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A Great Book!

Without divulging too much information about the book on this site, I’d like to recommend all Saigon Kids, if they have the chance, read ‘My Father, The Spy,’ written by SaigonKid John H. Richardson, who was in Saigon…in elementary school…in 1962-63. It’s an incredible book…his dad was with the CIA, and some very familiar [...]

Jim Cooper Wins the Name That Newspaper Contest

Dear Packrat Jim,

The check is in the mail …..I mean the wine is in the box and on its way to the Carmel post office. (Did you know Bill Benson and I were voted “Most Dependable” in 1963?) Geeeeeeesh…what an honor. Fortunately, as I informed Bob, I was also peppy so [...]

Deja Vu: Vietnam Part 16 (Return to Saigon on the Bien Hoa Highway)

We continue with Part 16 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 [...]