The strategic orange containers affect human lives and even the innocent

environment.

Agent Orange was an effective herbicide used by U.S. security forces during the
Vietnam War to remove forest cover and crops for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong
troops. The U.S. program, codenamed Operation Ranch Hand, sprayed more than 20
million gallons of various herbicides in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos from 1961 to
1971. Agent Orange, containing the deadly compound dioxin, was the most widely
used herbicide. It was later proven to cause major health problems—including tumors,
birth defects, rashes, and extreme psychiatric and neurological problems—among the
Vietnamese population as well as among returning U.S. servicemen and their families.

The introduction of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War, lasting from 1962 and 1971 by
the United States, ruined the environment in Vietnam, ruined the lives of Vietnam
Veterans after the war, and refused to take responsibility for bringing such a chemical
into warfare. They also criticized the manufacturers for not coping with consumer
outrage. Society is struggling to achieve justice and cope with the health problems
they have got. Who should be held responsible and liable has to be on the United
States government for the authorization of using this chemical, pouring it over
Vietnam and all humans below, and creating distrust between the public, the
veterans, and the government itself.

This series of events serves as yet another reminder of how devastating and

long-lasting the consequences of modern war can be. Even 50 years later, Agent
Orange is still doing its job, affecting Vietnam’s environment and human population.