War Crime Nation: In Vietnam the horrific legacy of Agent Orange

The orphans of Agent Orange: Fifty years on, children suffer from the horrific effects of America’s use of chemical weapons during the Vietnam War

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During the Vietnam War, between 1962 and 1971, the U.S. military sprayed nearly 20 million gallons of material containing chemical herbicides and defoliants mixed with jet fuel over parts of Vietnam, eastern Laos and Cambodia.

Agent Orange is the combination of the code names for Herbicide Orange and Agent LNX - one of the herbicides and defoliants used as part of its chemical warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand.

The program's goal was to destroy forested and rural land - depriving guerrilla fighters of cover while cutting off their food supply.

But its devastating effects continue to this day - with many deformed children forced to live a life of destitution on the streets or in low-funded orphanages.

Mr Anderson, from Illinois, said he was shocked that the U.S. government 'has not offered any aid' to victims of the chemical attack.

'The official stance is that there isn't enough evidence to link the health problems to America's use of chemicals like Agent Orange,' he said.

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According to the Vietnam Red Cross, about one million Vietnamese people have been affected by Agent Orange, including 150,000 children who have suffered from birth defects, CNN reported.

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