Loss of foliage, flower, and fruit occurred within two to three weeks after spraying. If the plants did not die than they were permantently damaged. An American soldier holding up a captured Vietnemese flag. The use of chemical agents has also taken a toll on the health and lifestyle of many soldiers that were in Vietnam. Many returned with illnesses that they didn't know about and doctor's couldn't diagnose.
Evidence exists that links three types of cancer to chemicals used in the Vietnam War.
These diseases include soft tissue sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and Hodgskin's lymphoma. They also concluded in a study that agent orange could cause birth defects in labratory animals. In 1971 all use of chemicals were stopped due to the incresing number of reported cases of cancer in veterans and cases of birth defects in their children. C-123's spraying the Vietnemese countryside. The pack of a fallen soldier.