Saigon Kids and American Community School http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com Saigon Kids and Alumni of American Community School Saigon (1955 - 1975) - Kind Words Go A Long Way Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Obituary: George Esper dies at 79

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 [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/obituary-george-esper-dies-at-79 Alhambra Theater: 1956 World Series by Gene Taylor

I remember (1956) the World Series being shown, inning-by-inning, at the Alhambra. Was on 16 mm film.

I was very bored as a 9 year-old but my father and brother got to see Don Larsen’s perfect game.

Very small American community at that time and the Air Force pilots were always [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/alhambra-theater-1956-world-series I attended PSG the last year it operated (1974-75) by Mike Erickson

I am a member of this ACS group. They have been so kind and generous to allow the PSG kids to also join.

I am in touch with about 100 or so people who attended PSG (various years). If you would like to contact me and are a member of this [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/i-attended-psg-the-last-year-it-operated-1974-75 50th Anniversary Reunion Of Civil War Veterans William Faulkner once said, “History is not WAS, its IS”.

Photos and footage captured between 1913 and 1938.

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]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/50th-anniversary-reunion-of-civil-war-veterans 44th Anniversary: ’68 Tet Offensive 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 [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/44th-anniversary-68-tet-offensive I moved to Saigon in 1966 and attended the PSG by John Gusafson

I remember the classroom I was in was the size of a large room with corrugated tin for a roof and one light bulb hanging from the ceiling. They were still in transition then.

We came back to the states in 1971.

What you all knew as your school, I believe [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/i-moved-to-saigon-in-1966-and-attended-the-psg All I Remember Is PSG Had An Awesome Swing Set by Cindy Nguyen

My older sister Patricia and I went to the Phoenix Study Group (PSG) in 1965 to finish out the academic year when ACS abruptly closed down.

We were both born in DC and had American passports, but we were Vietnamese, so stayed in Saigon until 1966, when my father Nguyen Dinh-Hoa [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/all-i-remember-is-psg-had-an-awesome-swing-set I attended PSG (Phoenix Study Group) in 1973 and 1974 by Virgina Wilson

I was in Mrs. Brundages 3rd grade class.

We lived on Cong Ly.

Does anyone remember Megan and Maurie Donahoe? If anyone has any contact information for them I would love to get in touch with them.

My dad ran the hospital for the National Rehabilitation Institute just down the [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/i-attended-psg-phoenix-study-group-in-1973-and-1974 Remember To Breathe: Alberta Watch this in *FULL SCREEN* mode.

It’s almost 3D without the glasses.

]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/remember-to-breathe-alberta Facebook Forcing Users To Switch To Timeline: Tips To Hide Your User Past On Facebook Many of you have asked why I haven’t created a Facebook page for our Saigon Kids American Community School sites.

Well, now you know.

I’ve known for nearly a year that Facebook would be implementing what they are calling *Timeline*. I just didn’t know exactly when they would be launching it. So, I decided [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/facebook-forcing-users-to-switch-to-timeline-tips-to-hide-your-user-past-on-facebook Chuc Mung Nam Moi 2012 Saigon Kids

Trying To Get Home After The Fireworks – Saigon Tet 2012 [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/chuc-mung-nam-moi-2012-saigon-kids I Wasn’t Afraid Of Anything by Robert Luke (1963-65) I lived in Saigon summer of 1963 to Feb 1965 and attended the American School. We went through the Coup that overthrew President Diem, the bombing of the American theater (I think The Longest Day was still playing a the time), and various bomb threats (the American Pool, bicycle bombs [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/i-wasnt-afraid-of-anything Saigon Kid Obituary: Sondra Shankey Ewell The GECKO Year Book - 1960 - Sondra Ann Shankey is our Spanish-speaking friend; Such a pretty girl, an engineer, we cannot comprehend. We see instead for her ahead a modeling career; Or marriage to a rootin' tootin' Spanish buccaneer.

I am so very sorry to let the Saigon Kids know that Sondra [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/saigon-kid-obituary-sondra-shankey-ewell Happy New Year 2012 Saigon Kids Wishing everyone a wonderful New Year 2012 filled with many, many blessings.

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Rock Onnnn … Saigon Kids – [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/happy-new-year-2012-saigon-kids Here’s a whole new twist on the song I’m Dreaming Of A White Christmas – Broadcaster Chuck Neil describes its significance during the fall of Saigon.

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 [...]]]> http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/heres-a-whole-new-twist-on-the-song-im-dreaming-of-a-white-christmas-broadcaster-chuck-neil-describes-its-significance-during-the-fall-of-saigon