HO CHI MINH CITY - Vietnam has handed over an area of land to its former war enemy the U.S., but this time the two sides aren’t fighting across an old battlefield, but working together to fight what lies beneath. READ MORE Agent...
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Agent Orange
Generations later, people in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos still feel the health effects of Agent Orange, the defoliant used by the US military in the Vietnam War. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Susan Hammond with the War...
The U.S.’s Toxic Agent Orange Legacy
Sophea Soun, a 30-year-old woman born with only one full arm, stands at the edge of a dirt path in Kampout Tuk, Cambodia. Courtesy of Charles Dunst KAMPOUT TUK, Cambodia—Paris Dauk’s left arm lies close to her chest, reminiscent of how a...
Leahy presses on with humanitarian efforts in Southeast Asia
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., takes part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Bien Hoa, Vietnam, in April. For Sen. Patrick Leahy, the effects of war don’t end when the bullets stop flying. That’s why the longtime senator has fought for...