Note: Since the Return to Vietnam article (click for large PDF version - 6+ megabytes) on Larry's experiences returning to Vietnam ran in the November 2009 issue of Ruralite magazine, he and I have had many contacts from old friends and also from new ones who are dealing with PTSD. Feel free to contact me by e-mail using my first name and adding "@karlgaard.net" for an e-mail address, or by calling me at (503) 427-0586. If you want to contact Larry, please let me know. For help with PTSD issues, contact a Vet Center or VA hospital if one is nearby. Here are some resources:
The following daily entries and photos were added to this website nearly every evening when we returned to our hotel in Saigon on our trip back to Vietnam in May 2009.
May 6-7 -- Saigon and Cholon
May 8 -- Dau Tieng, FSB Schofield, Tay Ninh, Nui Ba DenMay 9 -- FSB Crockett, FSB Jackson, FSB Reed
May 9 -- Finding Muoi May 10 -- R&R in Saigon.May 11 -- Long Binh recon patrol
May 11 -- the Colonel May 12 -- day off in SaigonMay 13 -- Suoi Tre, Lo Go, FSB Washington, visit with MuoiMay 14 -- day off in Saigon; resting up for flight home.
May
15 (twice) -- Left the Rex Hotel a few minutes after 8 am on Friday
morning. Crossed the International Date Line so we got to see Friday
again. As Larry and I exited the jetway at the Portland Airport at a
few minutes after 7 pm, we calculated that we had been on our way home
for more than 25 hours.Information on maps, GPS, MGRS grid coordinates, etc., here: http://www.karlgaard.net/maps
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