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gmc's avatar

I ran into 2 waiters in Saigon this time, that spoke decent English and when I tell them I was here 55 years ago , they both said their Grandfathers were in the war but they never heard them talk much about it. All I can tell them , is their Grandfathers went thru the most Horrendous thing a man and his family can ever think about going thru, but I also tell them about the Arvn, my times with them, and that they were a good army but we { Washington} ran away to let South Vietnam fall. What do you tell a young man in this situation ? The truth .

I try to tell them what I saw and it's even hard for me to talk to a young man about what happened to his Grandfather , his family and South Vietnam , without getting a tear or two in my own eyes - I can only imagine how tough it would be for their Grandfather to discuss it with them. Even my friend here in Vung Tau doesn't want to talk about it - the only thing I know , was he was in the Saigon military Area and his daughter says he is starting to forget a lot of everything lately. These guys went to Hell and Back. And I know it. Com On

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Frank Drevin's avatar

The prettiest woman I ever remember was a Japanese woman who worked in a homeless shelter. Did you take that picture? No makeup, just the content peaceful look on her face was so beautiful. I'll always remember it.

Those poor Vietnamese girls have exchanged their natural beauty to look like aliens. As Trumpenstein would say, "Sad."

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JustPlainBill's avatar

The photo of the Musk poster at the top of your post seems to contain only part of the saying I once heard: “There are three kinds of people: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.” These days it seems like a full-time job just to stay out of that third category.

Interesting photo gallery today--the first one looks like she might be totally AI, the second one maybe just enhanced, the third possibly entirely real. Isn't mediated reality wonderful? I've often wondered how two people who both put up fake photos arrange meetups--both supposedly show up at the agreed-upon place, but neither can find the other. No doubt both were hoping to check out their partner while remaining incognito. You just can't trust anyone these days....😍

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Jon Orton's avatar

Hi Linh, another interesting article, thanks. That's the only set of photos I've seen from you that I've been repulsed by though. Don't take it badly - the subject matter wasn't up to much. Good luck with Twitter.

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