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.
Air raids that used napalm were much more devastating than flamethrowers; a single bomb was capable of destroying areas up to 2,500 square yards. Throughout the duration of the war, 1965 â 1973, eight million tons of bombs were dropped over Vietnam; this was more than three times the amount used in WWII. Agent Orange Agent Orange is a toxic chemical herbicide that was used from about 1965 â 1970 in the Vietnam War. It was one of the main mixtures used during Operation Ranch Hand. Operation Ranch Hand was intended to deprive Vietnamese farmers and guerilla fighters of clean food and water in hopes they would relocate to areas more heavily controlled by the U.S.