Agent Orange
Agent Orange is the code name for an herbicide that was used to destroy the foliage in Vietnam. The main idea behind the use of Agent Orange was the destruction of the hiding places for the Vietnam Soldiers. There are a multitude of reasons why Agent Orange was unsuccessful. The main reason was the lack of effectiveness. Not long after the U.S. sprayed the herbicide, the foliage would grow back. This made it especially useless because it made the one positive outcome nonexistent.
Agent Orange resulted in many people being maimed or killed directly from the chemical effects. The people in Vietnam who were sprayed got the worst of it. They would be affected in many ways. Babies were born with horrendous birth defects. People who were directly in contact with it had physical maiming and many died. Veterans were also affected by the chemical. The veterans, however, were in contact with the chemicals far less than the people who were sprayed directly by it. The U.S. soldiers who were responsible for moving and handling the Agent Orange before it was loaded into the airplanes were affected a lot as well.
Today, there are fundraisers and charities specifically designed to support people who were and are affected by Agent Orange, and Agent Orange carries with it a dark cloud of destruction that was left in its wake.
Agent Orange resulted in many people being maimed or killed directly from the chemical effects. The people in Vietnam who were sprayed got the worst of it. They would be affected in many ways. Babies were born with horrendous birth defects. People who were directly in contact with it had physical maiming and many died. Veterans were also affected by the chemical. The veterans, however, were in contact with the chemicals far less than the people who were sprayed directly by it. The U.S. soldiers who were responsible for moving and handling the Agent Orange before it was loaded into the airplanes were affected a lot as well.
Today, there are fundraisers and charities specifically designed to support people who were and are affected by Agent Orange, and Agent Orange carries with it a dark cloud of destruction that was left in its wake.