Mrs. Tran lives alone after raising four children in this rustic house with no screens or windows (see Mrs. Tran by her house on the "Life in Vietnam" page). Her fisherman husband perished at sea 25 years ago. This writer will be returning to Vietnam after being in contact with her family about a way to help. They said their mother could really use a facility to go to the bathroom. She has had to go outside without benefit of even an outhouse for this function. This writer would like to help this family that befriended him in the 2010 trip to see My Lai. Also, the author would like to help the general populace of Viet Nam in any, albeit small, way after the US's misguided intervention in Viet Nam's internal affairs that supported a corrupt regime.
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AuthorInfantry soldier in 1969 Vietnam. Two careers: 1st half, Accountant & persnnel.mgr. 2nd half, MA Ed. @ U of Iowa and taught in MS. A writer in retirement. Archives
December 2024
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