During the Vietnam War, more than twenty million gallons of Agent Orange were used in Vietnam by the U.S. military. The highly toxic chemical cocktail was used as a defoliant during the war to clear vegetation to pave the way for bombing.

Bob Schuessler and Doc Bernie Duff recently returned from a walk across Vietnam. They represent the group Orange Carers (Care-ers).

They walked 1068 miles to raise funds for children with birth defects as a result of exposure to Agent Orange. They’re doing a similar 15-mile walk this Saturday (7-26-08) in Chicago called the “Orange Walk“.

Doc was sprayed with Agent Orange while was stationed as an army medic in Vietnam.  He suffered skin cancer and other ailments as a result. 

He now lives in Vietnam, where he and his girlfriend provide scholarships to impoverished Vietnamese children. 

Doc explains where the idea for the Orange Walk came from…