What is the distance between Valdez and Seward Alaska? 424 miles taking this route: Take HIGHWAY 4 (RICHARDSON HWY) from Valdez to HIGHWAY 4. TURN LEFT onto HIGHWAY 1 WEST to ANCHORAGE.Take HIGHWAY 1 WEST to HIGHWAY 9 to SEWARD. Tâ¦URN LEFT onto HIGHWAY 9 to SEWARD.
Exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. For the purposes of VA compensation benefits, Veterans who served anywhere in Vietnam between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975 are presumed to have been exposed to herbicides, as specified in the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
In addition, Vietnam claims half a million children have been born with serious birth defects, while as many 2 million people are suffering from cancer or other illness caused by Agent Orange. In 2004, a group of Vietnamese citizens filed a class-action lawsuit against more than 30 chemical companies, including the same ones that settled with U.S. veterans in 1984.