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Memorandum: from George D. Lathrop to USAFSAM/CC, with subject Response to the NAS Report Re: The Air Force Study of Personnel Exposed to Herbicide Orange, 6 June 1980.

Citation

Lathrop, George D.. “Memorandum: from George D. Lathrop to USAFSAM/CC, with subject Response to the NAS Report Re: The Air Force Study of Personnel Exposed to Herbicide Orange, 6 June 1980..” Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library. Accessed September 12, 2026, https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/items/show/2586.