troy a variety of types of plants). The first tests of what was to become Agent Orange (a mixture of the chemicals 2,4,D and 2,4,5,T took place at Camp Drum, New York in 1959. The first operational field tests in Vietnam took place in 1961. Other testing programs were also conducted at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, Camp Drum in New York, and through out parts of Thailand from 1964-65. The primary service responsible for the application of Agent Orange was the U.S. Air Force. Project "Hades" eventually became Operation "Ranchhand", Who's motto became "Only we can prevent forests". From 1962 through 1964, tests were made by our military forces spraying Agents Orange, White, and Blue. In 1965, "Ranchhand" had sprayed almost 19 million gallons of Agent Orange dioxin on the vegetation and the unfortunate people below. However, the total amount will never be known, as the Army, Navy, and Marines also sprayed untold quantities of these poisonous chemicals. The results were that the vegetation was indeed devastated, but,
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