Welcome Richard! Good to see you here in the Blogosphere! Feel free to leave Posts and Comments to re-unite with other Saigon Kids.
Thanks for joining us!
Bob

My wife, Linda, andI live in Williston Vermont.
I am currently serving as the Director of Federal Financial Services for the Vermont Department of Education in Montpelier Vermont. I served several years in the military and have worked with the University of Vermont’s Division of Continuing Education and with the General Electric Corporation in Burlington Vermont.
I [...]

Salut les copains, hello there, friends from my delightfull adolescence! I Have reconnected with some of you already, and now, new names which bring new memories…namely Bob, who was immortalized dancing a slow with me, at one of our numerous “surprise- partie”. Thanks Bob for the blog, it is a great idea.
You asked for suggestions [...]

Mimi has join our Blog. I’m sure everyone will remember her from the Saigon French community. Great to have you here traveling the Blogosphere with us
Bob

Hello Bobbie! Welcome to our Blog. Good to see you hear. Feel free to leave Posts and Comments.
Thanks for joining. Have a fantastic day!
Bob

This is interesting. I just did a search for hotels available in Saigon during March 2009 reunion time frame. Of the 28 hotels in Saigon, all are SOLD OUT except:
Omni Saigon Ho Chi Minh City
4 star rated
$198 to 242 USD
Caravelle Hotel
5 star rated
$270 to 1200 USD
Sofitel Plaza Saigon
5 star rated
$215 to 300 USD
Sheraton Saigon Hotel [...]

Just a quick note to everyone. Some of you who have been on the site for awhile (Old Timers) … lol will notice when you Login that things look a little different in the ‘back office’ of the site. Over the weekend I performed some maintenance upgrading my servers and the site. Everything still [...]

Hi Folks,
I’m looking to connect with people who attended ACHS from 1963 to 1964. My sister Lynn, bother Bill and myself were all there during those years and my mother, Mildred Ahlgren, taught there in 1964. Lynn graduated afrom ACHS. Still have my Gecko yearbook although it’s starting to fall apart.
Alice Ahlgren [...]

I lived across the street from Westmoreland –actually it was General (Hangin’ Sam) Williams’ house and then (I think) Gen. Harkins’ while we were there (1959-61). Did Maile live there after me? Maile’s comments mirror my experience so closely! Look for an article soon about my recent return trips to Saigon~
Susie Stann

We were in Saigon from 6/62 thru 6/64. There were three of us, Tim, Rick and myself. Tim graduated in ‘64. We still keep in touch with a few people here in the D.C., N.C. and around.
I am interested in finding any information I can about Mike Atkins…he is reported deceased but [...]

 
Remember the Bamboo Beacon Newsletter?
What Saigon Kid was the Editor of the Bamboo Beacon?
What news story did they ’scoop’ before the rest of the world news media?
Does anyone have a copy of the Bamboo Beacon?

I was in San Diego recovering from Polilo when this song hit the charts. It was one of the first, if not the first, rock n roll song at the start of the rock n roll era that would change music forever.
What is the first rock n roll song you remember hearing?