Weston Blaine · Former Infantryman, So. Vietnam April 1966 – March 1967. at U.S. Army (1965–1968)1y
China has attempted to make Vietnam part of China for hundreds of years and failed every time. Vietnam just will not cooperate. It`s not so much that they hate each other, although they may, but that the Vietnamese People are proud of their nation, as well they should be, and they refuse to ever give that up. No matter how many times the Chinese come in and try to tame them into becoming Chinese too. I used to know how many times that was, but it`s been too long. At least several. The Vietnamese will never give up their Country.
I once again take this opportunity to apologize to all of the people of the old South Vietnam for totally messing up their Country and then just leaving it. Yes, including Hanoi with our perpetual bombing of same. I read somewhere that the U. S. is paying some sort of reparations, but from what I recall it`s not nearly enough. There`s no reparations that can even begin to compensate for all of the lives that were lost. Here`s a thought. The 25th Infantry, which I was a part of from 1966 to 1967, is trained for that kind of environment. They`re still based in Hawaii. The U.S.A. should work a deal with the Vietnamese Government, to permit us to return to Vietnam for one last mission. Find and remove every last one of the land mines we left in their Country. The 25th would be a natural choice. Just a thought.
I know that I have no place in any of this, but simply as an American. This is the way I have always felt about it, and as previously stated, I`ll be 80 yrs. old in 2025. Even when I was in-country. During my Heavy Weapons Infantry training, I was taught how to arm and disarm land mines, and I know that when done very properly, it can be, for the most part, done safely. That`s as good as it gets when dealing with things like very old and already deployed Anti-Personnel Mines. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
I am an attorney in the Washington DC area, with a Doctor of Law in the US, attended the master program at the National School of Administration of Việt Nam, and graduated from Sài Gòn University Law School. I aso studied philosophy at the School of Letters in Sài Gòn.
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I have worked as an anti-trust attorney for Federal Trade Commission and a litigator for a fortune-100 telecom company in Washington DC.
I have taught law courses for legal professionals in Việt Nam and still counsel VN government agencies on legal matters.
I have founded and managed businesses for me and my family, both law and non-law.
I have published many articles on national newspapers and radio stations in Việt Nam.
In 1989 I was one of the founding members of US-VN Trade Council, working to re-establish US-VN relationship.
Since the early 90's, I have established and managed VNFORUM and VNBIZ forum on VN-related matters; these forums are the subject of a PhD thesis by Dr. Caroline Valverde at UC-Berkeley and her book Transnationalizing Viet Nam.
I translate poetry and my translation of "A Request at Đồng Lộc Cemetery" is now engraved on a stone memorial at Đồng Lộc National Shrine in VN.
I study and teach the Bible and Buddhism. In 2009 I founded and still manage dotchuoinon.com on positive thinking and two other blogs on Buddhism.
In 2015 a group of friends and I founded website CVD - Conversations on Vietnam Development (cvdvn.net).
I study the art of leadership with many friends who are religious, business and government leaders from many countries.
I have written these books, published by Phu Nu Publishing House in Hanoi:
"Positive Thinking to Change Your Life", in Vietnamese (TƯ DUY TÍCH CỰC Thay Đổi Cuộc Sống) (Oct. 2011)
"10 Core Values for Success" (10 Giá trị cốt lõi của thành công) (Dec. 2013)
"Live a Life Worth Living" (Sống Một Cuộc Đời Đáng Sống) (Oct. 2023)
I practice Jiu Jitsu and Tai Chi for health, and play guitar as a hobby, usually accompanying my wife Trần Lê Túy Phượng, aka singer Linh Phượng.
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