Commemorations of the end of the Vietnam war are happening, but US diplomats in Hanoi are not likely to attend.
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Harmful dioxins in Agent Orange, used to strip forests of their leaves, still linger in soil. Restoration work has been slow, and upheaval at USAID may slow it more.
The government’s plan to expand the definition of the term ‘veteran’ will add about 100,000 service people in an effort to provide better recognition.
Russia is committing ecocide in Ukraine, an act of war aimed at inflicting serious damage on the environment.
Chemical weapons and toxins are still being used in current wars. Without action, ecosystems and people are at risk.
President Joe Biden signed into law the most expansive health care package for military veterans in recent history – despite initial GOP opposition.
As the coronavirus pandemic played out, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources found themselves in deeper trouble.
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources are now in deeper trouble.
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources are now in deeper trouble.
For more than half a century, service members who got hurt while on active duty but not in combat – like being hit by a jeep while on base – could never sue for damages. That’s now changed – a bit.
More than 500 Australians died in the Vietnam war and 3,000 were wounded, but the damage from Agent Orange was much more far-reaching, as Tim Fischer’s death last week reminded us.
The Vietnam War ended in 1975. But it’s still harming the health of Vietnamese people born after the conflict ended.
Oil spills, nuclear meltdowns and chemical poisonings should be taught in schools.
Comrade Cheetolino, Mango Mussolini, Agent Orange … just a few of Trump’s fake tan induced nicknames.
The use of Agent Orange in Vietnam had deep impacts, including a poisoned water supply, birth defects and cancer. Despite decades of attempted litigation, justice for spraying victims seems unlikely.
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