Be it Ever so Humble...

Lives in the Lotus Blossom, Chapter 07: Four and a Wakeup

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September 25th 2007
I understand that during the war, drafted GI's and Marines used to count down the days remaining in their year long tour of duty in Viet Nam, and they compared the end of their time to an alarm clock reawakening them to reality. Well, we were only here in Viet Nam for four days, but mercy! What an enriching time we had--and what a shift from our usual reality! We flew Mandarin Airlines from H ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more