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Christmas 2010 in Saigon, Vietnam

Vietnam means the motorbike. Everything revolves around one and Christmas isn’t any different. Until you have experienced gridlock Vietnamese style you haven’t lived. Why walk when you can ride? There are over 4 million motorbikes in Saigon alone. And a fair number are used to celebrate Christmas. By the way in Saigon, Christmas happens [...]

White Christmas: The Fall of Saigon

A short “documentary” about the fall of Saigon and the role that the Bing Crosby song, “White Christmas” played in this historic event. The recording was broadcast on the radio on April 30, 1975, as a secret, pre-arranged signal precipitating the U.S. evacuation of Saigon.

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READERS CORNER: Saigon and Viet Nam at the turn of the century (1900)

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Title: On and Off Duty in Annam (1910)

Subject: Great “turn of the century (1900)” tour of Viet Nam – Travel, Social Life and Customs.

Author: Gabrielle M. Vassal

Review: This is a great read for anyone with an interest in Viet Nam. The book is the travel narrative [...]

1961 Saigon Viet-nam

Sarah recenty asked if anyone had pictures of the old Palace in Saigon.

This video has pictures of Saigon taken during and before 1961 – including several of the old Palace –

In my opinion the old Palace looked like a Palace – they just don’t build them like that anymore.

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Slide Show: Memories of Saigon Then and Now

This is the second in a series of slide shows contributed by Pastor Tom Johnson who was assigned to the 3rd Field Hospital (formerly American Community School) as a Chaplin’s Assistant and Medic from 1965 to 1966.

When his son learned he was planning a visit to Viet-nam, in February 2008, he suggested taking [...]