{"id":1748,"date":"2012-01-23T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2012-01-18T03:24:48","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T03:24:48","slug":"house-in-georgia-heart-in-viet-nam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/01\/house-in-georgia-heart-in-viet-nam.html","title":{"rendered":"House in Georgia, Heart in Viet Nam"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Vietnam War ended with the fall of Saigon \u2026 but Hong Nguyen will never surrender.<\/p>\n

Nguyen’s story is just one among millions from Vietnam’s tragic war era, but it’s also one that ultimately resolves in triumph.<\/p>\n

Nguyen was a Republic of Vietnam army major stationed in Da Nang when the port city was bombarded by the enemy North Vietnamese army in late March 1975. Commanders in Saigon, 380 miles to the south, offered no guidance or information, he said.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a> for his story.<\/p>\n

Courtesy of CNN.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Loyal Subscribers!\u00a0 We need some help.\u00a0 The purpose of our “Heart” section is to publish stories of the experiences, contributions and sacrifices of our military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard) and public service personnel (police officers, fire fighters, EMS, merchant marines and others in the public sector) as well as stories of their families.\u00a0 Please search your memory and computer for a few and\u00a0send them to Bill\u00a0(CPT Otis) O’Quin at boquin@ix.netcom.com<\/a><\/strong> for possible publication. \u00a0Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Important links for updated military\/defense information:
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\n U.S. Department of Defense:<\/a><\/strong> Military Defense News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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