>>510175047
Agent Orange was not actually orange in colour, it was white colour when it was sprayed. OP pic looks more like fire retardant. Agent Orange got it's name from the orange barrels it was shipped in (picrel). It was a defoliant that was commonly used in civilian application in the USA along railway tracks, highways and around the base of telegraph poles in some areas. The negative effects of Agent Orange were not well understood at the time. The first military use was actually by the British in Borneo during the Malayan Emergency. The British found that it was an effective herbicide to use on jungle foliage along roads, thus decreasing opportunities for communist guerrillas to stage ambushes. Following it's successful use in Malaya, the Americans decided to use it in Vietnam, particularly around communist supply routes such as the Ho Chi Minh Trail. It was sprayed by US Navy personnel off river patrol boats in along the Mekong. It was sprayed from helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. It was sprayed by soldiers along roads from the back of trucks. It was sprayed extensively around fire support bases. Following the war many US and Australian tropps suffered from cancers and other issues related to Agent Orange. Lots of Vietnamese citizens suffered from birth defects and disease. This was an unintended effect.