Day 40: 18/7/13

My son temple

Guide- American interpreter

Hoi An- Cham, Hindu, 4th c, they discover my son, next to it the capital- built temples by wood- last to 7th c, bush fire- 8th c built by brick

13thc left the area- Cham king fell in love with viet king daughter- gave land

Viet came to hou an in 14th c
15yj g - Japan- community, built bridge- left in 1860 because Frenh

Dragon- head in India, body here, tail in Japan- bridge to support it. 11/3/11 earthquake in Japan

Chinese in old quarters-
16-19 Portugese, Spanish, Dutch, Indian- only Japanese and Chinese stayed

1860- French took over- was called Faifo
1954- won over French

1858- attack into Vietnam- in Danang, stuck in harbour for 5 months, many died
1859- attack into southern country- go chi Minh
1860 took over Hue- old capital

Treat the people badly.
1909- Germans attack into France- French took soldiers- grandfather
1914- released them back, slaves

1937- Japanese army strong- attack china and Japan- took over from French
After atomic bomb, they left Vietnam to protect their own county

1946- French attach again, control 1947

Change policies- take natural resources, rape people, lots killed in countryside
People joined te army to fight with the French to protect their own
By 1954, viet army was strong and they attacked main office- French surrender

Peace agreement 1954- geneva- north communist- supported by Chinese, Korea, Hungary, Czech....
South- republic- supported by us, Oz, new z, Canada.....
1963- religious war- demonstrations- John Kennedy and generals attacked Saigon and killed president and advisors so noone rules the country
Move from north to form national liberation front

Highest ranking monk- set himself on fire. After Kennedy was assassinated, next president Johnson, sent more into Vietnam- including weapons and agent orange

1964- us marines in Danang. Thousands of Americans came with weapons, helmets- all afraid of them- they didn't bother with locals

1965- Johnson declared that north attacked us so us attacked into north

Most digger tunnels inside house to protect- kurfew 6pm- emergency two lamps in both hands- communists come at night to assassinate

1968 north attacked into south
Us counter attacked- got most of provinces back, one left in north and ruined

Forbidden city ruined in hue
My son northern base- us attacked

20 from 7" temples left

1968- north lost ground
1969- Nixon- in 72, attack into Hanoi, pilots shot down- us lost the attack
1973- peace agreement allied forces left- American gov handed over all equipment to new government
1974- Nixon resigned, ford president- tried to ressupply into southern country and then finally they stopped
1975- north took over in 41 days, war ended

Bridge built by Americans- 1960's

Church built by Americans- was old Cham capital

1976 Khmer Rouge- attacked they attacked back. Khmer Rouge supported by china, so china attacked into Vietnam- took 29 days to defeat china

Nowadays big export country of Coffee and rice- Vietnam now bigger than brazil for coffee- Indian now biggest supplier of rice, Vietnam second
Lots of coal and natural resources- Americans lifted embargo in 1989 economy much better

North an south very different thinking- south liked their old gov- very different accents- lots of work to get used to it

No problem now mixing with north ad south. Before they didn't like the country as they wanted south, but now they like it- there's work- thy don't feel like they are in a communist country- gov look after people- poorest have no taxes- gov provide fertilisers to grow rice- some free health insirance

Ul to 6 yrs old- free medical treatment
5/6 school- parents can go to gov bank to get money
They vote just like a congress, they have a parliament- the have a president- communist party general, prime minister

After war- communist arrest high officers that worked with old gov- guides brother sent to china border for eight years, like a prison- they release him back- Americans consulate asked him to go over, lives in America- not a communist
Guide trying to save to visit him- wants to see the country that he was working with
Guide sent to reeducation centre- local officers- sent him away from hoi an to countryside- they spread people out. At 6-7 they had to be at centre an sleep there- 2 years like that, no food, no proper beds, work very hard
Left Saigon in may, arrived in hoi an in 11th may, no food- wife no children, water from rice paddies- feel sad

Joke story: my son- beautiful mountain
Us veterans came back to visit sight
Couple- wants to go to see my son

North base- during war- land mines- walk on footpath

Magazine

One way in unless mountain climber

My son temples, dancing, clarinet ...........
Squat temple, VIP, common- linga, onta, good luck, storage rooms, bricks- designs on them
Bomb craters- restoration
8-12th century?

