This 10-minute video clarifies to students why the U.S. military chose to spray Agent Orange over millions of acres of Vietnam, and vividly illustrates how that decision continues to produce medical consequences for American and Vietnamese citizens. Useful as a starting point for any discussion about the ongoing effects of the Vietnam War, the video helps students draw a direct line between decisions made 50 years ago and problems that people are facing today. The video can be used to set up a discussion about the broader question of how Americans make decisions about whether to go to war, how war should be waged, and how the true costs and consequences of military conflict are counted.