Weirton, W.Va. (WTRF) The City of Weirton honored veterans of the Vietnam War with a special proclamation, marking the beginning of Agent Orange Awareness Month. Weirton Mayor Harold Miller also ...

WEIRTON, W.Va. — October marks Agent Orange Awareness Month, with officials in Weirton honoring one of their own. Vietnam veterans were exposed to the harmful defoliant agent orange as part of ...

The problem for the commanders in Vietnam was that Agent White took as long as four months to defoliate what Agent Orange did in a matter of hours. In May 1970, the Air Force flew its last ...

Agent Orange was the preferred chemical because it was quickest, defoliating leaves within three or four weeks, compared to four months for the second-fastest solution, Agent White.

Agent Orange Awareness Month, observed in October, recognizes the chemical's devasting effects. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 73°F. Saturday, June 7th 2025 E-Edition.

A Vietnam War veteran living in Syracuse seeks creation of a memorial to honor those, like him, who suffered from exposure to ...

I am a 57-year-old Vietnam vet who was exposed to Agent Orange. At age 41, I had to have an emergency heart bypass. I have had six heart attacks since my surgery. Our youngest daughter suffered with ...

Why Is an 83-Year-Old Vietnamese Woman Fighting Against Agent Orange and US ... born in 1968, suffers from a heart defect, tetralogy of Fallot. Her daughter died at the age of 17 months.

Mary Pohl of Muhlenberg Township, whose husband, Norbert “Rufus” Pohl, died of the effects of Agent Orange, stands with Sarge, a dog they picked out together.