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Nemorino Says: --In a letter dated September 24, 1964, I wrote:I am presently at Hon Quan, relieving the regular radio operator who has gone to Saigon for four days to get his...
A battle, sort of. Or at least an incident.
Nemorino Says: --One day towards the end of May 1965 we heard some shooting from the direction of Phuoc Vinh town at about one in the afternoon. Those of us who were not on...
Nemorino Says: --In a letter dated March 15, 1965, I wrote:Meanwhile, freshly returned from five days Rambling and Rumination in Hong Kong, I seem to be assigned to Phuoc Vinh...
Nemorino Says: --From my letter of August 26, 1964:Meanwhile, back at Phuoc Vinh, my friend Lai continues to teach me Vietnamese, and I continue to reciprocate by helping him...
Nemorino Says: --In a letter dated April 5, 1965, I wrote:The other day the strangest thing happened here: it rained. A real thunderstorm, with winds first that blew up large...
Life in the American compound in Phuoc Vinh, 1964
Nemorino Says: --I arrived in Phuoc Vinh on July 24, 1964, after a twenty-minute flight from Saigon in the windowless belly of a two-engine "Caribou" aircraft.Three days later...
My first helicopter ride (first of many)
Nemorino Says: --In a letter dated August 26, 1964, I wrote:Last Monday I took my first trip out of Phuoc Vinh since I got here. The Colonel, who was going up north for the...
Americans and Vietnamese in the compounds
Nemorino Says: --Despite being cooped-up in the compounds, I was in daily contact with Vietnamese waitresses, maids, soldiers, jeep drivers, etc., most of whom were quite...
Working shifts in the commo shop
Nemorino Says: --From one of my letters:I work eight hours a day, seven days a week, for a total of 56 per. We rotate shifts every week, from day shift (8 to 4, very busy) to...
One of the thirty-five Americans in Phuoc Vinh
Nemorino Says: --In a letter dated August 4, 1964, I wrote:The land around Phuoc Vinh is flat, mostly jungle and rubber trees. This is supposedly the rainy season, but so far...
Nemorino Says: --This is Tanh cutting open a coconut during our visit to his parents' home.As I mentioned in my tip on our visit to Bien Hoa in 1995, we met Tanh through a man...
Nemorino Says: --Somewhere in the vicinity of Thu Dau Môt we had a pleasant visit with Tanh's family. They were surprised to meet us, but gave us a very friendly welcome.This...
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--I realize that this picture from the year 1965 is quite blurry, but I'm posting it here anyway because this house with the little steeple is the only building...
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Phước Vĩnh in 1964/65 was the capital of Phước Thành ("Happiness") province and the headquarters of something called the PBT Special Zone, which started a few miles north of...
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Binh Duong.... Where Rich Men Set Up 500 Acre Amusement Parks and Plonk Gold Leafed Temples in the Middle. . . . . .
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