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SO IN 1976 OUR CHURCH HAD four teen agers.
‘’That requires a little more organizing, so let’s get at it right away…
we will need specialized help”, said Walter Irwin to our committeeS.
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Alan's Oeuvre
SO IN 1976 OUR CHURCH HAD four teen agers.
‘’That requires a little more organizing, so let’s get at it right away…
we will need specialized help”, said Walter Irwin to our committeeS.
SOUTH VIETNAM AND LAOS 1975 — CHAOS
Alan SkeochJune 14, 2024
Credits: warhistoryonline
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‘USA’s defeat in Vietnam war was rounded off with shocking events as the entire war itself. The final evacuation by the US forces in 1975 saw a number of Huey helicopters, which were considered to be the workhorses during the Vietnam War, tipped over the U.S. Navy aircraft carriers into the South China Sea.
This wasn’t the only incident of the frenzy and chaos at the time, but arguably the sight of throwing valuable helicopters over the deck of the USS Midway was certainly the most astonishing one. The helicopters were thrown into the ocean to make room for a lightweight Cessna O-1 Bird Dog that was carrying a South Vietnamese officer and his family.”
WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON THE MEKONG RIVER BORDER?
American sailors were pushjng 10 million dollars worth of helicopters from a carrier flight deck into theSouth Chin Sea. perfectly good choppers. It had to be done to make room for other helicopterscarrying refugees from Saigon. The Viet Nam War did not end smoothly, No war ever does.so , if you need spare parts for s helicopter there are m[any in the bottom of f thesea.
Meanwhile on the MEKONG RIVER side of Viet Nam, on the border of Laos and Thailand an event happenedthat would eventually impact our concerned family in the sleepy Port Credti, Ontario … thousands of miles from the Mekong River.
Pasa was the oldest son of the Banjongpanith family. His father was a successful businessman
Pasa announced quietly to his sisters and Pason (Pasong?)
“I will swim across the Mekong at nightfall with the money to pay a boat pirate for your
crossing… much safer for us.”
MEANWHILE BACK IN CANADA — FIRST UNITED CHURCH, PORT CREDIT, DECIDES TO GETINVOLVED
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