Stop in for a cup of coffee

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There was an Army Airfield here in Vinh Long in the '60s and '70s during the war. There was also a Navy PBR base at the head of the City on the Co Chiến River. I have driven down the still existing and obvious runway many times that I've been here. Yesterday I noticed some old walls that were still intact not far off the edge of the runway. I'm quite sure those were the walls or what's left of them from the base perimeter. And there is an old block building still standing, probably part of the base at one point back in time .One of them looks like it could have been a secondary gate. I took a few pictures.
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MOPARMITCH said:
There was an Army Airfield here in Vinh Long in the '60s and '70s during the war. There was also a Navy PBR base at the head of the City on the Co Chiến River. I have driven down the still existing and obvious runway many times that I've been here. Yesterday I noticed some old walls that were still intact not far off the edge of the runway. I'm quite sure those were the walls or what's left of them from the base perimeter. And there is an old block building still standing, probably part of the base at one point back in time .One of them looks like it could have been a secondary gate. I took a few pictures.
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Always interested in Vietnam . Had two buddies in that war . One was a Green beret and the other was a Marine .
 
fatoldguy said:
Did your Dad make it back?
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Yes, my dad made it back from Vietnam. He served here between 68 and 69. He retired from the Air Force in 1975. In 1989. He was diagnosed with cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange while in Viet Nam. He died 8 months later in December of 1989 at the tender age of 56..
 
MOPARMITCH said:
Yes, my dad made it back from Vietnam. He served here between 68 and 69. He retired from the Air Force in 1975. In 1989. He was diagnosed with cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange while in Viet Nam. He died 8 months later in December of 1989 at the tender age of 56..
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Oh man , so sorry to hear that Mitch . Way to young !!!
 
fatoldguy said:
Oh man , so sorry to hear that Mitch . Way to young !!!
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There's a lot of history of the war here in Vietnam just about everywhere you go. Whether you are in the northern part of Southern Vietnam or the central Highlands or even here in the south in the Mekong Delta area. I've never been asked anything about the war even though I appear to be about that age. They have pretty much forgotten about the war here. They don't even teach it to the children. They are very welcoming of westerners and especially Americans here. The people are great. I am interested in a lot of the history from the war. And wherever I go I try to go and look and see that I can see. And I'm always reading books here about the war when I'm at a cafe alone..
 
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MOPARMITCH said:
There's a lot of history of the war here in Vietnam just about everywhere you go. Whether you are in the northern part of Southern Vietnam or the central Highlands or even here in the south in the Mekong Delta area. I've never been asked anything about the war even though I'm I appear to be about that age. They have pretty much forgotten about the war here. They don't even teach it to the children. They are very welcoming of westerners and especially Americans here. The people are great. I am interested in a lot of the history from the war. And wherever I go I try to go and look and see that I can see. And I'm always reading books here about the war when I'm at a cafe alone..
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Well I'm off to bed Mitch . You have yourself a wonderfull day.
 
I need to go home and clean a few things up. Lynda told me she was coming on Monday initially, but yesterday she told me she was coming today ,Saturday.. I better go get my butt in gear. Lol Good night
 

MOPARMITCH said:
I need to go home and clean a few things up. Lynda told me she was coming on Monday initially, but yesterday she told me she was coming today ,Saturday.. I better go get my butt in gear. Lol Good night
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Start banging gears don't miss a shift.
 
MOPARMITCH said:
There's a lot of history of the war here in Vietnam just about everywhere you go. Whether you are in the northern part of Southern Vietnam or the central Highlands or even here in the south in the Mekong Delta area. I've never been asked anything about the war even though I appear to be about that age. They have pretty much forgotten about the war here. They don't even teach it to the children. They are very welcoming of westerners and especially Americans here. The people are great. I am interested in a lot of the history from the war. And wherever I go I try to go and look and see that I can see. And I'm always reading books here about the war when I'm at a cafe alone..
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Shame you never had the chance to talk to my buddy Mike who was with us on lift day two. He cpold have told you stories. I miss him a lot.RIP Mike.
 
I wonder if any of the Pa. Folks received any snow overnight.
Just rain here.
 
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