Tag: Saigon

Tunnel Vision

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I must go back for a moment to Southern Vietnam, and return to an experience I needed some time to synthesize before I share my thoughts. While in Saigon, we took a day trip about 30 miles northwest of the city to the district of Cu Chi where, from 1967, it served as base for…

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Remembering Saigon

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I looked forward to Vietnam with curiosity and admittedly, some apprehension. I came of age during the Vietnam War and clearly remember watching TV on July 1, 1970 as numbers were drawn for those born in 1951, to see if my brother would be called to the draft. After my visit to the country, I…

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