Tag Archives: Hanoi

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

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Veterans Speakers Alliance, Veterans For Peace

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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Operation Light at the End of the Tunnel

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Veterans Speakers Alliance, Veterans For Peace

Chuck Searcy A Presentation & Conversation Thursday, September 4 6pm Registration 6:30 pm Program/Wine Reception Marines Memorial Club, 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco Free Event: Must pre-register Vietnam War veteran Chuck Searcy has lived in Vietnam for the last nearly 20 years. … Continue reading →

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VFP VietNam 2014 Tour: 3 Travel To Khe Sanh

Posted on April 2, 2014 by bcreightonsf

Hello All, The Tour left Hanoi on Tuesday to travel to Dong Ha, Quang Tri Province, to meet with the people of Project Renew. We visited the vocational program for the Blind, the Unexploded Ordnance project, the Mine Action Center, witnessed the … Continue reading →

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VFP VietNam 2014 Tour: 2 Quang Tri Province, VietNam

Posted on April 2, 2014 by bcreightonsf

Hi All… just arrived in Quang Tri Province. enjoying a delightful rain shower. But a few words about the last several days. I intended to join the tour on Sunday but I was invited by Bich’s family to accompany them on a … Continue reading →

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The Legacy of Agent Orange

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Paul Cox

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. Eight.

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Veterans Speakers Alliance, Veterans For Peace

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. Four.

Posted on April 23, 2012 by bcreightonsf

April 19: Thursday:  On what will probably be our busiest day of the tour, we had SEVEN appointments:  Started with a visit to Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum in the National Center.  We went through a security and sign language lessons … Continue reading →

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2012 VFP Tour BlogLog. Three.

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Veterans Speakers Alliance, Veterans For Peace

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. Two.

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Veterans Speakers Alliance, Veterans For Peace

April 17, Tuesday: after a very long pair of flights from San Francisco-Taipei-Hanoi, we arrived mid-morning and were greeted by VFP Hoa Binh Chapter Prez Suel Jones, VP Chuck Searcy, and Treasurer Chuck Palazzo, and member Mike Cull, also on … Continue reading →

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2012 VFP Tour BlogLog. One.

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Veterans Speakers Alliance, Veterans For Peace

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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