Agent Orange Its Effects Still Haunt Veterans & Their Children Today (fascinating images) Agent Orange has long been known as the toxic substance used with too much abandon and not enough care by the US Army during the Vietnam War However, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) has recently urged Veterans Agent Orange Effects on Offspring of Vietnam Veterans Children with Spina Bifida Spina bifida is a condition in which the spine fails to close properly during pregnancy VA presumes that when a Vietnam veteran has a biological child with spina bifida (except spina bifida occulta), the condition is due to the veteran's exposure to herbicides during service Birth defects and heart problems are showing up not only in the children, but the grandchildren of veterans who served in America's military during the Vietnam War The question is whether Agent Orange, a powerful poison sprayed by the military to wipe out vegetation, is a contributing factor Emma Ackerson, 9, of Holiday, looks like any other little girl playing her with
Agent Orange Effects And Protests
