{"id":5473,"date":"2022-08-12T19:33:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T00:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/?p=5473"},"modified":"2022-08-12T19:33:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T00:33:49","slug":"monsanto-agent-orange-24-d-and-the-trail-of-destruction-in-vietnam-and-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/monsanto-agent-orange-24-d-and-the-trail-of-destruction-in-vietnam-and-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Monsanto, Agent Orange, 2,4-D, and the Trail of Destruction in Vietnam and America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 10, 2022 by Nick Meyer<\/a> and GMO\/Toxin Free USA Staff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Defoliant spray run by UC-123B Provider aircraft, part of Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War. Circa 1961-1971. Credit: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The health effects of glyphosate, the infamous and ubiquitous chemical in Bayer-Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller, are still being brought to light, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the damage Monsanto and Bayer’s creations have caused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 50 years later and more than 8,500 miles away, yet another toxic Monsanto creation is still, to this day, wreaking havoc on the health of the innocent citizens of Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Devastating, Persistent History of Agent Orange in Vietnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The infamous Agent Orange herbicide was sprayed on the jungles of Vietnam by U.S. military forces for 10 years (1961-1971) during the Vietnam war. Agent Orange was used as a defoliant to clear forests that provided cover for North Vietnamese forces and to destroy their crops, depriving them of food. The toxic and corrosive chemical has persisted in the environment for decades and its lethal legacy of health harms continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doctors have begun stepping forward over the last few years with claims that millions of Vietnam’s children still face life threatening health problems because of the presence of the deadly chemical and the genetic damage and defects passed on for generations.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Child born with birth defects, 2017. Image from Vietnam War’s Agent Orange Legacy by Unreported World<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Child born with birth defects, 2017. Image from Vietnam War’s Agent Orange Legacy by Unreported World<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Reporter Aide Adepitan of Unreported World, a documentary program broadcast by UK Channel 4, released a 23-minute investigation and news segment detailing the ongoing, destructive legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe people that caused such crimes, they don\u2019t recognize their responsibility. For example, the chemical companies, they are still there and they don\u2019t have any responsibility. I think everybody must get angry with them,\u201d urges Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, featured in the documentary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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