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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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Vail murder suspect is Vietnam veteran, avid skier
Denver Post - Mon Nov 9, 3:15 am ET
Richard "Rossi" Moreau, a Vietnam veteran, was known to push the extremes on the slopes and drink in the bars of this ski resort town where he lived.
Vietnam Wall marking 27th anniversary
The Standard-Times - Mon Nov 9, 3:56 pm ET
WASHINGTON — This Friday, Nov. 13, marks the 27th anniversary of the unveiling of the somber Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a wall on the national Mall in Washington that sinks into the ground and lists all the U.S. soldiers who died or were left...
Medals and memories: reflections on the War in Vietnam
MLive.com - Mon Nov 9, 4:04 pm ET
Charlotte Weick Marshall Moore displays his medals. When Marshall Moore went into the military, he was a fresh-faced young man of 18. The year was 1969 and he had no way of knowing the reality of the Vietnam War.
Vietnam dissident ends hunger strike
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 4:20 am ET
Hanoi - A jailed Vietnamese dissident who was reportedly near death after a monthlong hunger strike has begun eating, his wife said Monday. Vu Van Hung, a 43-year-old high school teacher, was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of prob...
Hellwig fought in the war that never was in Vietnam
Westby Times - Mon Nov 9, 1:22 pm ET
At the age of 62, Gordon Hellwig of Coon Valley has never regretted his military involvement in Vietnam or the three years of his life he fought for his country in a battle that to this day was never officially declared a war, but remains one of the longest and bloodiest military excursions in history. Although it was not officially declared a war, 21 years of battles in Vietnam left ...
Local man recounts Vietnam war experience in book
The Hendersonville Times-News - Mon Nov 9, 5:10 am ET
By Mark Schulman Times-News Staff Writer Growing up during World War II, decorated Vietnam War veteran Mike Scruggs knew he wanted to serve his country.
Former POW: 'I knew what I could do and what I couldn't do' to survive
Anderson Independent-Mail - Mon Nov 9, 8:00 pm ET
CLEMSON — A former prisoner of war said his faith and confidence in his training helped him endure nearly six years in Vietnam prisons. Col. William Austin (retired) was shot down Oct. 7, 1967, near Hanoi while flying his 81st mission as an Air Force pilot during the Vietnam War. It wasn’t until March 14, 1973, that he was freed and reunited with his South Carolina family. Austin told about ...
Research and Markets: Vietnam Tourism Report Q4 2009
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 9, 12:51 pm ET
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Vietnam Tourism Report Q4 2009" report to their offering.
THOUSANDS GATHER FOR PARADE HONORING VIETNAM VETS
Coshocton Tribune - Mon Nov 9, 8:17 am ET
SHELBY (AP) -- 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.
Ohio town to thank Vietnam vets
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Mon Nov 9, 2:17 am ET
The floor of VFW Post 291 has been scuffed by the shoes and boots of veterans who fought in wars going back nearly a century, to World War I. The setting is a comfort for Willis Cochran, who served in the Navy during the Vietnam War.
Times Q&A: Marine who served in Vietnam War still carries scars
El Paso Times - Mon Nov 9, 2:08 am ET
EL PASO -- Gilberto Telles, 70, is a former member of the 19th Rifle Company, a homegrown Marine reserve unit formed in 1953. Its members include combat veterans who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Vietnam War veteran receives Purple Heart after 41-year wait; Ceremony honors more than 100 veterans
The Lewiston Sun Journal - Mon Nov 9, 12:04 am ET
FARMINGTON — On Saturday night, 41 years after he was wounded in Vietnam, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gerald C. Webber of New Vineyard received his Purple Heart medal. Webber was one of more than 100 World War II, Korean and Vietnam veterans honored at the Veterans Recognition Cerem...
Vietnam vet reflects on days as a 'Copperhead'
Midland Reporter-Telegram - Mon Nov 9, 2:14 am ET
Larry Allen Rippee went to Vietnam in April 1966 for an unusual reason and once there, having spent 10 months as an infantryman with the Army's "Big Red One" division, extended his 12-month tour to be a machinegunner on a helicopter.
Vietnam War Memorial replica in Charlotte this week
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Mon Nov 9, 1:03 am ET
By JASON WITZ Correspondent For years David "Marty" Martin was afraid to look at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. He tried, but that long, black wall brought back too many memories -- memories, at the time, he would rather forget.
Franklin honors Vietnam War fallen
The Milford Daily News - Mon Nov 9, 1:02 am ET
Franklin yesterday honored the memory of six town men who died while serving in the military during the Vietnam War. At the ceremony, which was held on the Town Common, six signs with each soldier's name and military history were unveiled. These signs will be put up on the streets where each soldier grew up.