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War Legacies Project |
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The War Legacies Project
focuses on
the long-term impacts of war to develop a fuller understanding of
the costs of war, increase public understanding of these costs,
foster public dialogue about the impacts of war and conduct programs
that help mitigate the impacts of war at home and abroad. Currently
our work is primarily focused on the long-term health and
environmental impacts of the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam
War. We also work to address the on-going impacts of unexploded
ordinance.
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Recent
Agent Orange News:
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Still counting the casualties of
Vietnam War, 35 years later
Bob Edgar. Washington Post - On Faith. June 9, 2010
America's faith
communities have a long and important history of helping
their members more deeply understand the implications of
war, as well as our collective responsibility to our fellow
human beings.
More...
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 Vietnam, US still in conflict over Agent Orange
By Ben Stocking, Associated Press Writer. Statesmen Journal.
May 19, 2010
CAM TUYEN, Vietnam — Her children are 21 and
16 years old, but they still cry through the night, tossing
and turning in pain, sucking their thumbs for comfort.
Tran Thi Gai, who rarely gets any sleep herself, sings them
a mournful lullaby. “Can you feel my love for you? Can you
feel my sorrow for you? Please don’t cry.”
More...
(photo above by AP photographer David Guttenfelder)
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 Chicago
Tribune Series
Agent Orange:
A Lethal Legacy
Five
part series
of a Tribune investigation finds that U.S. officials have
neglected a lasting problem even as the health fallout has
spread.
(Tribune
photo by Kuni Takahashi
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 Interactive
Map: -
View
spraying missions in Vietnam by date and location U.S.
troops, Vietnamese nationals exposed to dangerous chemicals
By Jason Grotto, Chris Groskopf,
Ryan Mark, Joe Germuska and Brian Boyer | Tribune staff Dec.
4, 2009
 Map:
Agent Orange and South Vietnam
Max Rust
and Phil Geib/Tribune
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Editorial: Still
battling Agent Orange
Salisbury Post
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thirty-five years after the the Vietnam War ended, Agent
Orange continues to haunt the United States — proof that
withdrawal from a war zone does not halt its impact.
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Senator challenges VA's coverage of 3
new illnesses linked to Agent Orange
Chicago Tribune June 8, 2010. By Jason Grotto
and Tim Jones
Citing the billions more it will cost, Sen.
Jim Webb asks VA secretary for explanation as he freezes
funds to pay for expansion of coverage
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VA laboring under surge of wounded
veterans Chicago
Tribune, April 11, 2010, by Jason Grotto and Tim Jones
Tribune
finds increase in claims, outdated compensation system
threatening well-being of those who fought for their
country.
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How the Tribune calculated the
numbers Chicago
Tribune. April 11, 2010. By Jason Grotto
The
analysis underlying the Tribune's story on U.S.
veterans' disability claims is based on data from the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that includes more
than 3 million claims and nearly 12 million diagnoses as
of Jan. 5, 2010.
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Senate Veteran's Committee hearing
on
upcoming legislation including S. 1939 Agent Orange Equity
Act and S. 1940 to require the VA to conduct a study on
Agent Orange effects on children of veterans. - May
19, 2010.
Veterans Affairs Planning to
Automate 'Agent Orange' Claims
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Government Technology Magazine. Mar 11, 2010,
By
Karen Wilkinson, Staff Writer
In
what's being touted as a major step to better serve Vietnam
veterans, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is
planning to expedite the claims process for those with
illnesses due to Agent Orange exposure.
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VA seeks fast track for Agent Orange
claims -
March 9, 2010
WASHINGTON –
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today an
aggressive new initiative to solicit private-sector input on
a proposed “fast track” Veterans’ claims process for
service-connected presumptive illnesses due to Agent Orange
exposure during the Vietnam War. More..
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Agent Orange Resources
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Recent
Cluster Munitions News: |
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March 05, 2010 During the
Vietnam War, the US military dropped more bombs on
supply routes in Laos than it did on all of
Europe during World War II. ... By
Michael Sullivan http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124346491
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I received an e-mail a few
weeks ago from a colleague in Laos regarding yet another
deadly accident. On Feb. 22 a cluster bomb that the U.S.
dropped...
read entire article
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Make Agent Orange History Facebook
Group:
Description:
From Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted to the
School Without Walls of Washington DC, we - the creators
of this group - are students with low tolerances for
watching those around us suffer.
This
group of students and their friends are raising funds
for WLP for our projects to provide direct support to
families in Vietnam who have been affected by Agent Orange.
Go to their
Facebook Page to learn more
or donate directly to WLP at the
Making Agent Orange History link.
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Join War Legacies Project's Facebook
Page:
 Join
WLP's Facebook page to keep up to date on news, research and
events related to Agent Orange, unexploded ordinance or
other war legacy issues. Learn more about WLP's
projects. Share news, photos and information focusing on the
the long term health and environmental impacts of war.
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About the artwork in
the top panel: The first three works are by the Vietnamese
artist Vu Giang Huong. Giang Huong's late husband,
Dr Le Cao Dai is profiled in the third painting. Dr Dai was
one of the leading Vietnamese scientists researching the
impacts of Agent Orange. The last painting of the girl
erasing Dioxin is by the artist Nguyen Du. This work
was commissioned by WLP for a special exhibit on Agent
Orange by Vietnamese artists . This and other the 29 other
works are available for exhibit in the US.
War Legacies Project
144 Lower Bartonsville Rd, Chester, VT 05143
Tel: 917-991-4850 Fax:
917-591-2207 email:
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