From the streets of America, youths were drafted and sent to war in Vietnam. Inner city youths and farm boys were thrown into a master plan only the American Military could have created. Never having driven a car, John Montgomery became a mechanic. Greg Foster became a Combat Medic. They trained and lived during interesting [...]
[ Admin Note: Sarah (Black) Fry left these Comments to a Post made on our Blog back in April 2008 - which is now deep in the Archives where it is doubtful many will ever see it. So, I've moved it here to the front page for higher visibility. ]
Alice and All! This blog is [...]
While researching and writing about the history of our American Community School the trail of information got a bit grey after the 1965 evacuation. About the only information available was the school buildings got hurriedly converted into an Army hospital – Third Field Hospital. Written and pictorial information was limited other then from a military [...]
For over 50 years Saigon Kids have existed, yet to this day “our story” has never been told to the world. We are the ‘forgotten ones’ who have been overshadowed by stories about everything under the sun of the Viet-nam era. No books have been written from the perspective of dependant children living [...]
While living in Saigon I spent many an afternoon at the book store down on Tu Do Street. It was kind of a gathering place for those of us who were engrossed in exploring the adventures of literature, poem, verse and writing – it was about as close as you could get to a ‘beat’ [...]
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