VICTIMS OF AGENT ORANGE

Agent Orange was a chemical defoliant used in the Vietnam War to clear forest cover and crops for Vietnamese troops. The United States military dropped millions of gallons onto the territory, which caused the ecosystem to wither immediately. The dioxin is a highly toxic and persistent organic pollutant linked to cancers, diabetes, birth defects and other disabilities.

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The Red Cross estimates that three million Vietnamese have been affected by dioxin, including at least 150,000 children born with serious birth defects. Millions of Americans and Vietnamese are still affected, directly and indirectly, by the wartime U.S. spraying of Agent Orange and other herbicides over southern and central Vietnam.