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What is Dioxin?

Dioxin originated as an unintended byproduct in the deliberately accelerated manufacture of 2,4,5-T for use in the U.S. war in Vietnam.

Why Agent Orange?

Between 1961 and 1971, the U.S. sprayed 12 million gallons of Dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange and 8 million gallons of other herbicides...

No, Not Even The Dead Have Seen The End of War

Though I have few memories of her, my siblings often told me stories our grandmother shared with them about the Secret War in Laos.

Bouam of Adorne Village—A Very Rare Congenital Condition

In 2016 WLP met 9-year-old Bouam. He was brought by his grandfather, his primary caretaker, to meet the WLP survey team outside the home...

Ms. Yen Ly Visits Her Village

Born with arthrogyrposis, a rare birth defect that causes multiple joint contractures, Yen Ly began life in a bamboo and thatch house...

Who We Are—and Why War Legacies

Hear from Executive Director Susan Hammond and Board President Jacquelyn Chagnon in a conversation that recounts the founding of War...

What Are War Legacies?

War legacies, legacies which persist among the living even after war has ended, follow war, as the "jackal follows the wounded beast."