for his country. Callahan, a Hartford native, enlisted two weeks before his 17th birthday and ...
According to the federal government, an estimated 300,000 Vietnam veterans have died from the dangers of Agent Orange. The defoliant was heavily used during the conflict. Now, there is a new ...
DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions of people still face daily battles with its chemical ...
SYRACUSE — Looking back on his days serving in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Air Force, Larry Kerr remembers the regular exposure to Agent Orange. The chemical was stored in large drums where he ...
The Cu Chi Tunnels, which were utilized by communist insurgents fighting the southern Republic of Vietnam during the 1960s and 1970s. This memory war mirrors the lopsided nature of the military ...
FILE- Flying a bare 100 feet above the jungle hills west of Hue, 5 bulky 'C-123 providers' cut loose a spray of chemical defoliant on August 14, 1968. The chemicals used burn off heavy foliage hiding ...