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Thirty years later, a different battle rages on in Vietnam
Thirty years later, a different battle rages on in Vietnam
(EXCERPT) Michelle Cole 03/05/2004 COVENTRY - A photo album divided into sections including "Loss of Limbs" and "Victims of Agent Orange Poisoning." A young girl with a two-inch thick wooden leg, a man leaning on a broken crutch, children with deformed limbs lying on straw mats. "When you turn away because it's difficult to look at - you can't help," said Holly Richard of Coventry. Last summer, Richard went on a month-long trip with her family to visit relatives in Phan Thiet, a small village in Vietnam. For her husband, Long Nguyen, the 27-hour flight into Saigon (followed by a 4.5-hour drive to Phan Thiet) marked the first time he had returned to his native village in 24 years. When the family arrived at the airport in Vietnam, Richard said she was confused and jet-lagged, but her first experience was when her brother-in-law carried her son, 10, through the ra... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 05 Mar 2004, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?n...id=74554&rfi=6 --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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