WV SR20

Senate Resolution honors Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange, recognizing them as victims of the conflict even though they are not memorialized at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Nearly 20 million gallons of Agent Orange herbicide were sprayed during Operation Ranch Hand from 1961 to 1971, exposing approximately 3.2 million American soldiers to the cancer-causing dioxin chemical

Agent Orange causes serious illnesses including leukemia, lymphoma, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and various cancers, as well as genetic damage affecting children and grandchildren (including spina bifida)

Only 800,000 Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange remain alive today, with approximately 300 dying each day

West Virginia is noted as having the highest casualty rate of all states during the Vietnam War