Operation Ranch Hand, 1962-1971
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Ranch Hand, Operation, 1962-1971
Ranch Hand Project, 1962-1971
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Sources
found: Work cat.: Cecil, P.F. Herbicidal warfare, 1986: summary("... furor arising over Air Force use of defoliants in SE Asia ... code named "Operation Ranch Hand." This is the story of ... the Ranch Hand Project.")
found: Air Force Health Study Web site, Feb. 13, 2006("Operation Ranch Hand, the unit responsible for the aerial spraying of herbicides in Vietnam from 1962 to 1971")
found: Militaryhistory.about.com Web site, Feb. 13, 2006("On January 12, 1962, the United States Air Force launched Operation Ranch Hand ... the U.S. sprayed an estimated 19 million gallons of defoliating herbicides over 10-20 percent of Vietnam and parts of Laos between 1962-1971.")
found: Buckingham, W.A. Operation Ranch Hand, v. 34, p. 42-53
found: LIV
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Change Notes
2006-02-13: new
2006-08-16: revised
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