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Vietnam 1967/1999: 08/02/06

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Wednesday, August 02, 2006. Thirty-one years ago these scenes would either never have happened (me in this woman’s home near what was LZ Jane) or I would have been too scared to have appreciated the beauty. Question for any Marines who may be reading this. What is the name of the pile of rocks silhouetted by the sun? Hint: Reread the last sentence.). The “Rock Pile” just east of Khe Sahn near Con Tien. Semper Fi. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Mig 25 in Russia. View my complete profile.

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Vietnam 1967/1999: The Point

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Sunday, August 27, 2006. This is not a war story. While I was in the Vietnam war, I want this to be more about Vietnam the country, contrasting what it was like for me in 1968 versus when I spent three weeks there in 1999. I also went back hoping to find what happened to a young girl who became my friend and probably saved my life one day in Quang Tri. An almost hopeless quest with more chance of finding the proverbial needle in a haystack but something I needed to attempt nonetheless. Mig 25 in Russia.

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Vietnam 1967/1999: Cu Chi Tunnels

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Friday, August 25, 2006. Most all who visit Saigon will as well visit the Cu Chi Tunnels located about 45 miles southeast of Saigon. Seventy-five miles of underground honeycomb tunnels that during the war were an underground city unto itself sheltering hundreds of VC fighters and in some cases their families. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Mig 25 in Russia. I am a serial entrepreneur, for the last 25 years in my own companies, no doubt having long ago become unemployable by others.

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Vietnam 1967/1999: 08/05/06

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Saturday, August 05, 2006. Hoi An. I didn’t even know it existed. Situated near Da Nang, it is a beautiful place similar to the artsy towns that dot both coasts in the US. From what I was told it was largely untouched by the war, which is amazing if true given its proximity to Da Nang. Links to this post. Road to Quang Tri. Da Nang and definitely Hoi An were well worth the trip to the middle county but my visit there was about getting to Quang Tri Province. This was where I spent most of my time duri...

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Vietnam 1967/1999: 08/26/06

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Saturday, August 26, 2006. During the war my only exposure to Saigon was the Saigon docks after a trip up the Saigon River before being loaded onto Army buses which took us to an area where we boarded helicopters heading back to the field. No sightseeing trip this. Sneaky Commies. Anything for the tourists. Links to this post. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Mig 25 in Russia. View my complete profile. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.

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Vietnam 1967/1999: LZ's Suzie and Pedro

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006. LZ's Suzie and Pedro. So much of my time in Vietnam is clear in my mind even after all these years. Things like that imprint on you. Two such places were our time on LZ’s Suzie and Pedro. Rain, mud, mold and an occasional mortar or rocket attack. These photos taken around the battery position portray both LZ's well. Depressing, wet, at times scary. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Mig 25 in Russia. View my complete profile. LZs Suzie and Pedro.

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Vietnam 1967/1999: Saigon Shops

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Saturday, August 26, 2006. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Mig 25 in Russia. I am a serial entrepreneur, for the last 25 years in my own companies, no doubt having long ago become unemployable by others. I enjoy planning and working with companies helping them develop strategy and tactics for new, profitable growth (anyone can grow unprofitably.). Reading is also a top pastime for me, non fiction almost exclusively, as well as my continual quest to become proficient on guitar.  .

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Vietnam 1967/1999: Cao Dai

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Friday, August 25, 2006. If you spend any time on travel logs of people who have been to Vietnam as tourists you will find reference to the Cao Dai Temple. Cao Dai a combination of Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, Hinduism, Geniism, and Taoism. I was in and around Tay Ninh towards the end of my war year in Vietnam but not unexpectedly had no idea of the existence of this wondrous place. Just as well. At 20 I would not have known how to begin to appreciate it as I do now. Mig 25 in Russia.

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Vietnam 1967/1999: 07/24/06

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Monday, July 24, 2006. Quang Tri is just inland from the. And a few miles south of the DMZ in I Corp. Once the division moved up there from An Khe, we spent a considerable amount of time out on fire bases called “Suzie”, “Pedro” and “Jane” as you see pictured here. In 1999 I went back and with my guide and the help of a man who had been a VC mortar commander during the war, found what had been LZ (Landing Zone) Jane. It “felt” like Jane but that could be because I wanted it to. No time in the cities.

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Vietnam 1967/1999: Saigon

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Saturday, August 26, 2006. During the war my only exposure to Saigon was the Saigon docks after a trip up the Saigon River before being loaded onto Army buses which took us to an area where we boarded helicopters heading back to the field. No sightseeing trip this. Sneaky Commies. Anything for the tourists. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Mig 25 in Russia. I am a serial entrepreneur, for the last 25 years in my own companies, no doubt having long ago become unemployable by others.