What is the distance between Valdez and Seward Alaska? 424 miles taking this route: Take HIGHWAY 4 (RICHARDSON HWY) from Valdez to HIGHWAY 4. TURN LEFT onto HIGHWAY 1 WEST to ANCHORAGE.Take HIGHWAY 1 WEST to HIGHWAY 9 to SEWARD. Tâ¦URN LEFT onto HIGHWAY 9 to SEWARD.
Exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. For the purposes of VA compensation benefits, Veterans who served anywhere in Vietnam between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975 are presumed to have been exposed to herbicides, as specified in the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
Chemical Weapons. 1  Approximately 19 million gallons of Agent Orange were used by the US military in southern Vietnam between 1962 and 1971. An aggressive herbicide which defoliates trees, it was used on a large scale in Vietnamâs jungles to enable US troops to spot Communist troops more easily.