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Project Renew Update: PBS & Athens Georgia

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Veterans Speakers Alliance, Veterans For Peace

U.S. Veteran leads clean-up of Vietnam War’s lethal remnants PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff,  @judywoodruff November 20, 2014 There are still ongoing lethal consequences of the Vietnam War that ended in 1975. Undetonated “bomblets,” dropped by the U.S. military during … 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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2012 VFP Tour BlogLog. Nine.

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Veterans Speakers Alliance, Veterans For Peace

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 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. 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. 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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