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Unkept files threaten Agent Orange exposure study
Government aides struggle to identify which Vietnam era soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange as the VA is required to compare health outcomes. Records in a warehouse near Alexandria are so vast they could fill 102 miles of shelves, delaying a congress mandated trial to define who faced the defoliant and to assess potential health risks.
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Washington
Vietnam
Veterans Administration
Congress
Lawrence B. Hobson
Defense Department
Alexandria
Pentagon