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Saigon Kids Memory Test

Here’s a brain twister for all you Saigon Kids. Let’s see how good your history and memories of Saigon are …

What historic event took place today (November 11th) in Saigon during 1960?

Leave your answers and memories of the day below in the Comments section.

Bob

Kinh-Do Bombing, Sept. 1963 & Other Memory Flashes

Mary-Anne (Purvis) Sullivan here. Saigon 1962-1964 (ACS grades 5 & 6).

I was researching the first bombing in hopes of getting some dates clear and luckily/happily stumbled upon this cite, decided to register. I read several of the blog comments on the first bombing of the movie theater and remember it a bit differently in […]

Special Agent: Early Days, 1962 to 1964

Saigon slumbered on a Sunday morning in the spring of 1964. The so-called Paris of the Orient was quiet after the preceding night’s weekend revelry. Broad boulevards stood still, rows of tamarind trees reflecting morning dew as the tropical sun began its rise over the tiled roofs of villas, business establishments, and squatter camps that […]

Kevin Escapes Palace Bombing Through Flying Ducks

[ Admin Note: Kevin left these comments to another Post about the Palace bombing. I’ve moved it here for all to read and so it won’t get lost in the Archives. You can read the original here. ]

Geeze Ken, you were out of the loop, and you went to school?

Not me!

For those […]

Ken Yeager: “The Palace Is BOMBED”

This is a transcript from February 27, 1962 of ACS Saigon news reporter Ken Yeager:

EXTRA THE PALACE IS BOMBED

We came to school Tuesday morning as casual as ever with toast in our hands howling “wait for me!” after the departing buses. We got to school and noted the general weather and […]