Phnom Penh was all but deserted when the army of Vietnam, incited by Khmer incursions into the Mekong Delta, overthrew the Reds in early 1979. Loans from the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank helped the city reconstruct, along with investment from such countries as France, Australia,...
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That a conflict between two recently minted Southeast Asian nations, neither of them democratic but each claiming to represent the Vietnamese people, could determine the fate of the entire Free World will strike most readers today (schooled by more recent debacles like the invasion and occupation ...
A million killed in Vietnam 800,000 in Laos, and another 800,000 in Cambodia. A million in Iraq Before I was born, the U.S. played a significant role in unnecessarily killing tens of millions of people in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. None of those wars were "...
An early employee at Palantir and Blend, Eliot explains his entrepreneurial journey and why Anduin's success is important for the innovation economy. What also makes Anduin unique is that it's a Silicon Valley startup employing top talent in Vietnam. Eliot discusses how he encourages ...
This is George Hanson, my friend Rob Hanson's older brother, when he was stationed at a firebase in Vietnam. George has just received a care package of Point beer from home. Of the several care packages of Point beer that were sent to him, it was the only one he ever received. The...
In American Samoa, locals are remarkably warm and friendly. As I also experienced in Vietnam, young people often invite visitors to take their pictures. This welcoming attitude contrasts sharply with the negative reactions sometimes encountered in Western countries, where parents often strongly object ...
RetiredArmy Lt. Col. Bruce Crandallwas awarded theMedal of Honor, 41 years after his heroic actions in Vietnam. Crandall's helicopter flights into the Ia Drang valley, known as the "Valley of Death," to rescue and resupply ground troops were depicted in the movie "We Were Soldiers Once ...
In my research, I have yet to find a World War Two document that describes the trucks in this manner. It is my contention that this is a post-World War Two term, most likely originating in the Vietnam War era. The GMC Division of General Motors won the Army-Navy "E" for ...