Control Tower at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon after the Tet Offensive – Photo by Anthony G. Borra
This Memorial Day we remember those who died in warfare. Those of us who were there have the memories of where and how our friends died. While we regret their passing, we are grateful for continued life.
On a layover weather delay in route from Washington National to Houston I began a conversation with a gentleman who was also delayed. We had common interests in business and as former soldiers.
During the course of our conversation I learned he was an executive with a casino operation in the United States and had immigrated in the late 70’s from Saigon. We further established that we had been on opposite sides of the U.S./Vietnam conflict and had more than likely been firing our weapons at each other during the Tet Offensive in January of 1968.
We both had too many details of the battle near Tan Son Nhut Air Base for it to be any form of coincidence.
When we arrived at Houston, he bought me a meal and we became friends. We are still in touch today.
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