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2012 VFP Tour BlogLog. Nine.

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

April 24, Tuesday: Off we went down Highway 9 through cobwebs of the mind looking for familiar landmarks, but everything thank god has changed. Even the best known and easiest-to-recognize pile of rocks, the Rockpile, doesn’t look the same. Back … Continue reading →

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2012 VFP Tour BlogLog. Eight.

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

April 23, Monday: We drove from Hue to Dong Ha where we had a formal meeting with local officials of the  Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO). We learned that 15.4 million tons of munitions were used during the war, and … Continue reading →

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2012 VFP Tour BlogLog. Three.

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

April 18, Wednesday:  On our first full day, we first met with Mr. Nguyen Van Kein, Vice President of The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), and Mr. Bui Van Nghi of the Vietnam-U.S. Friendship Society.  These types of meetings … Continue reading →

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2012 VFP Tour BlogLog. One.

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Showing Michael Marceau around SF as we killed time before the tour takes off tonight at 1:30 am. 13 hours to Taipei and another 3 hours to Hanoi. A redeye to redden any eye. Among the sights: some of the … Continue reading →

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