12 million: Gallons of the herbicide Agent Orange sprayed by the U.S. over about 10% of South Vietnam from 1961-1971. It contained the toxic chemical dioxin and is blamed for cancer, birth defects and other serious health problems among Vietnam veterans and generations of Vietnamese.
2.1 million to 4.8 million: Vietnamese exposed to Agent Orange.
2.4 million: Estimated U.S. service members exposed to Agent Orange.
$65 million: Amount the U.S. has spent cleaning up dioxin in Vietnam so far.
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