It was also sprayed directly on the Hamlets of the people. All this resulted in many thousands of deaths of unborn babes in the wombs of their mothers. Hundreds of thousands were born with serious illnesses and deformities. Agent Orange has travelled in to the third generation. That is the horrific legacy left to the people and land of Vietnam.

Where I would disagree with James is when he writes: “Personally, I believe this issue should be kept free from politics.” Of course he has the the right to hold that view, but James the decision to use chemicals on Vietnam was a political one. The then US Government and the Chemical companies who manufactured Agent Orange knew of the danger of Agent Orange and Dioxin but remaind silent.

Us veterans and their familes were also affected by Agent Orange and have received payment for the suffering they have and are enduring. But for the Vietnamese not one cent has been paid by either the US Government or the Chemical companies headed by Monsanto and Dow Chemicals.

Friends the spraying continued for Ten-Years. This year will be the 49th anniversary of the spraying. Justice for the Vietnamese Victims is many years overdue.

One of your contributors asked what can they do? I sugegst that letters go to President Obama and to his wife Michelle the mother of two lovely children asking that compensation be paid to the Vietnamese. Letters should also be sent to Monsanto, Dow and the other 34 companies demanding that they accept responsibilities and to make compensation to the victims and their families.

Len Aldis. Secretary
Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society
London. UK