42 died at the bombing
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The terrorist, Huỳnh Phi Long below, rewarded for the bombing.
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The terrorist, Huỳnh Phi Long below, rewarded for the bombing.
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Fortunately, all the many times we went, there were no problems.
My wedding party on the My Canh.
Their earthen bowl with brown rice and goodies was my favorite.
Wedding: Co, Me and Thuy! The latter camouflaged by her hair. :)
The FB link provides a very interesting view via the comments; the division remains and is quite prominent.
ReplyDeleteA jarring contrast with your wedding photos; best to all.
Thanks and the translations are terrible.
DeleteI ate frog legs there when I was a soldier in the United States Army stationed in Saigon as a Specialist Four, E-4, Field Radio Relay and Carrier Equipment Repairman (MOS 31L20) at the Phu Lam Signal Battalion of the 1st Signal Brigade.
ReplyDeleteWhen that bombing took place, some guys in the Phu Lam Signal Battalion were among the casualties.
I really enjoyed touring all over downtown Saigon, and took lots of photographs with my Kodak Instamatic camera.
Thanks and today's Saigon ain't my cup of tea and I'm going straight to the delta from TSN in November. Ain't my Saigon no more. Sad.
DeleteYes, the former Phu Lam Signal Compound with its tropospheric scatter antennae (i.e., resembling huge billboards) is still there, but American tourists are not allowed to enter.
DeleteFrom the outside, it looks completely different, as the surrounding village has covered everything with shacks and greenery, obviously with families accompanying troops.
Ton Son Nhut can be seen in the distance from Phu Lam, as can the Cambodian border.
Ton Son Nhut can be seen in the distance from Phu Lam, as can the Cambodian border.
DeleteThere is a Phu Lam near Chau Duc but can't find one in Saigon.....The commies my have changed it's name though. Trying to figure out how you could see the border and TSN.
Phu Lam was located on QL-4 (?) which goes to Cambodia, and at night, we could see tracers as fighting took place in that direction, which I assumed was Cambodia.
ReplyDeleteFrom our perimeter, Ton Son Nhut could be seen in the distance, although there was no road that went directly between Phu Lam and Ton Son Nhut.
When you have the chance how about putting a pin on a map about where it was located, please.
DeleteI've been told, or I read somewhere, that in the Vietnamese language, the words, "Phu Lam", means "rich rice paddies", or something like that.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know, I doubt anyone ever heard of the Phu Lam Signal Battalion, or knew where it was located, unless they'd actually been stationed there.
To get to Ton Son Nhut from Phu Lam required going through Cho Lon.
Veterans of the Phu Lam Signal Battalion have a web site, and the URL is:
http://phulam.com/
rich rice paddie
DeleteThanks and I tried to translate it but you need more than letters in Vietnamese to get it right. :)