While volunteering in Vietnam in the late 1960s as a conscientious objector to the war the U.S. was waging there, Doug Hostetter saw firsthand the effect of Agent Orange, a dioxin-contaminated herbicide the U.S. military used to kill vegetation.
Linda Espenshade
Linda Espenshade is Mennonite Central Committee U.S. news coordinator.
Since the Syrian war began five years ago in March, Mennonite Central Committee has spent about $34.6 million to relieve the suffering of Syrians, Iraqis and people in neighboring countries who have been impacted by violence. It is the organization’s largest response ever.