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Hatfield Consultants Release Agent Orange Report

New Report: Comprehensive Assessment of Dioxin Contamination in Da Nang Airport, Viet Nam: Environmental Levels, Human Exposure and Options for Mitigating Impacts

(DA NANG, Viet Nam) - A new report from Hatfield presents the results, conclusions and recommendations of three recent studies on the extent and level of dioxin contamination in the environment.

The report also examines exposure to human populations in and around the airport in Da Nang, Viet Nam.

Pin-Up Girl Raises Big Money For Vets` Health Care

Gina Elise boosts morale for deployed troops and hospitalized vets.

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - Sexy Pin-Up-In-Chief Gina Elise, creator of the award-winning “Pin-Ups For Vets” Calendar fundraiser project, recently presented a $15,000.00 check to the Portland, Oregon VA Hospital to improve rehabilitation programs for Veterans and recovering troops.

This was Elise’s third donation to a VA or military hospital in the U.S. since she began her pin-up calendar project in 2007 to help ill and injured Veterans.

Are the Impacts of Vietnam Fading, is it Possible?

How can the U.S. decry human rights violations as it fails to be responsible a war that should never have been waged in the first place?

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - (Editor's note: Our correspondent in Vietnam receives a great amount of feedback in his efforts to help people affected by the chemical Agent Orange manufactured by Monsanto. His contribution is an interchange of dialog on some of the key points of the Vietnam War.)

The question of whether Vietnam matter in the greater scheme of things, may be found by examining Iraq and the current escalation in Afghanistan.

Vietnam War Song by Country Joe McDonald Rewritten for Afghanistan

Lyrics of classic Vietnam protest song are modified to fit today's current picture in Afghanistan.

(SALEM, Ore.) - President Barack Obama specifically said in tonight's speech about raising the stakes in Afghanistan, that there is not a parallel to the Vietnam War that officially lasted from November 1964 to April 1975.

30,000 more Americans will now travel to this faraway Asian country to fight a group of people who have never been defeated on their own soil.

Living the Lie: Agent Orange Activist Confronts Monsanto

"... babies, stillborn due to the horrific abnormalities caused by Agent Orange. Look carefully at them Mr Nguyen, you will then perhaps understand the anger felt by thousands of people like me who will continue to seek justice for these tragic victims of the products produced by Monsanto."

(HANOI, Vietnam) - Len Aldis, Secretary of the Britain -Vietnam Friendship Society, wrote to Nguyen Anh Thi, director of Monsanto Vietnam, asking him to discuss Agent Orange, which Monsanto manufactured and the US government sprayed in Vietnam, poisoning millions.

Aldis asked for a meeting, but Thi said he was out of town and replied with a pre-written statement from Monsanto...

Hero Who Served in Four Wars Laid to Rest in Washington

It was an honor to be there and to learn a little more about one of our great heroes who fought in and survived the conflicts of our nation's recent history.

(WASHOUGAL, Wash.) - I was fortunate this week to attend a ceremony in Washougal, Washington to help honor one of our heroes from the greatest generation.

I had no idea who this person was upon arriving there, and barely even remembered his name, but that changed when I learned a little more, just by looking at a display in the gathering area of the church.

Jailed Laotian Group Wanted Help From Government

Several hundred Lao people detained on their way to the capital weren’t dissidents, one man says.

(BANGKOK) - An ethnic Lao man briefly detained this month as he and several hundred others converged on the Lao capital to petition the government, says the group was planning to seek help from the authorities rather than stage a political protest, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports.

“What have we done that is so wrong, that we had to be detained? All we were doing was asking the government for help. I want to live with dignity even if it costs my life,” the man, 47 and an illegal migrant worker in Thailand, said in an interview.

Visit From the Ghosts of Marine Corps Birthdays Past (VIDEO)

Stories from an inescapable lifetime connection to the Marines, a message from beyond, and several Marine related videos, happy 234th birthday Marine Corps!

(SALEM, Ore.) - As the U.S. Marine Corps observes and celebrates the day it was founded, in Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 10th 1775, I can't help but reflect on what a hard road it has been for the men and women who wear the eagle, globe and anchor for a living.

Currently embattled on numerous fronts, Marines fight the enemy in combat, then return to fight their own government for compensation. And that's not to mention the fact that the Marine Corps can eat its own for lunch.

Marines: We Celebrate November 10

A memory from the Vietnam War on the 234th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps.

(GUILFORD, Indiana) - The picture accompanying this story was taken in Vietnam aboard the USS Iwo Jima in late 1967. I'm on the left, holding one of the few M-14 rifles that remained in the 1st Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment (1/3) before everyone went to the M-16 rifle.

I also had a West German AGFA camera that was almost impossible to find film for in Vietnam, so this was one of those rare shots that made it home.

Oregon Developer Enters Joint Venture Agreement With Vietnamese Investment Firm

Plans call for building green/solar affordable housing in Oregon and high-end housing in Viet Nam.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In a meeting at the state capitol, Mr. Nguyen Van Kinh, President and CEO of KVN Investments, LLC, a Vietnamese firm with offices in Hanoi and California, affirmed his commitment to invest in the Oregon housing market utilizing state-of-the-art green and solar panel technology.

Baltazar “Buz” F. Ortiz, founder of Ortiz & Associates, will partner with Mr. Kinh to build Champion Village, a $25 million solar-powered pilot housing project in Sandy, Oregon, using GeoPanel™ light concrete and other green technologies.