Tag Archives: Da Nang

VFP 4th Annual Viet Nam Tour: April-May 2015

Veterans For Peace Vietnam Spring Tour April 16 – May 2 2015 Each spring members of the Hoa Binh (Peace) Chapter 160 of Veterans For Peace (VFP) welcomes up to 20 Veterans & non-Vet peace activists & spouses to come for a 17-day insider’s tour of Việt … Continue reading

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VFP VietNam Tour 8: Da Nang Thermal Dioxin Clean Up

Thermal dioxin desorption system started in Da Nang TalkVietnam April 19, 2014 Source: Vietnam News Agency (VNA) By VietnamPlus A thermal desorption system was put into operation at Da Nang Airport on April 19, as part of a US-funded project to … Continue reading

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VFP Vietnam Tour 6: Danang Airport

Agent Orange Remediation Project: Danang Airport, Viet Nam Veterans For Peace Chapter 160 Member Chuck Palazzo arranged a tour of the Danang Airport Agent Orange Remediation site. It is a rare opportunity and the visit has to be cleared at the … Continue reading

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The Legacy of Agent Orange

By Paul Cox I did not look out the window of the Freedom Bird as it lifted off from the Da Nang airport in 1970. I had been there 18 months mostly as a grunt in the Corps. I never … Continue reading

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2012 VFP Tour BlogLog: Thirteen

April 28, Saturday, Da Nang: Another light day, but also heavy. In the morning we drove to Mỹ Sơn ruins, one of the Cham people’s several religious and administrative centers built over many centuries throughout south and central Vietnam. The Cham … Continue reading

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2012 VFP Tour BlogLog. Twelve.

April 27, Friday, Da Nang: Today was somewhat routine. First we met with Mr. Huynh Duc Tran, Chair of the Da Nang Union of Friendship Oranizations (DUFO) and Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen, Chief of International Cooperation Division of DUFO. … Continue reading

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2012 VFP Tour BlogLog. Eleven.

April 26, Da Nang: Another full but very interesting day. First, we were met by well-known chemist Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Tam at the Da Nang airport hotspot where we learned much new about the best-studied hotspot. Briefly, during the war, … Continue reading

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2012 VFP Tour BlogLog. Ten.

April 25, Wednesday: A Luoi. This valley was a major battleground throughout much of the American War. Battles named Ashua Valley, Hill 888, and perhaps others I forget were fought there. The valley angles from northwest to southeast and was … Continue reading

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Ed Kashi: Agent Orange’s Enduring Legacy — UNICEF 2010 1st Prize Photo

Vietnam: The legacy of war The Vietnam War ended in 1975. The USA withdrew their troops and North and South Vietnam were reunited. After 35 years, the world no longer pays attention to the drama. But for the Vietnamese people … Continue reading

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