Agent Orange Victims Sue Government for 360 Billion Won Compensation

  • 01/06/1998

More than 1,100 South Korean Vietnam War veterans still suffering from diseases related to Agent Orange, has filed a suit against the Korean government for 360 billion won. The veterans, who fought side by side with U.S. and South Vietnamese troops, said they will also sue the U.S. government and seven producers of Agent Orange, in July for manufacturing and dispensing the defoliant during the war.