As April 30 approaches, marking 40 years since the end
of the Vietnam War, people in Vietnam with severe mental and physical
disabilities still feel the lingering effects of Agent Orange.
Respiratory cancer and birth defects amongst
both Vietnamese and U.S. veterans have been linked to exposure to the
defoliant. The U.S. military sprayed millions of gallons of Agent Orange
onto Vietnam's jungles during the conflict to expose northern communist
troops.
Reuters photographer Damir Sagolj travelled through Vietnam to meet the people affected, four decades on.
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