Vietnam veterans began to suspect their ill health or the instances of their wives having miscarriages or children born with birth defects might be related to Agent Orange and the other toxic herbicides to which they had been exposed in Vietnam
A Crimea Medal to the 2nd Dragoons & the Charge of the Heavy Brigade - Inkermann
Silver gilt with purple
Coast Guard Medal
25 wounded
Great Britain. An Overseas Victorian Trio, To Private J. Hopwell, 1St Battalion, 18Th (Royal Irish) Regiment Of Foot / 2Nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment Hold Vietnam veterans began to suspectAfghanistan Medal 1878 1880, (69, B 267, Pte J. HOPWELL, 1 18th REGt.); Egypt Medal 1882 1889, "1882" reverse, 1 Clasp TEL EL KEBIR (267. Pte J. HOPWELL. 2 R. IR. R.); and Khedives Star 1882 1891, "1882" obverse. Naming is engraved on the Afghanistan Medal and the Egypt Medal, the Khedive's Star is unnamed as issued. Un mounted, contact marks, edge nicks and bruising on both silver medals, the Egypt Medal exhibiting pitting, replacement ribbon on the