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Slide Show: Memories of Saigon and Viet-nam

Admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:01:11 +0000

Saigon Kid Steve Pryplesh brings us this awesome slide show presentation.

He got it from and old Army buddy of his. It is quite a collection of pictures of Cap St-Jacques (Vung Tau), Saigon, Cho Lon and other sites around Viet-nam.

They brought back many memories for Steve of 1959-61, 1971-72, and a visit with his wife [...]

Bye Bye To Passage Eden in Saigon

Admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:41:05 +0000

In April 2010 demolition began of the old Passage Eden, a central Saigon landmark.

This short video shows areas of the building before all ‘tenants’ were ordered out on April 8th. At least 150 owners of apartments on floors three to five of the est. 1947 French colonial structure are resisting moves by the developer to [...]

Vietnam, US still in conflict over Agent Orange

Admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 14:08:11 +0000

BEN STOCKING From Associated Press May 23, 2010 3:01 AM EDT

CAM TUYEN, Vietnam (AP) — Her children are 21 and 16 years old, but they still cry through the night, tossing and turning in pain, sucking their thumbs for comfort.

Tran Thi Gai, who rarely gets any sleep herself, sings them a mournful lullaby. “Can you feel my [...]

Kinh Do Theater Saigon – Now Playing: Evidence Of Revision – Part 4

Admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:24:04 +0000

Welcome to Saturday At The Movies with Saigon Kids.

Tonight we continue with the film “Evidence Of Revision” (Part 4).

If you have not seen Parts 1, 2 and 3 – you can view them here:

“Evidence Of Revision – Part 1“ “Evidence Of Revision – Part 2“ “Evidence Of Revision – Part 3“

It’s recommend you view Parts 1, 2 [...]

Kinh Do Theater Saigon – Now Playing: Evidence Of Revision – Part 3

Admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:27:02 +0000

Welcome to Saturday At The Movies with Saigon Kids.

Tonight we continue with the film “Evidence Of Revision” (Part 3).

If you have not seen Part 1 and Part 2 – you can view them here:

“Evidence Of Revision – Part 1″ “Evidence Of Revision – Part 2″

It’s recommend you view Part 1 and 2 before viewing Part [...]

Kinh Do Theater Saigon – Now Playing: Evidence Of Revision – Part 2

Admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:55:27 +0000

Welcome to Saturday At The Movies with Saigon Kids.

Tonight we continue with the film “Evidence Of Revision” (Part 2) – *The Why of It*.

If you have not seen Part 1 – you can view it here “Evidence Of Revision – Part 1″

While viewing Part 2 of this film you will literally SEE history being “rewritten” [...]

Kinh Do Theater Saigon – Now Playing: Evidence Of Revision – Part 1

Admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:05:14 +0000

Welcome to Saturday At The Movies with Saigon Kids. I think we all agree we’ve lived through some interesting times in history, starting with our arrival in Saigon during the late 1950s to early 1960s and continuing forward to the present.

Tonight’s film begins at a point in history when most of us Saigon Kids started our [...]

Kinh Do Theater Saigon – Now Playing: Man Of The Month – Ho Chi Minh

Admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:34:48 +0000

Welcome to Saturday At The Movies with Saigon Kids.

This week we’re at the Kinh Do Theater in old Saigon since this film is about the leader of the people who were responsible for the bombing of the theater. This film is from the 1960s TV show “The Twentieth Century” regular feature “Man Of The Month” narrated [...]

Saigon Kid Research Volunteer Wanted

Admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:01:14 +0000

UPDATE Feb. 18, 2010

Research Completed

Mystery Solved

Click Here to learn what really happened

As you may have read HERE , Bruce has done considerable research in an attempt to verify the story about a teenager who set himself on fire in Saigon in 1963 – hoping to identify him.

Unfortunately, [...]

How Opium Led To You Becoming A Saigon Kid

Admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:02:23 +0000

Have you ever wondered what went on in Viet-nam and Saigon during the period between World War II and the mid to late 1950s when Americans started arriving in Viet-nam – and why?

I did, in my continuing quest to learn how I became a Saigon Kid.

This took me on a journey of discovery about [...]