The City of Weirton continued its efforts to recognize the service and sacrifice of area veterans Tuesday, with a ceremony marking October as Agent Orange Awareness Month. In particular, officials presented a proclamation honoring the service of Vietnam veteran Harold D. Wolverton, a Purple Heart recipient who has been affected from exposure to Agent Orange. Gifts also were presented to several of the veterans in attendance. Agent Orange was the name given to a chemical herbicide used by the U.S. military to control vegetation during the Vietnam War. Exposure to the chemical has been traced to numerous health issues in the years since. Pictured, from left, are Mayor Harold Miller, Wolverton, Vietnam veterans John McCrachen and George Ash, Korean War veteran Dan Gonzales, Ward 1 Councilman Tim Connell and City Manager Mike Adams. — Craig Howell