I'm smiling read letter from my uncle who moved to Vietnam [View all]
After he retired from steel mill he was living in small town western Pennsylvania. Where we all grew up after his wife passed he started traveling and he decided to move to Vietnam about year half ago. And he’s doing ok financially he has his pension and in letter he says they have kool menthol cigarettes and miller beer.
And he added all humor it’s much nicer than the last time 67-68 13 months as riflemen in Marine corps. He rents a nice place rides his bicycle to market and the beach. He has friends another former American vet and numerous Vietnamese friends and what makes me smile is a bar he drinks at. Is owned by a former NVA officer and this is funny the bar is frequented by former Arvin and NVA soldiers.
He wants my brothers and I and the boys to come and visit after a vaccine is available. He wants to take us fishing in this river he says the fish our huge. The Vietnamese are peaceful and loving he said in town he lives in their so respectful to him and as he’s I think he 71. He even attends mass at times catholic service. Reading his letter I’m very happy for him he deserves happiness.
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