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.
Brief History of Agent Orange. 1  In the early years of WWII, a grant was provided by the National Research Council to develop a chemical to destroy rice crops in Japan (the major food source of the Japanese). 2  In 1961, President Kennedy signed two orders allowing Agent Orange to be used in Vietnam. One order to destroy crops, and another order to defoliate the jungle. [Note: These orders were signed prior to major U.S. intervention.] Agent Orange and other herbicides were used extensively through 1970 (and thereafter until the end of the Vietnam War). Vietnam Veterans and their families filed a class action suit against seven chemical companies (Dow Chemical, Monsanto, Uniroyal, Hercules, Diamond Shamrock, Thompson Chemical, and T.H. Agriculture).