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Ho Chi Minh City Shopping

New York Times - Thu Nov 5, 5:14 pm ET

For everything from fermented duck eggs to flip-flops, head to this rambling market that’s laid out like an Arab souk and far less touristy than the Ben Thanh Market downtown.

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Ho Chi Minh City Attractions
New York Times - Thu Nov 5, 5:14 pm ET
Retreat from humanity at this attraction, also home to a temple and history museum. The gardens, established by a French botanist in 1864, feature 2,000 trees including Chinese incense-cedar, a bonsai “forest” and a large greenhouse full of purple orchids.
Metro-area natives preparing for bike-ride fundraiser in Vietnam
Brooklyn Park Sun-Post - Thu Nov 5, 2:42 am ET
To Nathaniel Liedl, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, offers a lifestyle he couldn't afford at home in Minnetonka. Liedl is a teacher at the International Language Academy in Ho Chi Minh, the largest city (7 million people) in Vietnam.
Vietnam digs out from Typhoon Mirinae
UPI - Sun Nov 8, 11:59 am ET
PHY YEN, Vietnam, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Food, shelter and medical assistance are urgently needed by victims of Typhoon Mirinae, Vietnamese leaders said Sunday.
Vietnam veteran writing book ‘to get it right’
The New Britain Herald - 52 minutes ago
PLAINVILLE — In 1967 John Puzzo, then 17, signed up for the U.S. Army. The following year, after graduating high school, he went off to basic training. Soon he was serving a one-year tour of duty in Vietnam.
A daughter's love reunites three Vietnam veterans
News 8 Austin - Sun Nov 8, 6:07 pm ET
Wednesday is Veteran's Day. News 8 Austin is offering a special series to commemorate the holiday with the story of three Vietnam veterans who haven't seen each other since their time overseas, until now.
Vietnam veterans recall difficulty of returning home
Carroll County Times - Sun Nov 8, 8:36 pm ET
The way service members are treated after they return home from overseas has changed drastically since the Vietnam War era, according to some local veterans.
Restaurant Review: Banh Mi Doner Kebabs, Hanoi
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sun Nov 8, 2:29 am ET
Over the last year or so, the Vietnamese banh mi sandwich has taken New York by storm, elevating the once humble pork and pickled vegetable sandwich to heights of gastronomic chic. In Hanoi, however, the typical banh mi (which translates simply as "bread" in Vietnamese and is written in English as banh my in Hanoi) is a pedestrian fried egg or pâté sandwich with a few slices of cucumber or a ...
Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander
AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 7, 8:47 am ET
On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming — as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.
Unique homecoming to Vietnam for Academy grad
The Capital - Sun Nov 8, 8:39 am ET
DANANG, Vietnam (AP) — On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he makes an unlikely homecoming — as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.
Ohio Town Honors Forgotten Vietnam Vets
WCMH Columbus - Sun Nov 8, 9:02 am ET
About 5,000 people gathered for a parade in a small Ohio town to give Vietnam veterans the welcome home many never received decades ago.
PeopleTalk: Vietnam vet still answers call to serve
The Buffalo News - Sun Nov 8, 6:05 am ET
Vietnam veteran Alwin "Butch" O'Donnell enlisted in the U.S. Army at 18, serving in the infantry from 1969 to '71. The burly South Buffalo native achieved the rank of first sergeant before joining the Army National Guard.
Senator Kerry: Vietnam Could Not Have Been Won
Newsweek - Sat Nov 7, 4:15 pm ET
We must dispense with a dangerous myth. In an effort to pressure the president to send 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan, armchair commanders have dusted off the old canard that "we could have won in Vietnam if only … " Some revisionists contend we could have won "if only" Congress had not balked at the military's insatiable hunger for more troops and more bombing. Others argue that pacification ...
South Dakotans to build homes in Vietnam
Rapid City Journal - Sun Nov 8, 9:13 am ET
Ten South Dakotans hope to teach carpentry skills as part of Habitat for Humanity's goodwill homebuilding excursion for the Jimmy Carter and Rosalyn Work Project in Vietnam this month.
Sun City Veterans Day ceremony to pay tribute to Vietnam War vets
Bluffton Today - Sun Nov 8, 9:10 am ET
Sun City Veterans Day ceremony to pay tribute to Vietnam War vets Stearns retired Jan. 1, according to the U.S. Air Force Web site. He was commander of the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and the designated director of mobility forces for Korea.
5,000 support Vietnam vets in Shelby
Mansfield News Journal - Sun Nov 8, 7:04 am ET
An estimated 5,000 people turned out Saturday for Shelby's first-ever parade for Vietnam veterans.