Weapons of the Vietnam War - Vietnam War - HISTORY.com
One particularly common menace was the punji stake trap, a bed of sharpened bamboo stakes that was concealed in a pit for enemy soldiers to stumble across. The portable, shoulder-fired SA-7 Grail missile was one of many anti-aircraft weapons extensively against American aircraft conducting bombing raids in North Vietnam
But she was done giving interviews and posing for photos.'I have a husband and a new life and want to be normal like everyone else,' she said.The media eventually found Phuc living near Toronto, and she decided she needed to take control of her story. Christopher Wain, a correspondent for the British Independent Television Network who had given Phuc water from his canteen and drizzled it down her burning back at the scene, fought to have her transferred to the American-run Barsky unit
MDS, Agent Orange and the VA - Page 3 - Marrowforums
We also heard how Agent Orange (contaminated with dioxin) was mixed with chemicals like benzene, also linked to bone marrow failure, and how barrels used for Agent Orange were reused for water storage without sterilization (that's also mentioned in the Chicago Tribune article). I pray that the final decision gives widows and the families of those that did not make it to the end not only the compensation you have been denied but relief and peace knowing that your loved ones sacrifice will finally been recognized
The Vietnamese Lawsuit
The defendants also argue that having the court oversee remediation of the environment in Vietnam would interfere with the 'fragile relations' between the US and Vietnam and impact US foreign policy in Vietnam. The lawyers for the plaintiffs filed their response to the motions to dismiss on January 18, 2005 and then both sides met for oral arguments in front of Judge Weinstein on February 28, 2005
Spy-novel life of Vietnam war's 'napalm girl' - Al Jazeera English
"I cried when I saw her running," Ut told AP recently "If I don't help her - if something happened and she died - I think I'd kill myself after that." Ut and other journalists took Kim to a nearby hospital and pushed for her to get the best available treatment in a US-run facility, once her condition was stable. Human Rights, Africa, Tanzania Despite animosity, Moscow's Muslims change the city At least 1.5 million Muslims in Russia's capital form the fastest growing and most ethnically diverse demographic group
Chemical Warfare
Hundreds of villages were totally destroyed by bombs and napalm, forests over vast areas defoliated, making the land infertile for years, and crops destroyed, with little or no consideration for the needs of the people, merely on suspicion that some of the crop might benefit the enemy... It also portrays the US government as one that has illicitly used weapons of mass destruction, stymied all independent efforts to assess the impact of their deployment, failed to acknowledge cold, hard evidence of maiming and slaughter, and pursued a policy of evasion and deception
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Thanks largely to the efforts of Senator Patrick Leahy, the State Department will continue to provide annual funding to help with UXO removal in Vietnam. At Fort Benning, Georgia, he went through the customary rigors of basic training, with screaming drill sergeants trying to turn him against his quiet nature to become a killer and a hater of gooks
Surviving Vietnam veterans in the U.S., after many years of organized action, have finally achieved limited compensation from our government for some illnesses they suffer due to Agent Orange poisoning. Vietnamese citizens have filed a lawsuit to hold the chemical companies responsible for the crimes against humanity of which their products were a part
I want to share with you 2 cases where I know that Veterans have used other paths to service connection to win their case: Camp Casey, Korea: As early as 1999, this Vietnam era Veteran showed that he was exposed to Agent Orange while serving at Camp Casey in Korea. It does mean that you may have a longer fight, and explore different ways to prove the connection between your Agent Orange exposure and your current medical conditions
Agent Orange Record
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Members of the Army Chemical Corps reported spraying herbicides, handling spray equipment, being present when others were spraying, getting herbicides on their skin or clothing, and passing through defoliated areas (Kang et al., 2001). However, it is difficult to identify all the chemicals to which a person with a given NEC might be exposed during occupational activity; furthermore, there is the possibility that other naval personnel may inadvertently be exposed to some chemicals even if they are not working directly with them, mainly because of the ventilation system onboard Navy ships
Exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam - Public Health
This includes Veterans who: Set foot in Vietnam (This includes brief visits ashore, such as when a ship docked to the shore of Vietnam or when a ship operated in Vietnam's close coastal waters for extended periods and crew members went ashore, or smaller vessels from the ship went ashore with supplies or personnel. VA benefits Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during service may be eligible for a variety of VA benefits, including an Agent Orange Registry health exam, health care, and disability compensation for diseases associated with exposure
forces sprayed over the rural landscape in Vietnam from 1961 to 1971 to defoliate trees and shrubs and kill food crops that were providing cover and food to opposition forces
It further decided that the use of dioxin was a war crime because it qualified as a poisoned weapon in violation of the Hague Convention and customary international law. One of the most shameful legacies of the Vietnam War, Agent Orange continues to poison Vietnam and the people exposed to the chemicals, as well as their offspring
Agent Orange and Military Veterans who Served in Thailand During the Vietnam War. - Avvo.com
Bottom line - if you are a Vietnam Era Veteran that served in Thailand, and remember performing work on the air base perimeter, you are entitled to an opportunity to prove exposure to Agent Orange on a "facts found" or direct basis. No - everybody went out to the perimeter and took up positions." Regardless, the VA is still wanting some corroborating evidence that a service-member performed "perimeter duties"
Agent Orange, Operation Ranch Hand : Vietnam War Herbicides
While some studies show a link between adverse health effects and herbicides or dioxin, there are few data indicating which individuals may have received high exposures during service in Vietnam. These new methods would draw on historical reconstructions and include information on the spraying that occurred around base camps and other areas which could have led to higher human exposures, the committee said
The Toxic Effects of Agent Orange Persist 51 Years After the Vietnam War
From the beginning of the spraying 51 years ago, and even today, millions of Vietnamese have died from, or been completely incapacitated by, diseases which the US government recognizes are related to Agent Orange for purposes of granting compensation to Vietnam veterans in the United States. But what was not televised was the relentless ten years (1961-1971) of spraying millions of gallons of toxic herbicides over vast areas of South Vietnam
Agent Orange Victims Captured In Heartbreaking Portrait Series Decades After Vietnam War (PHOTOS)
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Napalm and Agent Orange in the Vietnam War
The Vietnamese governments estimates that about 400,000 people have died from Agent Orange poisoning, and about half a million children have been born with birth defects. In an underground aquifer, the toxin can remain stable for at least 100 years.As a result, even decades later, the dioxin continues to cause health problems and birth defects for Vietnamese people in the sprayed area
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