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===Vietnam War: napalm and Agent Orange===

[[File:US-Huey-helicopter-spraying-Agent-Orange-in-Vietnam.jpg|thumb|[[U.S. Army]] helicopter spraying Agent Orange over agricultural land during the [[Vietnam War]]]]

The [[United States military]] used [[napalm]] bombs during the [[Vietnam War]] until 1973. Dow was one of several manufacturers who began producing the napalm B compound under government contract from 1965. After experiencing protests and negative publicity, the other suppliers discontinued manufacturing the product, leaving Dow as the sole provider. The company said that it carefully considered its position, and decided, as a matter of principle, "its first obligation was to the government".<ref name="NAP">[http://www2.vcdh.Virginia.edu/PVCC/mbase/docs/napalm.html "Napalm History"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006134128/http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/PVCC/mbase/docs/napalm.html |date=6 October 2011 }} Virginia Center for Digital History</ref> Despite a [[boycott]] of its products by anti-war groups and, harassment of recruiters on some college campuses, and Dow being namedropped in the anti-war song ''[[Napalm Sticks to Kids]]'', Dow continued to manufacture napalm B until 1969.<ref name="NAP" />

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