Agent Orange
Agent Orange is a plant killer that was used in the Vietnam War between 1961 and 1971 to defoliate the trees and brush so the United States could see their enemy. ... By using Agent Orange, we eliminated the lush, jungle canopy that protected them. Specifically, Agent Orange was a 1:1 mixture of two synthetic auxins, 2, 4-D (2, 4 dichlorophenoxy acetic acid) and 2, 4, 5-T (2, 4, 5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid) (Neilands 119). The United States sprayed approximately 19 million gallons of Agent Orange alone over 3. ... Not only did Agent Orange kill their cover, it also deprived the Vietcong of food and water because the Agent Orange would contaminate just about everything it came in contact with.