Picture a foreign presence destroying corn crops in Iowa, wheat in Kansas, or apples in Washington state. Americans would be outraged. Think of some of the sprays fouling waterways and leaving permanent damage to the landscape. I always experienced this “disconnect” between the stated policies and the way the war was conducted. Imagine soldiers showing up unannounced on your street to search your home.
Agent Orange: a veteran's perspective
Barely three years after the fall of Saigon in 1975, the debate over the health issues caused by Agent Orange was already emerging. Definitive answers have been hard to come by. What has been overwhelmingly frustrating for veterans is the sense that no sincere effort has been made to find and monitor the long-term effects of exposure on the part of those who could do something about it.