Philip wrote
" One ward was full of disfigured children. The disfigurations were blamed
on Agent Orange, a defoliant used by the US when they realised they could
not win a jungle war..."

If you look further into it you will find that there are hundreds, if not
thousands of children in the US who also have birth defects brought on by
Agent Orrange.
The troops were told how safe it was to the extent that at least one Sergent
would actualy dring some of it to show the recrutes that it was harmless

You may find this of interest .................

The World Today - Wednesday, 6 October , 2004 12:22:00
Reporter: Gillian Bradford
ELEANOR HALL: There's been some justice today for Vietnam Veterans across
the Tasman. For thirty years, successive governments have denied New Zealand
soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange and other defoliant chemicals.

But a new bi-partisan report from the Parliament's health committee has
found troops were exposed and that their children have also suffered.

New Zealand Correspondent Gillian Bradford reports.

GILLIAN BRADFORD: In the years after they came back from the war, Vietnam
veterans knew something wasn't quite right. There were skin conditions,
abnormal rates of cancer and birth defects among their children.


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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk