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Agent Orange is an incredibly dark part of American history that a surprising number of people don't know about. It was a form of biological warfare used in the Vietnam War that left generations of civilians both physically and mentally deformed.
Agent Orange is an incredibly dark part of American history that a surprising number of people don't know about. It was a form of biological warfare used in the Vietnam War that left generations of civilians both physically and mentally deformed.
The greatest casualties of AO were children born with bizarre and cruel birth defects, including missing eyes
Bulbous eyes
Misshapen heads
Diseased skin
And other defects such as tumors or twins/triplets being born conjoined.
Many veterans have also dealt with illnesses stemmed from AO. These illnesses as well as AO itself can be passed down through generations, meaning there are children today still suffering its effects. https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/health/after-orange-vietnam-veterans-fight-lifelong-effects-of-agent-orange/article_98f62977-7ac8-562d-b71d-f30fe96607f3.html
The US estimates the clean up of a third mass sight of AO will cost $500 million and 10 years to complete before the are might be safe again. Over 4.5 million acres were contaminated. No formal reparations have been payed directly to Vietnam for their own effects.
Over 50,000 Vietnam vets have received an average of less than $4,000 for medical issues related to AO. Heart Disease, one of the most common side effects of AO, costs an average of over $18,000 per year to treat.
The US also knew the harmful repercussions but ignored them for two full years before they decided to stop using it in Vietnam. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/05/us/dow-says-us-knew-dioxin-peril-of-agent-orange.html
Below is an organization to help veterans treat any illnesses caused by AO. https://vva.org/what-we-do/outreach-programs/agent-orange/a
And another organization for Vietnamese civilians. http://msavlc.org/the-vietnamese-association-of-victims-of-agent-orange-vava/
