Deadly defoliant could be wreaking damage on Southern Korean health
(AP) - Some 33 years after they buried up to 250 rusting 55-gallon barrels stamped "Agent Compound Orange" in a South Korean ditch, three American soldiers are pointing US and South Korean authorities to the location of the dumping ground. Their story has set off a media firestorm in South Korea, fueling worries among people near US military base Camp Carroll about groundwater safety, cancer, and land prices. "This is a burden I've carried around for" three decades, says Steve House, 54. "It's bugging the hell out of me. I don't want to take this to my grave." More»