Hue- forbidden city, wives, goat
Carp

Guides story:
1964- walking Hoi An- tall American soldier- no Englisj
Soldier spoke Vietnamese- choc
Learn Englisj for more choc
MI lieutenant- 11 months learning Michael A Mallory.
He had to go- wanted to be an interpreter now- soldier gave reccommendation to see new soldier
Waited 10 days- so excited!
New security wouldn't let him in. - showed letter
Captain Lane- I'm your friend- how do you know me! He took him on as an interpreter and taught him more English. (They sent gifts)shirts- sears
After one year, finished high school, Saigon-military language school- 2 years- joined army as interpreter
3 months more training- went to work for military advisor company bietnam- macv
Interpreter for the military briefings between viet and am officers- translate friendly and enemy activities over the last day- spent day translating secret enemy documents
69- American tank company- to clear highway 1- got ambushed. They had 5 tanks - shot 25 rounds rocket launchers at them- didn't shoot properly??
Got reinforcement - 2 killed, 4 wounded, his roommate. He was only Vietnamese imam company.
Found landmine- one battery dead
Helicopter came for them- only contact

1970- married- transferred near wife's family- macv 42

1972- helicopter shot
He had special mission to check oit weapons with a general- he had rifles and grenades- 3 weapons
Bunker

Refined tablets
Sea raisins?

Mission to find coordinates- code name- victor- sent coordinates in code- told it was safe- big Hindu temples
After leaving heard something hit, helicopter shook, pilot warning, keep low- land at another outpost- got another helicopter- safe back to helicopter

After a few months, transfer to work for long rang recognition patrol- out on ambush- camouflage face with ink and trees- dig foxholes, silent, hear wild chicken and Mosquitos, killing bird- birds made noise when they saw you-

One day: excited- enemy coming- heard killimg bird- binoculars- saw wild pig- wait- they knew they were there as wild pig smell

To deliver films
1972- translated for transfer of arms
1973- work for iccs- release prisoners in 60 days- ID card- go everywhere, even us embassy- can enter communist- Internatinal c5 controlling stamp?
Work with advisors until north took over Danang city- they knew they would be evacuating- went to tell his wife and children (72-74)- told them to get out- came back later- phones for escort- 5 of them
Him and other interpreter given hammer to damage movie projector- general- grenade to burn all documents
Airbase- pushed vans over and into airplanes- heard fire, saw ocean- got out. Went to Nha trang- transfer to Saigon- panamericna
Bus to embassy- wanted to take him to America- wanted to see his wife- 2 hours to get her- she wasn't there, came back 3 days later- there was an ambush on the highway shed been on.
Embassy- few Americans left- lady- I'm sorry I couldn't wait for you- try your best to get out- when you get to America- contact me- see on the other side
He had left 2000 us- 6 months after the war
Why don't you go to America- embassy helicopter, thousands of Vietnamese- 3rd day got in
Restaurant- then helicopter,
Decided he couldn't leave his wife and children- local people cursing him, called him stupid

3 days later war is over- suicide- statement at office- took everything- gave paper, got back to hoi an and then sent away for two years as farmer. His wife looked in rubbish cans to find old clothes- long time poor

1991- man bought snakes, crabs, frogs, etc to bring to China
Sell to china- 6 months-
Bought 1 tonnes of crab- came to china- price went way down, no more crabs- lost all his money- 3 times like that
Last time- only 2 dollars left- never again with Chinese
On the way back- met two foreigners on honeymoon- hadn't spoken English since 1975, none in school (Russians and Chinese), spoke to the foreigners- why don't you work with tourists
He started practicing English again an started to teach young children in the area. Principal in high school came to ask him go teach but not enough money
1996- met Ozzies- asked him to be interpreter in tyco
1999 finish- Ozzies visiting- asked him to bring then
2900- got a licence to be a tour guide
2001: salesman for Shell oil

2006- an old English student came back- finished uni- needed a tour guide. Working as a tour guide since

Wants to go to America

2007- soldier gave him names and times- got an email- military records confidential

Hoi-An macv, hospital, bunkers, helicopter landing

Sick bay
Lunch- taster
Shopping, tailor
Sick bay

Dinner- hot pot!!?
Drinks by bar
Chatting