Saturday, June 25, 2011

Veterans agency updates list of vessels exposed to Agent Orange

Veterans agency updates list of vessels exposed to Agent Orange

The Department of Veterans Affairs has updated its list of ships and other vessels that potentially were exposed to Agent Orange herbicides during the Vietnam War, according to the Fleet Reserve Association.

The list includes Navy landing craft, river patrol boats, harbor utility craft and Coast Guard cutters with certain designations for patrol boats, buoy tenders and cargo vessels. In all, there are 180 ships, vessels, gunboats and tankers on the list, which can be viewed at www.fra.org/agentorange.


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