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Why did the US call agent orange agent orange?
The military often color codes their ordnance. An aerial bomb or artillery shell marked with YELLOW letters means explosive. Agent Orange was shipped with an ORANGE marking on it.
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What was Agent Orange?
It was a chemical based de-folliant used to kill jungle growth, so the North Vietnamese had less cover to work in and set up ambushes. It was also used in the South to kill growth so the Vietcong...
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Agent orange is?
a defoliant and herbicide
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How do you get to be in the agent orange?
Agent Orange was delivered (sprayed) by low altitude flying C123, C130 fixed wing transports, and UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopters. See Operation Ranch Hand.