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| A tribute to the Military Police who served in Vietnam |
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| PLACES |
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| Church in Bien Hoa. Below the town of Bien Hoa from two views. The two large buildings in the pic on the left are the PMO buildings. Below an aerial view of one of my favorite towns, Bien Hoa. |
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| Larry Diebert submitted these wonderful pics of Saigon and the area of Bien Hoa. Larry and other MPs were able to take daily chopper rides over their areas of operation. Larry kept his camera at hand to take some of these aerial photos. |
| A farmer gives a playful salute as his picture is snapped. Although there were cultural misunderstandings I found the Vietnamese to be a very friendly, humble and generous people. Family ties were very important and children never lacked for someone to look after them. |
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| A P.O.W. compound near Bien Hoa. |
| Working the rice paddies. Below, female workers are bulding a roadway. Very difficult work in the heat and humidity of Vietnam. |
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| A peaceful Budda looks over the seaside town of Nha Trang. To the right you can see the Buddha off in the distance above the town. Photos courtesy of Gil Bunnell. |
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| Looking down on Hwy. 316 between Bien Hoa and Saigon. |
| At right a compound where civilian workers lived. I was able to work in Vietnam for 2 years as a civilian with AAFES (Army Air Force Exchange Services) and was able to draw a far greater salary than what I would have made returning to the U.S.A. at 21 years old. A friend of mine in Seattle kept letters that I had written home to him. After my 2 year tour as an MP I went back to Vietnam to find a job. Several years ago I read these letter. I had written him and told him of my fortune. I had found a job and was going to be making $3.27 an hour plus an additional $10.00 a day if I went into the field to do any work. Now, it certainly isn't much by todays standards, but back then it was very good money. The year was December of 1968. |
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| Taking us back to "The World", as it was called. Helen Tennant was a stewardess with World Airways in 1966. She made many a flight back and forth to bring us home. |
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