As war memories fade, Vietnam still battles Agent Orange legacy

By Lien Hoang DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Tan Tri doesn’t know a thing about Agent Orange. His mother Vo Thi Nham was exposed to Agent Orange when U.S. forces showered the chemical across swathes of Vietnam half a century ago to the destroy jungle cover of its wartime enemy. “Other people around here were affected by Agent Orange, too, but it was really bad for us,” Nham said at her home in Danang, central Vietnam. The Vietnam War ended 40 years ago this week and its memory is fading among its young population.
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