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The long shadow of Agent Orange in Vietnam
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The long shadow of Agent Orange in Vietnam

When George Black was FERN’s editor-at-large, he wrote a story about the toxic legacy of the herbicide Agent Orange and unexploded ordnance in Vietnam. That piece sparked an inquiry for Black that has lasted eight years and resulted in a book, The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam.

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