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1960 GECKO – The First ACS Yearbook

The 1960 Gecko is now available for your viewing pleasure in our Photo Gallery.

This was the first yearbook published by American Community School. It was for the July 6, 1959 – March 31, 1960 school year.

A special thank you to Richard Emery and his wife Kathy for contributing the original of this Gecko yearbook. [...]

True Confessions: Saigon Kid’s True Love Stories (Chapter 5)

As Saigon Kids we all ‘came from some place’ to Saigon. Most of us left a boy friend or girl friend ‘behind’ wherever we came from before arriving in Saigon. Most of us found a ‘new love’ shortly after arrival in Saigon. And, some of us found our ‘first love’ in Saigon. [...]

Deja Vu: Rock N Roll – 50th Anniversary: The Day The Music Died February 3, 1959

On February 3, 1959 Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Booper died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.

This is a Tribute Collection of 21 videos honoring these Rock N Roll greats and “The Day The Music Died”

Enjoy!

CLICK HERE to view all 21 videos of The Day The [...]

Idaho Saigon Kids Mini Reunion

Hi, everyone! Just a short note to let everyone know that my wife, Sandy, and I met Bobbie (Sheehan) Mauch and Jane Reiser for dinner Sunday night (February 1, 2009) – and had a fantastic time! I took my Gecko yearbooks … Jane took a shoebox of old family photos … and the 4 of [...]

Golden Gate Quartet: 1958 Performance at Saigon Alhambra Theater

During Tet 1958 the Golden Gate Quartet was in Saigon for a cultural exchange performance at the Alhambra Theater. Here is a news clip of their visit to Saigon.

Orlandus Wilson (Bass)
Clyde Wright (Tenor)
Clyde Riddick (Tenor)
J. Caleb Ginyard (Baritone)
Glenn Emell Burgess (Piano)

I had not arrived in Saigon yet, at the time of this performance. Were any [...]