MS HC14

Recognizes and honors Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange, with special mention of Mississippi Representatives Manly Barton and Mac Huddleston

Notes that approximately 2.6 million American soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange during Operation Ranch Hand (1961-1971), when nearly 20 million gallons of the herbicide were sprayed

Acknowledges Agent Orange causes serious illnesses including leukemia, lymphoma, diabetes, heart disease, and various cancers, as well as genetic damage affecting children and grandchildren of exposed veterans

States that only 800,000 Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange remain alive, with approximately 300 dying each day, yet these victims are not recognized as war fatalities on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Directs copies of the resolution be furnished to the Capitol Press Corps