ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Dozens of people gather at LZ Peace Memorial to honor seven Vietnam veterans who suffered the effects of a chemical weapon. Agent Orange is a chemical that was sprayed over ...

On a windy evening last weekend, candles flickered defiantly at Uni-Trade Stadium as a crowd gathered before The Wall That Heals. The three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial stood ...

The Wall that Heals is a 3-quarter size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The replica travels throughout the country, and since arriving in Whiteville earlier this week, ...

DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to ...

who served in the Army from 1968 to 1969 in Vietnam and said he suffered health effects because of Agent Orange, salutes during Saturday’s ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the ...

(WJHL)- 58,000 U.S. soldiers were killed on the ground in Vietnam, but many of those who returned home had another battle to fight with the effects of Agent Orange. Lowell Cable is one of them.

(WJHL)- More than 58,000 American soldiers died in the Vietnam War, but the number of those dying from its impacts continues to rise because of Agent Orange. “It was a very strong herbicide ...

Hugh Coryea won’t be driving the bus, but he is the driving force behind a trip planned for veterans to visit military monuments in Washington, D.C. this fall. Some veterans who are making the Sept.

Agent Orange, the chemical most frequently used, was later linked to cancer, birth disorders, and other life-threatening health complications. The extent of its effect on both American service ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) maintains a list of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships associated with military service in Vietnam and possible exposure to Agent Orange based on military records.

In 1991, Congress passed the Agent Orange Act, which requires the VA to assume all veterans who “served in the Republic of Vietnam” from 1962 to 1975 were exposed to Agent Orange. A few months later, ...