Yarrow calls for apology to Vietnam
It’s been 30 years since the last bombs fell during the Vietnam War, and longtime peace activist Peter Yarrow says it’s about time that America apologizes.
During his first trip to Vietnam this week, the singer-songwriter from the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary said that the war wounds of the United States won’t heal until the nation makes amends -- a process he believes should involve helping Vietnamese suffering from the ill health effects of Agent Orange, a defoliant sprayed by U.S. planes during the war.
Yarrow, 66, performed a benefit concert before a packed crowd in Hanoi’s Opera House to raise money for the cause and visited a village where U.S. veterans volunteer their time to help children suffering from diseases and birth defects believed to be caused by exposure to the chemical.
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