The veterans demonstrated their commitment in a joint statement signed with the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) in Hanoi on April 7.

They said they will continue to encourage the US public to demand their government take responsibility for healing the wounds of war, provide necessary assistance, including health care, to the Vietnamese victims, and clean up hot spots of dioxin in the country.

The veterans made a fact-finding tour of Vietnam from March 28 to April 7. They were members of the Veterans for Peace, the Iraq Veterans Against the War, the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and the Vietnamese Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility Campaign Board.

During their stay, they worked with VAVA and its chapters in Thai Binh and Thua Thien-Hue provinces, Da Nang City and HCM City. They visited several Agent Orange victims to inquire into their daily lives and the lingering pains they have suffered for years.

They were also received by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and former State Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh - VAVA honorary President. 

VAVA President Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Rinh said VAVA officials and several AO victims will fly to the US in May to gather continued support for their lawsuit against US chemical firms.