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Cleanup of War’s

Agent Orange

Legacy Expanded

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Vietnamese soldier at

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in an October 2018

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about hazardous

chemicals. Above, a

U.S. airman positions

a hose that will pour

Agent Orange into a

C-123 aircraft so it

can be sprayed on

jungle areas that hid

the Viet Cong.

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