I remember when I was a Specialist Four, E-4, Field Radio Relay and Carrier Equipment Repairman (MOS 31L20) in the United States Army stationed in Saigon, the capital city of the old Republic of Viet Nam, in the Phu Lam Signal Battalion barracks, I would watch the AFVN television network end its broadcasting day at midnight with the playing of the national anthems of the Republic of Viet Nam and the United States of America.
I memorized the melody of the Republic of Viet Nam national anthem, and taught myself to play it "by ear" on the piano and the melodica.
Since the Republic of Viet Nam no longer exists, someone must keep its memory alive, and for that reason, I began calling myself, "SAIGON", and had vanity license plates on my pickup truck that said, "SAIGON".
I remember when I was a Specialist Four, E-4, Field Radio Relay and Carrier Equipment Repairman (MOS 31L20) in the United States Army stationed in Saigon, the capital city of the old Republic of Viet Nam, in the Phu Lam Signal Battalion barracks, I would watch the AFVN television network end its broadcasting day at midnight with the playing of the national anthems of the Republic of Viet Nam and the United States of America.
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Since the Republic of Viet Nam no longer exists, someone must keep its memory alive, and for that reason, I began calling myself, "SAIGON", and had vanity license plates on my pickup truck that said, "SAIGON".
license plates on my pickup truck that said, "SAIGON".
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