Name: Agent Orange
Duration: 148
Description: Agent Orange was a chemical herbicide used during the Vietnam War that had a devastating impact long after the conflict ended.

Agent Orange was a chemical herbicide used during the Vietnam War that had a devastating impact long after the conflict ended.

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<p>The Vietnam War pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. forces withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under Communist control two years later.</p>


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