Agent Orange

Consequences of War
Agent Orange Dioxin
Agent Orange is a chemical that
was used by the US government
in the Vietnam War. Agent
Orange was sprayed between
1962 and 1971 to defoliate forest
areas that might conceal Viet
Cong and North Vietnamese
forces and destroy crops.
Agent Orange linked Diseases, Cancers and
Disorders
AL Amyloidosis Chronic B-cell Leukemias Chloracne Acneiform diseases

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2Hodgkin's Disease Ischemic Heart Disease Language Disabilities

Multiple Myeloma Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Parkinson's Disease Hearing Disabilities

Peripheral Neuropathy, Early-Onset Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Bone Marrow Disorders

Prostate Cancer Respiratory Cancers Lung Cancer Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Spina Bifida Neural Tube Defects Mobility Disabilities Speech Disabilities

Cognitive Disabilities Intellectual Disabilities Visibility Disabilities

A Photo From The War
Remnants Museum; Ho
Chi Minh City

This photo shows the

aftermath of Agent
Orange.
Ngo Luc

Ngo Luc, a 67 year old who served with a

North Vietnamese Guerrilla unit in the Central
Highlands during the Vietnam War.

The next day the leaves wilted and within a

week the jungle was bald

Image unrelated to Ngo Luc

Lauren Curry

Lauren has an Atrial Septal Defect;

a disorder that was caused by her
fathers exposure to Agent Orange
during the Vietnam War.

[I have been] personally wronged

by a choice my government made.
-Lauren Curry
Tu and his mother Luu Thi Thu

Tu was born in 2008 and suffers

from a rare blood condition. He
requires regular blood
transfusions and has defied his
doctors prediction that he would
not live past 3.

If there hadn't been a war and

the americans hadnt sprayed
dioxins and chemicals into this
area, we wouldnt be suffering
these consequences -Luu Thi
Thu
James Austin Clifford

James suffered from Agent Orange related

Spina Bifida. He died at 34.

[Agent Orange;] something that was known,

understood, and done on purpose -Amber
Clifford (Jamess Brother)
 Wars create consequences that impact generations
upon generations. Agent Orange is just one example
of long lasting effects wars have caused.
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