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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM BETWEEN 30 SEPTEMBER AND 6 OCTOBER 2000
[Gaye Plunkett contributed a poignant final paragraph to Crystal Tang's article in Volume 39, which unfortunately never made it to the Journal. It is reproduced hereunder-Ed.]
As we departed from Hanoi, I handed my American passport to the officer on duty. I noted that he appeared to be about my age and therefore must have had clear, unpleasant, memories of the American war. He looked at my passport, smiled broadly, and said, 'You are an American.' I responded affirmatively and he then went on to say, 'You are welcome in my country.'
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MORE ON THE HKBRAS TRIP TO
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM BETWEEN 30 SEPTEMBER AND 6 OCTOBER 2000
[Gaye Plunkett contributed a poignant final paragraph to Crystal Tang's article in Volume 39, which unfortunately never made it to the Journal. It is reproduced hereunder-Ed.]
As we departed from Hanoi, I handed my American passport to the officer on duty. I noted that he appeared to be about my age and therefore must have had clear, unpleasant, memories of the American war. He looked at my passport, smiled broadly, and said, 'You are an American.' I responded affirmatively and he then went on to say, 'You are welcome in my country.'
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