A Miraculous Escape (1975-1979)
My good friend, Ju Luc, experienced many terrible hardships during the Vietnam War. After the fall of Saigon, as the Americans troops pulled out, the South Vietnamese were left to…
Two Unskilled Chefs (1977-1979)
After my release from prison, I had to be resourceful in order to make a living. I didn’t possess many business skills, but one of my former prison mates lived…
Girl in Red (1976)
I spent less than a year in prison because my uncle’s son, as a high official in the Communist party, influenced his unit to release me early. I should have…
Prison Life (1975-1976)
In 1973, as the Chinese advanced through the Pacific Belt islands, the U.S. decommissioned their PTF boats to conceal how they had crossed the seventeenth parallel. Once my contract as…
War in Vietnam (1962-1975)
In 1962, the Vietnam War intensified between the Communist Viet Cong and the United States of America. I was only a month away from completing high school when I was…