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Ailing Vietnam Vets Hunt Through Ships' Logs to Prove They Should Get Benefits

Ailing Vietnam Vets Hunt Through Ships Logs to Prove They Should Get Benefits

 

by Charles Ornstein ProPublica and Mike Hixenbaugh The Virginian Pilot

 

March 2016

 

Neither the Navy nor the US Department of Veterans Affairs has a comprehensive list of which ships went where during the Vietnam War. As a result, veterans themselves often have to prove their ships served in areas where Agent Orange was sprayed.

This story was copublished with The Virginian Pilot

 

 

Timeline  The Evolution of the VAs Vietnam Ship List