In the decades after he served in Vietnam, Tom Gallagher heard all the talk about Agent Orange. He heard about the millions of gallons of Agent Orange sprayed in Vietnam to destroy the foliage that provided dense camouflage to the enemy. He heard about how some of his wartime brethren believed they’d developed debilitating diseases from exposure to the herbicide. He heard about the $180 million class-action settlement that the chemical companies agreed to so the mounting number of lawsuits would go away.
Posted by Editor at October 15, 2003 10:30 AM