[CPEO-MEF] HERBICIDES, HEALTH: Survey of Vietnam vets

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Reducing the haze on Agent Orange

By BRIAN WALKER
Coeur d'Alene Press (ID)
June 4, 2012

Dick Phenneger is on a mission to assist his fellow Vietnam veterans  
and their families.

The Post Falls man, who served as an Air Force pilot and started a  
nonprofit called Veterans Services Transparency, has launched a North  
Idaho survey of Vietnam vets in hopes of increasing awareness about  
those who were exposed to the Agent Orange herbicide during the war.

"We're doing this survey to get the word out on exactly what happened  
to these guys and gals so we better understand," said Phenneger, who  
has a background as a business analyst.

Agent Orange was later discovered to be contaminated with a toxic  
dioxin compound that resulted in deaths, illnesses and birth defects.  
The herbicide was intended to defoliate forest, depriving guerrillas  
of cover.

Phenneger said all Vietnam veterans in the region - regardless of  
whether they believe they were exposed to the herbicide during combat  
or not - are encouraged to participate.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/ 
article_320588d6-3860-5374-94f7-1a9eb4749a32.html

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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