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Amerasian Women Witnesses Baby Lift Crash in 1975, Suffers with Agent Orange Illnesses

Linda believes her health conditions are caused by the chemical defoliant the U.S. sprayed over Vietnam.

(LANGHORNE, PA) - Linda is an Amerasian woman, born in 1972 in Saigon, Vietnam.

The term Amerasian was coined to define Asian born children fathered by U.S. Military men, and has been used to describe children from Japan, Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines in an attempt to stop the negative term half-breed.

Looking for God Within the Kingdom of Religious Confusion

[Creative nonfiction] Scriptural realities illuminate this mythical journey to discover the truth about God.

(POICVIANA, Fla.) - Jacob fell to his knees weeping as he watched his nine-year-old daughter, Jessica, lowered into the abyss of death, a site eloquently referred to earlier in the sermon as her "peaceful resting place, to await the second coming of the Lord."

To Jacob it was the cold, dark hole where Jessica's body would remain alone forever.

Toxicity Found in Breast Milk of Mothers in Dioxin-Affected Areas

According to the researchers, newborns' heads in Bien Hoa City were bigger than in Da Nang; the babies who were born prematurely gained weight slowly.

(DONG NAI VNS) - During the war in Viet Nam, US troops stored more than 98,000 buckets of Agent Orange at Bien Hoa airbase in the southern province of Dong Nai.

After they overflowed several times, the contamination level far exceeded what regulations permitted.

Upcoming Action at Dow Chemical`s Shareholder Meeting

The ongoing chemical disaster occurring in Bhopal, India, has claimed over 25,000 lives in the past 29 years.

(DA NANG Vietnam) - An upcoming action at is planned for the Dow Chemical shareholder meeting in Michigan, the event is organized by the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal--North America (ICJB-NA)

ICJB-NA strives to hold Dow Chemical accountable for the ongoing chemical disaster occurring in Bhopal, India, which has claimed over 25,000 lives in the past 29 years.

U.S. Army Veteran `found living in Vietnam village 44 YEARS after being shot down and presumed dead`

His daughters refuse to take DNA tests to prove his identity.

(LONDON The Daily Mail) - Sgt. Robertson's name is etched along with 60,000 others onto Washington D.C.'s poignant Vietnam memorial, but now the documentary questions whether he is actually alive and well.

The filmmakers claim to have tracked him down to south-central Vietnam - where the 76-year-old is unable to remember his birthday, his American children’s names, or how to speak English.

Did you say Rundown or Roundup?

Some serious thoughts on the ramifications of Scientology and Monsanto for Vietnam.

(HANOI) - When I visited Vietnam for the first time in the early eighties, we were taken to a rehabilitation center that was located on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City.

There, drug addicts received a treatment that consisted of physical exercise, massage, and traditional medication.

`The Demons of War are Persistent` - A Personal Story of Prolonged PTSD

Understand that it is never too late in your life to begin looking forward and achieving new objectives.

(POICVIANA, Fla.) - Forty years have passed since my deployment as a combat Marine to Vietnam. However, only several years since I acknowledged my inability to continue suppressing the demons alone.

Like many veterans, the “Demons” have haunted me through nightmares, altered personas, and hidden fears.

Agent Orange Aboard the USS White Plains

What legacy do we leave behind for our children and grandchildren?

(MEDIA, PA) - Agent Orange herbicide being lifted off the deck of the USS White Plains (AFS-4) for delivery by an HC-3 helicopter during a 1970 deployment to Vietnam.

This is evidence that Blue Water Navy indeed carried and transported barrels of agent orange onboard US Navy commissioned ships to ports in Vietnam.

Dying in Our Prime, No Answers for Children of Vietnam Vets

the VA denied my father’s service connected disability, and my birth defects are not recognized by the Veterans Administration.

( LANGHORNE, PA) - Please remember if you are a Vietnam Veteran, a wife of a Vietnam Veteran, or the child of a Vietnam Veteran, you are not alone.

There are thousands of us who have struggled for decades with illness, loss, and diminished quality of life due to the chemical defoliant Agent Orange.

Children of Vietnam Veterans: Their Voice Keeps Growing

COVVHA has also built a private support community for only children of Vietnam Veterans.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Children Of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance, INC. (COVVHA), is an organization that was founded to address the specialized needs of the children and grand children of Vietnam Veterans.

This is a group that has been negatively affected by their parent's exposure to the herbicide, Agent Orange, during the Vietnam war.