Agent Orange was made by Union Carbide. It was 2,4,5-T, sold in the forestry market as Silvex. 2,4,5-T was perfectly safe as a peacetime herbicide, but the US government asked Union Carbide what could be done to lower the cost for military use. UC said they could reduce the refinement of the product, but it would contain a lot of dioxins. A known cancer causing agent, even back in those days. This info came from a Union Carbide employee way back around 1985. I've been a licensed herbicide applicator since 1984. Anyway, the government said "Bring it on, dioxins and all". So, they sprayed the Agent Orange up and down the rivers, much to the delight of the "Brown Water Navy" who was tasked with patrolling the rivers. You see, they got tired of having snipers shoot at them under cover from the river's edge. I'm not quite old enough to have been there, so I'll let those who were there comment on whether its use was appropriate. I do not personally believe that thousands of soldiers have been harmed, maybe some. The Brown Water Navy folks I have talked to were very pleased to see the results of the Agent Orange. They said it saved a lot of lives.
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