Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange: Legislative History, Litigation, and Current Issues

by Congressional Research Service

The U.S. Armed Forces used a variety of chemical defoliants to clear dense jungle land in Vietnam during the war. Agent Orange (named for the orange-colored identifying stripes on the barrels) was by far the most widely used herbicide during the Vietnam War. Many Vietnam-era veterans believe that their exposure to Agent Orange caused them to contract several diseases and caused certain disabilities, including birth defects in their children, and now...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505203740
• ISBN13: 9781505203745
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"