OPERATION RANCH HAND - US Defoliation Patch - Flight Patch
US AIR FORCE - (USAF) - UNITED STATES ARMY - USARV
AGENT ORANGE SPRAYING OPERATIONS
Rare Original, Full Embroidered Patch
Measures - 4 inches in diameter (10 cms)
Agent Orange Drop - Operation Ranch Hand Patch.
Operation Ranch Hand Operation Ranch Hand, Rare Patch.
Ranch Hand was
conducted by the United States Air Force and US Ground Forces from January 1962 through to
late 1969 and was conducted in South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and smaller sections of North Vietnam.
Ranch
Hand involved the spraying of different types of defoliant chemicals.
In
total, over 19 Million US Gallons ( 65 million litres ) of Herbicides
were dropped / Sprayed.
They were used to destroy jungle cover in areas believed
to be VC Fortress Areas, to destroy crops in areas believed to be
supporting the VC and to destroy mangrove areas where VC were located.
The
primary chemicals used were; Agent Orange -- Named for the colour of the
band that surrounded the drum containing the chemical.
Agent White -
Again named after the band surrounding the drum.
Dioxin, an impurity in Agent Orange has, unfortunately had long lasting effects both on those on the ground, their offspring and US Forces that came in contact with the chemical.
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