It sounds like an amazing project. I feel the 1970-75 civil war period is often overlooked because of the cataclysm that followed it. It deserves more coverage, if only to give some context to later events. All the best with it anyway, it would be great if you got some backing.mikebrow wrote:Many thanks for your support. I will keep the group informed on our progress.Miguelito wrote:Welcome to the forum Mike. I've sent you a private message -- hopefully we can help you promote it in some ways.
Spencer is very keen to start moving on this project and I have many hours of existing interviews with him in addition to the 8mm film dating 1971 to 1975 in Cambodia.
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What about the 1965-1970 period, the first gap for the U.S. embassy here in PP -- you almost hear nothing about that as well.Lucky Lucan wrote:It sounds like an amazing project. I feel the 1970-75 civil war period is often overlooked because of the cataclysm that followed it. It deserves more coverage, if only to give some context to later events. All the best with it anyway, it would be great if you got some backing.mikebrow wrote:Many thanks for your support. I will keep the group informed on our progress.Miguelito wrote:Welcome to the forum Mike. I've sent you a private message -- hopefully we can help you promote it in some ways.
Spencer is very keen to start moving on this project and I have many hours of existing interviews with him in addition to the 8mm film dating 1971 to 1975 in Cambodia.
Spencer captured several hours of 8mm film and took hundreds of still photos. His story is so vast that it is taking some time to work out where to start. Breaking it down into short 3 to 4 minute video chunks for YouTube will ensure to grab peoples attention without boredom setting in. Much of his life and death struggles could not be filmed for obvious reasons however we have his entire experience videotaped and it will be rolling this out once we develop a filming plan. I agree, the Cambodian story is very much in the minds of the younger generation and especially young Cambodians, most of whom have a direct connection with family members caught up in the aftermath of the war. We did a short trip back to Cambodia to meet with local Generals. He was welcomed as a hero at Chantarengseys old base. The below link is on YouTube.DetroitMuscle wrote:Have you started to release more footage to YouTube other than what was posted here on the forums?mikebrow wrote:Many thanks for your support. I will keep the group informed on our progress.Miguelito wrote:Welcome to the forum Mike. I've sent you a private message -- hopefully we can help you promote it in some ways.
Spencer is very keen to start moving on this project and I have many hours of existing interviews with him in addition to the 8mm film dating 1971 to 1975 in Cambodia.
How many hours of footage do you guys have. I think as more and more Generation X and now the millennials have at least visited Cambodia as tourists compared to 20 years ago, you'd be surprised how many people would be interested in well edited video. The 13 minute clip posted above drew me in. I want to see more.
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What happened with the General, exactly? Can someone elaborate for this thread? thks.
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Was it shredded? I do not see anything in the OP.Rozzieoz wrote:Amazing footage.
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there was former khmer rouge soldier (now living in canada) told me the other day that it was his unit that dealt the final blow to dara chan rainsei troop one week after the fall of phnom penh somewhere in the mountain range in kompongspeu province.
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That's interesting, but I'm not sure who this Dara Chan Rainsei is? Do you mean General Norodom Chantaraingsey? It seems he did actually fight on in Kampong Speu till maybe 1976:Master Donut Baker wrote:there was former khmer rouge soldier (now living in canada) told me the other day that it was his unit that dealt the final blow to dara chan rainsei troop one week after the fall of phnom penh somewhere in the mountain range in kompongspeu province.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom_Chantaraingsey
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Spencer and I would be very interested in making contact with your Canadian contact. We do have a few second had accounts of Chantarengsey's last few days, while trying to escape to Thailand, however it would be a great addition to Spencer's story to reveal the actual outcome from someone who was there.Master Donut Baker wrote:there was former khmer rouge soldier (now living in canada) told me the other day that it was his unit that dealt the final blow to dara chan rainsei troop one week after the fall of phnom penh somewhere in the mountain range in kompongspeu province.
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maybe i can get his phone number for you, i'll try to do that and when i get it i'll pm you his number. he's very decent guy. he and i sometime get to chat online (paltalk).
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https://cne.wtf/2019/02/02/the-prince-w ... t-pol-pot/Norodom Chantarangsey was an uncle of Norodom Sihanouk.
By 1973 Chantarangsey had denounced his nephew Sihanouk, renounced his Norodom name, and joined Lon Nol’s anti-royalist army. He was a Brigadier-General, probably the best Lon Nol had. He was also the loosest of loose cannons, carving out his own private kingdom where neither the KR nor Lon Nol dared touch him. The following is from the New York Times, April 1973:
“ONE of the more bizarre characters in the drama is Brig. Gen. Norodom Chantarangsey, who has become a virtually independent warlord astride Highway Four, which leads to the port of Kompong Saom (previously known as Sihanoukville).
As a teen‐ager, Prince Chantarangsey fought the French, later joined the army and attended military academies in Vietnam and France. On his return to Cambodia in 1957, he was put in jail by his uncle, Prince Sihanouk, for suspected disloyalty.
After three years of imprisonment, Chantarangsey was let out, and promptly went into a variety of lucrative business ventures. Eventually, Sihanouk made him a director of the Phnom Penh casino. Like all those involved with this establishment, Chantarangsey made a fortune. When Sihanouk was ousted, Chantarangsey was asked if he would raise a brigade to fight the Cornmunists. He would, and did. Today he commands the 13th Brigade and controls an area of about 200 square miles, with 60 villages and 100,000 people.
“Uneasy about this possible rival, Lon Non has tried to detack some of Chantarangsey’s units for duty elsewhere. Chantarangsey, who has his own dreams for the future, would not allow his force to be chipped away. Under a compromise, the units have been detached on paper, but in fact they remain in Chantarangsey’s feudal fief and under his direct command. The reason Chantarangsey can enjoy such independence—and this is where the corruption comes in—is that he has been using his money to buy American arms from the neighboring generals, and it would not be safe to challenge him.”
How it ended: executed by the Khmer Rouge in April 1975.
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