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Korean War Exposures

USFK sprayed defoliant from 1955 to 1995, new testimony suggests
Accounts have also emerged about defoliant spraying in the DMZ during the mid-1950s. Speaking to the Hankyoreh on Monday, seventy-seven-year-old retired Army First Sergeant Eum Do-nam of Yeoncheon County said, “While I was working at the Army’s 15th Infantry Division at Baengma-goji [in Cheolwon County, Gangwon] in 1955, the U.S. military carried out aerial spraying of defoliant in the DMZ three or four times a month with helicopters and other aircraft.” Learn more

Toxic Military Exposures

Occupational Hazards

Occupational Hazards Exposures from working with chemicals, paints, and machinery during service. Learn more

Non-Toxic Military Exposures

Noise

Harmful sounds from guns, equipment, and machinery that is often experienced during service. Learn more

Cold Injuries

Possible health problems from cold-weather injuries, especially during the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. Learn more

Source: Department of Veterans Affairs

Agent Orange Updates

VA contracts with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences, a non-governmental organization, to scientifically review evidence on the long-term health

Cholesterol

Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that’s found in all cells of the body.

Liver

The liver is a vital organ of the digestive system present in vertebrates and some other animals.

Gluten Intolerance

Gluten sensitivity (also gluten intolerance) is a spectrum of disorders including celiac disease in which gluten has an adverse effect on the body.

Agent Blue

Agent Blue is one of the "rainbow herbicides" that is known for its use by the United States during the Vietnam War.

Agent Purple

Agent Purple is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in their herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War.

Agent Orange

Agent Orange is the code name for a herbicide and defoliant used by the U. S. Military in it's Herbicidal Warfare program during the Vietnam war.

Eczema and Psoriasis

My Triumph Over Eczema: Healing Atopic Dermatitis Without Medication

Genetics

Please be patient as we build this section of our website. Epigenetics literally means “above” or “on top of” genetics. It refers to external modifications

Agent Orange Updates

VA contracts with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences, a non-governmental organization, to scientifically review evidence on the long-term health

Cholesterol

Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that’s found in all cells of the body.

Liver

The liver is a vital organ of the digestive system present in vertebrates and some other animals.

Gluten Intolerance

Gluten sensitivity (also gluten intolerance) is a spectrum of disorders including celiac disease in which gluten has an adverse effect on the body.

Agent Blue

Agent Blue is one of the "rainbow herbicides" that is known for its use by the United States during the Vietnam War.

Agent Purple

Agent Purple is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in their herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War.

Agent Orange

Agent Orange is the code name for a herbicide and defoliant used by the U. S. Military in it's Herbicidal Warfare program during the Vietnam war.

Eczema and Psoriasis

My Triumph Over Eczema: Healing Atopic Dermatitis Without Medication

Genetics

Please be patient as we build this section of our website. Epigenetics literally means “above” or “on top of” genetics. It refers to external modifications