With concern growing about the possible exposure of thousands of Canadian and American troops to the toxic Vietnam-era defoliants known as Agent Orange and Agent Purple at a New Brunswick military facility, Canadian officials held a fractious public hearing on Thursday at the affected base. A similar opportunity, or at least a phone contact, on this side of the border may be available as early as next week, according to the head of Maine's National Guard, Major General John Libby.
pjnyden@wvgazette.com The Last Ghost of War," a new independent film about long-term health damages from Agent Orange and dioxins, will have its first showing in the Appalachian region Friday evening at South Charleston's LaBelle Theater.
AIKEN - Terry Macy brought home a few things from the Vietnam War that he wanted - some medals, a uniform - and some bad dreams that he didn't. Doctors at the Augusta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers say he might have another unwanted souvenir from that war - an increased chance his prostate cancer will return because of Agent Orange exposure.
CAM TUYEN, Vietnam - Her children are 21 and 16 years old, but they still cry through the night, tossing and turning in pain, sucking their thumbs for comfort. Tran Thi Gai, who rarely gets any sleep herself, sings them a mournful lullaby. "Can you feel my love for you? Can you feel my sorrow for you? Please don't cry.
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Thirty-plus years after the war in Vietnam ended, its effects -- not surprisingly -- linger, but not necessarily in the ways one would expect. From 1961 to 1971, the American military sprayed more than 21 million gallons of herbicides and defoliants over the country's jungles.
, 65 of Dubuque, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at ManorCare Health Services, after battling the effects of Agent Orange. Services will be at noon Saturday, Dec. 31, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, with the Rev. Mark Ressler officiating. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, where military rites will be accorded by the Dubuque Marine Corps League. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Although the effects of Agent Orange shortened his professional career and eventually his life, Raymond Mackanic never regretted sacrificing for his country. My father was so anxious to fight that he faked his birth certificate and enlisted in the Marines when he was 16," said his daughter, Crassandra Lyn Dinning of Dravosburg.
YAKIMA, Wash. -- It's been 50 years since the U.S. military sprayed Agent Orange over Vietnam, but its effects are still felt today, said Charles Bailey, who is leading an effort to clean up the chemical's legacy. Bailey, 66, and Son Michael Pham -- who left Vietnam as a refugee the day the war ended -- spoke to the Rotary Club of Yakima on Thursday at the Yakima Convention Center about the lingering impacts of the chemical in hopes of garnering cleanup support.
SPRINGBORO -- Milt Pearson is moved by the plight of veterans. His friend and the head trainer at his Prime Performance Gym in Trotwood is Ron Daniels, a Vietnam vet who has dealt with the effects of Agent Orange.
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