U.S. agrees to pay millions for Agent Orange claims

Friday, June 19, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Ending years of wait, the government agreed Thursday to provide disability benefits to as many as 2,100 Air Force reservists and active-duty forces exposed to Agent Orange residue on airplanes used in the Vietnam War.

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