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Agent Orange effects focus of meeting

The generational effects of Agent Orange and dioxin will be discussed at a town hall meeting set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Rogalski Center on the St. Ambrose University campus. The three Quad City Area chapters of Vietnam Veterans of America are hosting the...

Agent Orange tested secretly in Panama

The US military tested Agent Orange and other herbicides by secretly spraying them in Panama at the height of the Vietnam War, according to the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Members of the U.S. military, as well as civilians, may have been exposed to the extremely toxic chemical. Though...

Agent Orange Tested in Panama in the 1960’s and 70’s

http://www.panna.org/resources/gpc/gpc_199908.09.2.19.dv.html This article is from the Global Pesticide Campaigner (Volume 09, Number 2), August 1999. The complete issue is available. More about the Global Pesticide Campaigner. News Note: Agent Orange in Panama The Dallas Morning...

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD): Johnston Atoll Kalama Atoll

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On 31 July 2001 the U.S. Army Chemical Activity Pacific retired its colors on Johnston Island. The unit’s deactivation marked an end to 30 years of storing and handling chemical weapons stockpiles, and participating in the destruction of those weapons since 1990. Johnston...

Agent Orange Okinawa: Where did Agent Orange stop?

Having spent much of my childhood living on air force bases around the U.S., I’m wondering whether the Pentagon allowed even more widespread use of this “defoliant.” It has been reported here in the U.S. that some veterans claim to have been exposed to Agent...

Agent Orange Okinawa: Pentagon denies burying defoliant

The Pentagon has once again denied allegations that the U.S. military buried the highly toxic defoliant Agent Orange in Okinawa, the Foreign Ministry said. “The U.S. Department of Defense said that it once again reviewed past records and found no documents confirming that...

Agent Orange Okinawa: Okinawan mayor urges probe into Agent Orange allegations

“I was stunned,” Noguni said. “But when you see what had happened on Camp Lester, it is something that is very highly likely.” A local mayor is urging the Japanese government to investigate whether the U.S. buried dozens of barrels of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War at a...

Agent Orange Okinawa: Agent Orange buried on Okinawa, vet says Ex-serviceman claims U.S. used, dumped Vietnam War defoliant

In the late 1960s, the U.S. military buried dozens of barrels of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange in an area around the town of Chatan on Okinawa Island, an American veteran has told The Japan Times. The U.S. government has repeatedly maintained that it has no records pertaining...

H.R.812 Latest Title: Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011

H.R.812 Latest Title: Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011 Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 2/18/2011) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 2/18/2011 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. TEXT OF THE BILL:...

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association A Suggested Approach for Making a Case for Disability Entitlement by Offshore Vietnam Veterans Page number citations are from the IOM Report from the Committee on Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure. This, and...

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