U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (R) meets Vietnam's Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kham/Pool
BIEN HOA AIR BASE, Vietnam (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday visited a former American air base in southern Vietnam that will soon become the biggest-ever U.S. cleanup site for contamination left by the defoliant Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
Standing near a skull-and-crossbones warning sign meant to keep people away from toxic soil, Mattis was briefed by Vietnamese officials about the massive contamination area.
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