Agent Orange: Negatively Affected American Republic

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Haily Crouse
7th grade
Mrs.King
January 20, 2016
Agent Orange What is Agent Orange? Agent Orange was a herbicide in also a weedkiller. Agent orange caused many difficulties in birth defects it also affected American republic. Agent Orange was a herbicide an a weedkiller used to eliminate rainforest cover so the VC couldn't use it. Agent orange was used alot in the Vietnam war. According to History.com staff it tells me that about 11 to 13 million gallons of Agent Orage was sparyed in between January of 1965 in April 1970. Agent Orange is most known to come in orange striped containers. It was one of the “rainbow herbicides” used along with Agents White,Purple,Pink,Green, and Blue.
What affects did it have on the human body? One big effect

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