VietnamdesignatedTuesdaythecountry'sfirstDayforVietnameseAgentOrangeVictimstodrawattentiontothousandswhosaythey'resufferingfromtheeffectsofthechemicaldefoliantthatAmericanforcessprayedduringtheVietnamWar.AgrouprepresentingvictimsofAgentOrangeappealedtotheAmericanpublictosupportitslegalactionagainstthemanufacturers.
越南把周二定為該國首個「越南橙劑受害者日」，以喚起各界關注數以千計在越戰期間因美軍噴灑這種化學除草劑而受害的人。一個代表橙劑受害者的組織，呼籲美國公眾支持他們對橙劑生產商採取法律行動。