Chandler Bridges
May 14, 2015
Agent Orange “One Significate Ghost"
In war, the first prerogative is that you must be able to find the enemy. During the Vietnam war, the United States utilized a group of herbicides which became known as the “Rainbow Herbicides" (Murray 2005) These chemicals, prefixed with "agent" named for their color, were stored in 55 gallon metal barrels with a simple, color-coded strip to designate the contents, of all the "agents", Agent Orange was the most extensively utilized, with 150,000 gallons being sprayed each at the height of the conflict. The United States government officially dismissed claims that herbicides were harmful to human health as a product of "propaganda war." (Potter 1962) Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, …show more content…
In order to present the program as under the full authority of South Vietnam government, Operation Ranch Hands planes were stored alongside President Diem's private planes at the United States Air Force Base Bien Hoa. Although the United States Air Force initially planned to remove American markings from the planes and replace them with South Vietnam markings, a pilot involved in the first stages of Operation Ranch Hand recalled the Air Force Commander never implementing the remarking of planes, because he thought it didn't make sense to change them. (Buckingham 1982)
The United States and Ali countries sprayed Agent Orange from 1961-1971. Spraying 21 million of gallons defoliant over Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos causing destroy much of the plant life. This intentional defoliation caused destruction of the jungle canopies and crop land. The destruction affected the enemy in more than one way. The defoliation took do the heavy cover they would hide in, showing ambush parties. The other objective was to deny them food they needed to survive. Vietnam civilians would have to destroy food that was affected in crops and the soil would be unsuitable to plant until …show more content…
Thirty thousand dollar will be seen to Vietnam for 10 years. Another hundred million to help clean up hot spots were containments were more concentrated dioxins were kept or used. Including former Air Force Bases Danang, Southern Bein Hoa, and Phu Cat were chemicals were mixed and stored. (2010 associated press) Two hundred million has been ear marked for expanding care for Vietnamese with disabilities caused by toxins.
In 1969 the United States Military was approached by many well decorated scientist with information regarding the ecological effects of Agent Orange. In January 1971, the spraying stopped by the United States military, but the damage was already done. (American Public Health Association,
May 14, 2015
Agent Orange “One Significate Ghost"
In war, the first prerogative is that you must be able to find the enemy. During the Vietnam war, the United States utilized a group of herbicides which became known as the “Rainbow Herbicides" (Murray 2005) These chemicals, prefixed with "agent" named for their color, were stored in 55 gallon metal barrels with a simple, color-coded strip to designate the contents, of all the "agents", Agent Orange was the most extensively utilized, with 150,000 gallons being sprayed each at the height of the conflict. The United States government officially dismissed claims that herbicides were harmful to human health as a product of "propaganda war." (Potter 1962) Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, …show more content…
In order to present the program as under the full authority of South Vietnam government, Operation Ranch Hands planes were stored alongside President Diem's private planes at the United States Air Force Base Bien Hoa. Although the United States Air Force initially planned to remove American markings from the planes and replace them with South Vietnam markings, a pilot involved in the first stages of Operation Ranch Hand recalled the Air Force Commander never implementing the remarking of planes, because he thought it didn't make sense to change them. (Buckingham 1982)
The United States and Ali countries sprayed Agent Orange from 1961-1971. Spraying 21 million of gallons defoliant over Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos causing destroy much of the plant life. This intentional defoliation caused destruction of the jungle canopies and crop land. The destruction affected the enemy in more than one way. The defoliation took do the heavy cover they would hide in, showing ambush parties. The other objective was to deny them food they needed to survive. Vietnam civilians would have to destroy food that was affected in crops and the soil would be unsuitable to plant until …show more content…
Thirty thousand dollar will be seen to Vietnam for 10 years. Another hundred million to help clean up hot spots were containments were more concentrated dioxins were kept or used. Including former Air Force Bases Danang, Southern Bein Hoa, and Phu Cat were chemicals were mixed and stored. (2010 associated press) Two hundred million has been ear marked for expanding care for Vietnamese with disabilities caused by toxins.
In 1969 the United States Military was approached by many well decorated scientist with information regarding the ecological effects of Agent Orange. In January 1971, the spraying stopped by the United States military, but the damage was already done. (American Public Health Association,