NAME THIS NEWSPAPER CONTEST
Alice - in Wonderland - holds in her lovely hands the February 22, 1964 issue of a newspaper published weekly for the Armed Forces in Vietnam. The headline reads:
Terrorist Bomb at Movie Kills Three;
Heroic Marine Capt. Saves Many More.
What was the name of this weekly newspaper?
The Prize
The first person to name the [...]

Mornin’ Everyone,
Sounds like Bob has mountains of info to scan so before I send off my precious Bamboo Beacons to him I thought I’d share an article or two with you all (I was the typist for the Beacon in 63). This is from Sherry Penney…Feb. 1964:
ALUMNI GREETINGS
A little belatedly, I want to with [...]

While communicating with other Saigon Kids some have asked me what different Internet slang terms and abbreviation mean (not that I tend to overly use them or anything like that! ). Hence, the thought occurred to me that we all have different levels of ‘computerese’ … some of us have been on the computer for [...]

Hi Everyone,
It is a beautiful day here in Carmel Valley and we are in full swing with harvest (I work for a winery now - seemed like a good idea). Grapes are arriving at the rate of 20 to 40 tons a day and we are crushing and pressing for long hours. Due [...]

I received this from Richard Turner a few days ago. So thought I’d share it with everyone.
CONTEMPT MANDALA

An Installation/Publication by Richard Turner
November 1 - December 21, 2008
Grand Central Art Center
Santa Ana, California
Complete information CLICK HERE
It ceases to amaze me what different Saigon Kids are involved with these days. What are you involved with? [...]

NOTICE
This is NOT a polictial announcement.

You older Saigon Kids will undoubtedly recall the somewhat eccentric beatnik non-conformist group known as “The Clods”. You’ll also recall The Clods were renown for their unconventional wisdom and practical simple solutions concerning worldly affairs.
I’m sure you have all heard about the Financial Bail Out (how could you not, [...]

Guess who this is …
Hint: It is “THE KING” and “HIS QUEEN”
Don’t you just love “THE KING’s” … ROYAL outfit … such a fashion statement!

If you know this Royal couple … pleaseeeeeeeeee leave your Comments below …

Hello and WELCOME Kevin!!!   
Great to have you here. Thanks for your Comments on the Blog. Keep them coming!
Everyone give Kevin a BIG WELCOME …
Bob

We continue with Part 15 of the 16 part series Deja Vu: Vietnam. The series of videos is made using Google Earth to focus in on various parts of Saigon and surrounding areas of Vietnam. Then overlaid with video footage filmed in 2007 with ‘fade backs’ of videos and photos going back to various time [...]

This is a transcript from February 27, 1962 of ACS Saigon news reporter Ken Yeager:
EXTRA
THE PALACE IS
BOMBED
We came to school Tuesday morning as casual as ever with toast in our hands howling “wait for me!” after the departing buses. We got to school and noted the general weather and heavy clouds while Vicki casually cracked [...]

Awhile back Mimi asked if there was a way to view the most recent Posts and Comments on the Blog without having to look through all the different and many Categories. The answer is yes, there are a couple of different ways to view the most recent Post and Comments.
Normal methods:
1. View Comments: Registered Blog [...]

(Note: This was originally left by Frank as a Comment to another Post. I’ve moved it here as a Post to keep it from getting lost in the Blog Archives where few would find it. You can view the original post HERE - Admin )
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Seems like I have been very busy for the past few [...]