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...After Saigon fell, America abandoned the secret army, and in 1975, as many as 10,000 Hmong were slaughtered at the hands of the ascendant Pathet Lao, according to Roger Warner, an author who is researching a book on Vang Pao. Others fled to neighboring Thailand and the U.S., where about 100,000 were eventually resettled. It was not until 1997 that Washington officially acknowledged the valor of the Hmong soldiers. A small stone with a copper plaque was placed in their honor between the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame in Arlington National...
...photograph of an American helicopter evacuation is as indelible an image as any we have of the Vietnam War. Then a photographer for United Press International, Hugh Van Es, 67, snapped the iconic picture from a balcony at the Peninsula Hotel in Saigon. The photo netted him a Pulitzer Prize nomination--and a $150 bonus...
...incompetents you've got," a Senator who supports the Obama Administration's policy told me. "We have no alternative." Holbrooke made a similar point during the hearing. Yes, he said, this situation resembled the war in Vietnam, harking back to his earliest service, as a U.S. diplomat in Saigon. "Structurally, there are many similarities - the enemy sanctuaries across the border, the [failure of] governance, corruption ... but there is one core difference: 9/11," he said. "There was no threat from Vietnam to the U.S. homeland...
...incredibly hopeful about what this generation can do in terms of public service,” Greitens said. After their discussion, the speakers responded to questions from the diverse audience, which included undergraduates, graduate students, and many Cambridge residents. One local doctor, who lived in Saigon during the Tet offensive, cried as he thanked Cleland for his service. After the event, Greitens said he was glad to have the opportunity to encourage students to pursue public service work. “I hope that what they will take from tonight is the belief that they have something to contribute...
...motorbikes. The last time my husband Keirn had driven one was 10 years ago in the Philippines. Now that we live in Vietnam, where everyone gets around on scooters or motorbikes, we were keen to practice our driving skills and happy to do so outside Saigon's swirling, incessant traffic...