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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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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.
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 Traveling Memorial Wall coming to Grand Island
Grand Island Independent - 1 hour 30 minutes ago
There may be an addition in 2010 to the stately display of American flags that grace the Hall County Veterans Park near the United Veterans Club in north Grand Island every Independence Day.
Vietnam: The 'forgotten' veterans
Ridgefield Press - 2 hours 22 minutes ago
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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.
Levy: Afghanistan is another Vietnam
The Pitt News - Mon Nov 9, 10:12 pm ET
In our history and social studies classes, we learn that history tends to repeat itself. We study history so that we can prevent past failures from recurring and cultivate past successes even further.
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.