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South Korean officials at the June 2 start of a joint investigation into alleged chemical dumping at Camp Carrol (US Army photo)

SKorea: No Agent Orange at US base, but dioxin in nearby water

By Andy Jackson Sat, Jun 18, 2011 8:23PM UTC View Comments

Americans and Koreans investigating the alleged dumping of Agent Orange at a US military base in Korea are stressing different facts that are emerging. However, there is so far little conclusive evidence of chemical contamination on the massive scale that has been alleged. The one thing that is clear is that fuller investigations are needed. The...

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Agent Orange accuser offers to testify in Korea

By Andy Jackson Tue, Jun 14, 2011 10:45PM UTC View Comments

"I don't want to poison kids or anything." US military veteran Steve House claims that he helped bury Agent Orange in Korea. (KBS video still)

An American army veteran who claimed to have buried several hundred drums of Agent Orange at an American military base in Korea, said that he is willing to travel to Korea to testify to the Korean government. Steve House made headlines in Korea several weeks ago when he claimed to an American TV station that he...

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US soldiers remember burying toxic chemicals in SKorea

By AP News Thu, Jun 02, 2011 11:00AM UTC View Comments

South Korean fact-finding mission members are guided by U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Fox. Pic: AP.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Steve House can’t stop thinking about the day in 1978 when he says he helped bury toxic Agent Orange at a U.S. military base in South Korea, hauling rusting drums to a ditch from a warehouse that soldiers called “voodoo land.” After decades of silence and countless hours of suffering...

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Korean, US teams investigate charges of US military chemical dumping

By Andy Jackson Wed, Jun 01, 2011 9:19AM UTC View Comments

Korean investigators are escorted to a suspected chemical dumping site in Camp Carroll, a US military base near Daegu, South Korea. (Chosun Ilbo photo)

A joint Korean-US team will investigate allegations that the US military buried hundreds of drums of Agent Orange at the Camp Carroll, an American military base next Daegu. The Korean Ministry of the Environment indicated that details of the joint investigation are still being worked on even as it is about to begin: A 20-member Korean...

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US Forces Korea hit with fresh allegations of chemical dumping

By Andy Jackson Wed, May 25, 2011 11:05AM UTC View Comments

United States Forces Korea command is dealing with allegations that the US military secretly buried over 250 drums of Agent Orangeat Camp Carrol near Daegu. Now they have to deal with with new allegations of chemical dumping from an American military veteran. Retired Master Sargent Ray Bows alleges that USFK dumped numerous chemicals at a base...

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