Kerry and Agent Orange; Mists of time: Agent Orange doused the Mekong Delta in the late 1960s. Lieutenant John F. Kerry was there. How his men have coped--and how Kerry feels about his brush with a deadly toxin.

From: Newsweek | Date: March 8, 2004 | Copyright information

Publisher correction: March 24, 2004

In "Kerry & Agent Orange" (March 8) a caption accompanying a photo incorrectly identified a boat patrolling the Mekong Delta. The vessel is an assault-support patrol boat, not a Swift Boat. Also, in "A Poison's Legacy," a sidebar within the same article, we stated that Agent Orange is a "variation of" dioxin. In fact, dioxin is an unintended byproduct of two chemicals used to make the herbicide. ______________________________

Byline: Jamie Reno, Michael Isikoff and Evan Thomas, With T. Trent Gegax

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