Operation Ranch Hand
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Operation Ranch Hand was a part of the Vietnam War, lasting from 1962 until 1971. It involved 18 million gallons (68,000 m³) of defoliate being dropped on South Vietnam. The defoliate of choice was dioxin, better known as Agent Orange.

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