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New York Times (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The first Vietnamese-American to command a United States Navy destroyer makes an emotional return to Vietnam for the first time since he fled as a boy on a fishing boat at the end of the war in 1975.
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming — as the commander of a US navy destroyer.
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World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
*Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander* By BEN STOCKING, Associated Press Writer Ben Stocking, Associated Press Writer – SatNov7, 8:47amET DANANG, Vietnam – On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400...
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Scotland on Sunday (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
ON THE day his side lost the Vietnam War, five-year-old Hung Ba Le fled his homeland in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later he will make an un
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
ON THE day his side lost the Vietnam War, five-year-old Hung Ba Le fled his homeland in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later he will make an un
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CapitalistImperialistPig (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
As a Vietnam era draftee who eventually became pretty anti to the Vietnam war, I reserve a special scorn for the chickenhawks - the draftdodgers and draft avoiders who cheered the war from the safety of their own deferments. One of the scandals of Vietnam was the way deferments were handed out like Halloween candy to the priviledged and connected. Jack Kemp, later a Republican...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
The only Topsfield resident killed in the Vietnam War was honored yesterday during a dedication ceremony at Veterans Memorial Green in the North Shore town.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
DANANG, Vietnam | On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming — as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.
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Sify (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming
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Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
DANANG, Vietnam — On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming — as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.Le piloted the USS Lassen on Saturday into Danang, home of China Beach, where U.S. troops frequently headed for R&R during...
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Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
ON THE day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of five in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees.
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
SHELBY, Ohio | The floor of VFW Post 291 has been scuffed by the shoes and boots of veterans who fought in wars going back to World War I. The setting is a comfort for Willis Cochran, who served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. But his jaw tightens and face darkens as he remembers what happened when he returned to his hometown of Bainbridge, Ga., 43 years ago. "I was treated...
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Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
It is an oft-cited maxim that in all the conflicts of the past century, the United States has refought its last war. A number of analysts and journalists have mentioned the war in Vietnam recently in connection with Afghanistan. Perhaps fearful of taking this analogy too far, most have backed away from it. They should not—the Vietnam War is less a metaphor for the conflict in Afghanistan...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
DANANG, Vietnam -- On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years , he makes an unlikely homecoming - as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years , he makes an unlikely homecoming - as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.