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AP Vietnam correspondent George Esper dies at 79 RICHARD PYLE From Associated Press February 03, 2012 7:43 PM EST George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died. He was [...] by Frank Stoddard Part of the many Saigon Kids experience is the “war”. Today (1/31/2012) is the 44th anniversary of the ’68 Tet offensive. I remember it like it was yesterday. Time has really traveled fast. I was in Hue/Phu Bia at the time. All those guys that died back [...]
I’M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS By Chuck Neil I had been in Vietnam since 1967 working for various companies. In 1973, I was working for Federal Electric Corporation-ITT, and a friend said to me, “Hey, the military are leaving and they’re going to have civilians take over their [...] This video is for Saigon Kids (and others) who served their Country in the Vietnam War. Archival footage from the Vietnam War set to the wonderful Billy Joel song, “Goodnight 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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