29 Historical Photos Of The Vietnam War

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The Deadly Agent Orange

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The ubiquitous UH-1 “Huey” helicopter is captured here swooping down to spray the deadly Agent Orange on the forest. This poisonous herbicide was used by the American military for the purpose of defoliating the jungle or forest that is being used by the Viet Cong to conceal themselves and destroying the vegetation or crops that the enemy might use to feed themselves. It is reported that more than 20 million gallons of Agent Orange was used in the decade-long “Operation Ranch Hand.” However, the chemical dioxin did more than just that,
as it caused serious health problems such as cancer and heart disease, among many others, to those it affected, aside from birth defects in the succeeding generation.