Tag Archives: Vietnam
Last Orders for Phnom Penh’s Drunkest Vietnam Veteran
Well he came home from the war with a party in his head and an idea for a fireworks display and he knew that he’d be ready with a stainless steel machete and a half a pint of Ballentine’s each…
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Tagged dermot sheehan, expat life, obituary, Phnom Penh, Vietnam
The Days After the Vietnamese Came
By Chhay Vet January 13th was the day my family was liberated by the Vietnamese but the fighting carried on for many weeks afterwards. Many Khmer Rouge soldiers were desperate and decided to fight on until their deaths. Kropeu means…
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Tagged battambang, Chhay Vet, khmer rouge, Vietnam
The Day the Khmer Rouge Ran Away
By Chhay Vet Even though I was only nine years old, I will never forget the 13th of January 1979 as that was the day I saw the Khmer Rouge run away from the village of K’dau at the base…
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Tagged battambang, Chhay Vet, khmer rouge, Vietnam
Two Seats on the Vietnamese Bus Ride from Hell
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Never mind the boat ride from Phnom Penh to Chau Doc, which started an hour late and stuttered through two “Ooops! We’re out of gas” delays before depositing us ashore in Vietnam. The boat trip was late, ridiculous and at…