DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to ...

A Connecticut man came home from Vietnam with lasting physical and mental scars. Now, 50 years later, he's still dealing with the consequences.

From 1961 to 1971, the United States government undertook massive defoliation programs as an instrument of war in southeast Asia. It systematically set out to destroy millions of acres of foliage from ...

Across Vietnam, U.S. forces sprayed sprayed 72 million liters (19 million gallons) of defoliants during the war to strip the enemy’s cover. More than half was Agent Orange, a blend of herbicides.

Across Vietnam, U.S. forces sprayed 19 million gallons of defoliants during the war to strip the enemy's cover. More than half was Agent Orange, a blend of herbicides. Agent Orange was laced with ...

Agent Orange was one within an arsenal of “rainbow herbicides” used by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam, each given a colloquial name based on the color of the bands on the drums in which it was ...

During the war, US forces doused Vietnam with 72 million liters of defoliants in an attempt to deprive enemy forces of cover. Over half of this deluge consisted of Agent Orange, a herbicide ...

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago but the disaster unleashed by American use of Agent Orange continues unabated DA NANG, Vietnam -- The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South ...