Worldfocus » dioxin http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Agent Orange devastates generations of Vietnamese http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/15/agent-orange-devastates-generations-of-vietnamese/3625/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/15/agent-orange-devastates-generations-of-vietnamese/3625/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:33:06 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=3625 During the Vietnam War, the U.S. dropped millions of gallons of Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant, on Vietnam in an attempt to remove the jungle used for cover by communist forces.

Decades later, civilians still suffer the consequences. Dioxin still lurks in Vietnam’s soil, causing deformities which are passed on from generation to generation.

Worldfocus correspondent Mark Litke and producer Ara Ayer travel to Vietnam and witness the devastating effects the toxin has left behind.

For more information on efforts to aid the victims of Agent Orange, visit the Vietnam Friendship Village.

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