Monday, December 20, 2010

New VA program for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange announced

New VA program for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange announced

Military personnel who loaded helicopters and airplanes used in Operation Ranch Hand reportedly sustained some of the heaviest exposures. Members of the Army Chemical Corps, who stored and mixed Agent Orange and defoliated base perimeters, also were likely to suffer from the heaviest exposures. Others who may have receive a heavy exposure were members of U.S. Army Special Forces units who defoliated remote campsites and members of U.S. Navy river units who cleared base perimeters.

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