Your starting point United States, Anchorage is located at (61.2231, -149.853). Total distance from Anchorage to Vancouver is 2128.78 kms. 2128.78 kms equals to 1322.76 miles and 1148.68 nautical miles. Distance information is flight distance as a line. Flight time between Anchorage to Vancouver can change depending on many different conditions. Timezone for Anchorage is -09:00. Timezone for Vancouver is -08:00.
Agent Orange/Dioxin Use in Vietnam: About 60 percent of the herbicides used in Vietnam was Agent Orange. More than 45 million litres (12.1 million U.S. gallons) of it were used from 1962-1970. An additional 28 million litres (7.4 million U.S. gallons) of Agents White, Blue, Purple, Pink and Green were also sprayed.
Brief History of Agent Orange. 1  In the early years of WWII, a grant was provided by the National Research Council to develop a chemical to destroy rice crops in Japan (the major food source of the Japanese). 2  In 1961, President Kennedy signed two orders allowing Agent Orange to be used in Vietnam. One order to destroy crops, and another order to defoliate the jungle. [Note: These orders were signed prior to major U.S. intervention.] Agent Orange and other herbicides were used extensively through 1970 (and thereafter until the end of the Vietnam War). Vietnam Veterans and their families filed a class action suit against seven chemical companies (Dow Chemical, Monsanto, Uniroyal, Hercules, Diamond Shamrock, Thompson Chemical, and T.H. Agriculture).