"Poison in Our Bones": The Long Shadow of Agent Orange As the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaches, it's tempting to view the conflict as a relic of a bygone era.
But the legacy of Agent Orange, the toxic herbicide sprayed across South Vietnam between 1961 and 1971, refuses to stay buried.
The story of Agent Orange is often told through its most visible victims – soldiers who fought on both sides, exposed to the chemical's devastating effects.