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WERE FRIENDLY FORCES DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO USAF HERBICIDE CONTAMINATION IN VIETNAM? Paul F. Cecil, Sr., Ph.D. The RANCH HAND Vietnam Association.

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1 WERE FRIENDLY FORCES DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO USAF HERBICIDE CONTAMINATION IN VIETNAM? Paul F. Cecil, Sr., Ph.D. The RANCH HAND Vietnam Association

2 Contemporary Exposure Documentation
RANCH HAND Veterans Army Chemical Corps Veterans US and Allied Ground Forces Veterans

3 The Suspect Contaminant Orange Herbicide White Herbicide Blue Herbicide Others

4 Reviewing the Problem Center for Disease Control Study (1988) Air Force Health Study ( ) Veterans Administration Compensation Mailman School of Public Health Study

5 Protecting RANCH HAND The Early Phases Fighter Escorts & Forward Air Controllers Initial Rules of Engagement

6 Protecting RANCH HAND (Cont
Protecting RANCH HAND (Cont.) Aircrew Protective Equipment Changing the Fighter Escort Role “Free Fire” Zones Are Mandatory

7 Keeping the Targets Free of Friendly Forces Daily Air Activity Reports (DAARs) Casualties from “Friendly Fire” MACV Directive An Elaborate Coordination System that Worked

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