I was invited by the editors of The VVA Veteran, publication of Vietnam Veterans of America, to submit an article reviewing the history of mine action efforts in Viet Nam, including the role of American veterans and U.S. veterans organizations. Over the past couple of decades of cooperation with our Vietnamese colleagues, and with support from the U.S. government and other international donors and project partners, we are coming very close to the reality of “making Viet Nam safe” from the daily threat of cluster bombs and other ordnance left from the war. CS
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BY CHUCK SEARCY
For most Americans, the Vietnam War ended in 1975. But for too many Vietnamese, the war didn’t end then. They continued to suffer death, injury, and lifetime disabilities from munitions that remained on the surface or just under the soil. These weapons posed a constant danger to unsuspecting residents throughout the country—but especially along the former demilitarized zone.
Tiếp tục đọc “Project Renew: Ridding Vietnam of Unexploded Ordnance”
Le Huu Ha’s three children, 8-year-old Le Thi Hang at left holding 14-month-old baby sister Le Thi Thuy Trang, and their 12-year-old brother Le Huu Huy, stand by their father’s funeral altar.
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