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American Community School Olympic Swimming Pool

Admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:47:32 +0000

In the late 1950′s and 1960 we called this swimming hole (and water buffalo washing pit) our ACS Olympic Swimming Pool. It was located across the road from the school. It always seemed to be in use by the local kids – swimming and washing water buffalo – just about anytime of the day [...]

Pershing Field Base Ball Park

Admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:10:31 +0000

Another view of Pershing Field sometime after 1965. Dale Williams collection. Submitted by Born To Wander. Click Image for Larger View.

Pershing Field Ball Park

Admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:33:52 +0000

Aerial View Circa 1969: Pershing Field on left, 3rd Field Hospital (formerly American Community School) on right. George Lane Collection. Submitted by Born To Wander. Click Image for larger view.

Teen Years In Saigon A Different World

Admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:00:00 +0000

The Arizona Daily Star

Tuesday, July 11, 2000

Author: Bonnie Henry

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They were typical American teen-agers: playing softball, listening to old Buddy Holly records – and cowering in the kitchen ’til the machine guns fell silent.

For this was Saigon , early ’60s, in a country [...]

Beer, Babes and Baseball … and not necessarily in that order!!!!!

Admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:22:49 +0000

How the “Saigon Teenager Softball Team” came about!

I know this sounds surprising, but Bob, Larry Smith and myself would sometimes ditch school. We would go into the “boy’s room” have a cigarette and wait for a class to start. We would look down the open-air hallway and when it was all clear [...]

Saigon Kid’s Gift: Leaves Me Speechless And On The Verge Of Tears

Admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:00:04 +0000

On one of my other web sites (an inspirational and motivational site) I frequently emphasis the importance to “Expect the Unexpected” in life. This really hit home for me a few days ago while I was opening my mail. My incoming mail pile is generally on the large size, as years ago I started [...]