Without medical evidence that affirms a connection between Agent Orange and myelodysplastic syndrome, patients have struggled to qualify for benefits.

A national prospective study has confirmed a long-suspected link between Agent Orange and a rare but serious form of blood ...

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North Highlands resident Ericka Butler served in the Navy for four years and the Air Force Reserve for six. Stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, she worked in one of the largest Navy shipyards in the ...

August 10th of each year is Agent Orange Awareness Day. It is a day to provide awareness and information about the effects of Agent Orange on our servicemen and women who served in Vietnam. On the ...

One of the most tragic conflicts of the Cold War era (1945-1991), took place between the southeast Asian counties of North and South Vietnam. With some help from the Soviet Union, the communist forces ...

As a young GI at Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, Dean Osborn spent much of his time in the oceanside woodlands, training on soil and guzzling water from streams and aquifers now known to be ...

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A soldier participates in the Norwegian Foot March at Fort Ord National Monument, in Monterey County, California, Oct. 28, 2022. Mounting evidence shows that to kill pervasive poison oak and other ...