The money will be used to help pay for a $1 million study on how to remove dioxin from the soil at the former U.S. base in Danang, one of three Agent Orange hotspots recognized by the U.S. government. Dioxin is a highly toxic ingredient of Agent Orange, a herbicide U.S. forces used to strip away foliage from jungles during the Vietnam War.
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The grant marks an important symbolic step toward resolving an issue that has long divided the two former foes, whose relationship has grown steadily closer in recent years.
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Saturday, February 17, 2007
U.S. gives $400,000 USD
A small step forward:
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