American tactics in Vietnam can be summed up ... on suspected Vietcong strongholds, and Agent Orange, an ultra-strong defoliant, was used to destroy the jungle cover. Helicopters were used to ...

A plane spraying Agent Orange over Vietnam The Americans used chemical ... This was used to clear foliage in the jungle which was the natural hiding place for the Vietcong. They also wanted ...

The U.S. Veterans Administration should pay retroactive benefits to thousands of Navy veterans who served on ships off Vietnam’s coast for Agent Orange-related health problems without making them file ...

The herbicide, intended to clear jungle foliage along the Ho Chi ... provides between $30 to $40 million annually to Vietnam for Agent Orange-related disabilities, while Laos receives a fraction ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) maintains a list of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships associated with military service in Vietnam and possible exposure to Agent Orange based on military records.