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Mrs. Shaffer and The Sounds of Music

aliceahlgren — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:21:54 +0000

While we all seem to be suddenly wandering around through our various 60s memories I want to thank Mrs. Harrison Shaffer for her many contributions to those memories. Remember South Pacific, anyone???? and the half dozen or so of us sweeeet young ladies dressed in sailor uniforms singin’ our hearts out to the tune [...]

Bruce was a Boy Scout …

Admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:22:24 +0000

[admin note: Bruce made this interesting Comment. I've moved it here for all to see and to keep it from getting lost in the Archives. You can view the original here.]

I was in Troop 1 also. The camping trips to Dalat and Nha Trang were both quite memorable. Dalat was one of the few places where [...]

BSA Troop 1 Saigon

doancongbuu — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:41:20 +0000

Looking for alumni from Boy Scouts of America Troop 1, Saigon. I was in Troop 1 from 1960 to 1964. I have some pictures somewhere that I hope to scan and send in to be posted, time permitting. I don’t recall all of the details, but camping trips to Dalat and Nha Trang were quite memorable.

Harrison [...]

Greetings from Harrison Shaffer

doancongbuu — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:53:38 +0000

I was in Saigon from 1960 through 1964. I went to ACHS for 8th and 11th grade, and I attended Lycee Jean-Jacques Rousseau for the French equivalent of 9th and 10th grade. My father was a fanatical francophile and felt that a French education was superior to our own. In any case, it was quite an [...]