Agent Orange
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Gigi Bannister told TMZ, which first reported the actor’s death, that her late husband was a Vietnam War vet and was exposed to Agent Orange during his service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Suspecting an environmental link, the scientists and officials considered various possible culprits, from a rare moose-borne parasite to blue-green algae blooms to Agent Orange sprayed on the province in the 1970s.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
In 1969, evidence linked a chemical in Agent Orange, 2,4,5-T, to birth defects and stillbirths in mice because it contained TCDD, a particularly harmful dioxin.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025
Millions struggle with the aftereffects of Agent Orange and other herbicides the United States sprayed across the south, while unremediated explosives remain a mortal danger.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2025
Ellsberg knew the cause—American planes buzzed 150 feet above the treetops, spraying a defoliant known as Agent Orange.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
