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VIETNAM WAR - Helicopters are Outfitted to Spray Agent Orange or Super Orange
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VIETNAM WAR - Helicopters are Outfitted to Spray Agent Orange or Super Orange
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"The idea was that by spraying leaf-killing liquids on dense jungle foliage, the enemy would be better exposed. This silent footage was taken on or about January 3, 1964 near Hue, in South Vietnam. According to Wikipedia, ""Agent Orange and ""Super Orange"" were the nicknames given to the herbicide and defoliant used by the United States Armed Forces in its Herbicidal Warfare program during the Vietnam War. Between 1963 and 1966, 6 million gallons of agent orange were used in Vietnam. Agent Orange usage from 1961 to 1971 was by far the most used of the so-called ""Rainbow Herbicides"" utilized during the program. Degradation of Agent Orange (as well as Agents Purple, Pink, and Green) released dioxins, which have caused health problems for those exposed during the Vietnam War. Agents Blue and White were part of the same program but did not contain dioxins. Studies of populations highly exposed to dioxin, though not necessarily Agent Orange, indicate increased risk of various types of cancer and genetic defects; the effect of long-term low-level exposure has not been established. Since the 1980s, several lawsuits have been filed against the companies which produced Agent Orange, among them; Dow Chemical, Monsanto, and Diamond Shamrock (which produced 5%[1]). U.S. veterans obtained a $180 million settlement in 1984, with most affected veterans receiving a one-time lump sum payment of $1,200."
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