Tag Archives: Khe Sanh

VFP VietNam Tour 7: Khe Sanh UXO Explodes

Khe Sanh Quang Tri Province April 15,  2014 Mine Action Alert Wartime ordnance explosion severely injures ethnic coffee farmer near former U.S. Marine base at Khe Sanh Injuries to Lay’s right hand were so severe that doctors had to amputate it. … Continue reading

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VFP VietNam 2014 Tour: 3 Travel To Khe Sanh

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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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. Nine.

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. Four.

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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