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Operation Ranch Hand

Operation Ranch Hand was a U.S. military operation during the Vietnam War, lasting from 1962 until 1971. Largely inspired by the British use of chemicals 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D (Agent Orange) during the Malayan Emergency in the 1950s, it was part of the overall herbicidal warfare program during the war called "Operation Trail Dust". Ranch Hand involved…

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Operation Ranch Hand

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Triples48
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Operations · 37
Operation Ranch Hand → Ambassador, August, Base, Bien Hoa, Bien Hoa Air Base, Da Nang Air Base, December, For, Ho Chi Minh, Hot Cargo Ramp, Individual, Kennedy, Laos, Mekong Delta, Military Assistance Command, Navy, Nha Trang Air Base, November, Other, Pentagon
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Operation Ranch Hand → Air Force History, Buckingham, Herbicides, Jr, OCLC, Office, Southeast Asia, The Air Force, United States Air Force, Washington, William

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Operation Ranch Handrelated to Further readingBuckingham0.60section
Operation Ranch Handrelated to Further readingWilliam0.60section
Operation Ranch Handrelated to Further readingJr0.60section
Operation Ranch Handrelated to Further readingThe Air Force0.60section
Operation Ranch Handrelated to Further readingHerbicides0.60section
Operation Ranch Handrelated to Further readingSoutheast Asia0.60section
Operation Ranch Handrelated to Further readingWashington0.60section
Operation Ranch Handrelated to Further readingUnited States Air Force0.60section
Operation Ranch Handrelated to Further readingOffice0.60section
Operation Ranch Handrelated to Further readingAir Force History0.60section
Operation Ranch Handrelated to Further readingOCLC0.60section
Operation Ranch Handrelated to OperationsFor0.60section

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