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Published June 01. 2021 12:56AM  ANDOVER (AP) — A Connecticut town has a new monument to veterans exposed to Agent Orange, a project spearheaded by a local veteran who says he was harmed by the Vietnam War-era defoliant. The new memorial is set to be dedicated Saturday in Andover Veterans Monument Park. Gerry Wright, 72, got the idea for the monument a few years ago, while traveling around the country to gather signatures on a petition to expand treatment for Agent Orange-related ailments, the Hartford Courant reported Monday. He saw an Agent Orange-related memorial in Texas and decided hi...

Gerry Wright said he felt so strongly about Vietnam veterans who were “sprayed and betrayed” that he took to the road after selling his businesses. In 2018, he drove an orange Honda Goldwing trike around the nation, gathering signatures on a petition to expand treatment for Agent Orange. And now, to raise awareness and honor all those who were exposed to the herbicide, Wright has spearheaded installation of a monument in his hometown.