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Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai Passes

African heroine, human rights advocate, environmental activist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Keynan-born Wangari Maathai, has passed away at 71 after losing her battle with cancer. She left behind a large legacy that included planting millions of trees making a huge impact on the environment.The following – her own words – characterizes what this [...]

Obituary: Daniel G. Parker

by Ken Yeager I just came across this on the Military Brats Registry.

https://www.militarybrat.com/DParker.cfm

Daniel G Parker

Bad Tolz JHS/Germany, 60-62 ACS Saigon/Vietnam, 64-65, Class of 1966

Dan was the son of the late LTC Warren Parker, USA, and spent 18 years as an Army brat. He was a 1Lt with the 27th Field [...]

Mourners salute beloved Hmong leader Gen. Vang Pao

GARANCE BURKE From Associated Press February 04, 2011 4:07 AM EST

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of mourners are flocking to central California this weekend to honor the late Gen. Vang Pao, a key Unites States ally in Vietnam who inspired unparalleled reverence among the ethnic Hmong he led in battle and [...]

Saigon Kid Peter Brownell’s Father Passed Away At 96

Peter’s father, Lincoln Brownell, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010 at the age of 96.

He passed quietly and comfortably at his home in Williston, Vermont. Peter was with him along with his two brothers Bart and Rick.

Peter’s father published a book in 2006 of his memoirs and his recollections of the family [...]

Obituary Saigon Kid: Burton Gordon Parker

Mr. Burton Gordon Parker February 7, 1945 – May 20, 2010

Mr. Burton Gordon Parker, age 65 of Boydton, Virginia, died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at his residence in Merrymount subdivision on Lake Gaston. He was a retired Data Management Consultant and an Army veteran. He was predeceased by a son Brandon J. Parker [...]