[CPEO-MEF] HERBICIDES, HEALTH: Agent Orange and Vietnam War Navy veterans

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Agent Orange can be Deadly
Agent Orange: over 21,000,000 gallons of this toxic herbicide was  
sprayed in Vietnam to defoliate crops to lessen the food supply and  
to thin out foliage.

John J. Bury
Salem-News.com
November 1, 2011


(MEDIA, Pa.) - I am U.S. Navy retired with 22 years active service;  
also, a Vietnam Veteran with four (4) ship board deployments to  
Vietnam waters, known as the combat zone.

From January 9, 1962, to May 7, 1975, Agent Orange (Dioxin) was used  
in Vietnam as a defoliate. Approximately 21,000,000 gallons was  
sprayed. Presumptive Exposure to the Dioxin may have caused a variety  
of illnesses to those serving in the Armed Forces (Vietnam). Some  
Land, Air and Sea service members, better known as having Boots-On- 
Ground who were infected by suspect elements of Agent Orange, in some  
cases receive Veteran Administration (VA) compensation for their  
disability.

For most Navy Veterans, not ever having Boots-On-Ground who served  
onboard Naval ships within the coastal waters of the Vietnam combat  
zone are known as Blue Water Sailors. These sailors are not eligible  
for VA compensation.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/november012011/ao-bany-jb.php

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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