The province of Quang Ngai is familiar to most Americans, as it was the location of the infamous 1968 My Lai Massacre. My Lai was never rebuilt, but was instead transformed into a memorial to the 300 plus Vietnamese civilians, most of whom were women and children that were killed in the massacre. The city of Quang Ngai is located just south of My Lai in the province of Quang Ngai and is home today to more than 1.5 million people. Upon arriving in Saigon (Ho Chi Min City) I will travel north by train to Da Nang where I will meet with the other volunteers and participate in orientation and training on 'How not to wind up in a Vietnamese prison or contract the Avian Flu-101'....Ha ha JOKING mom! After orientation and meeting up with
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