256.
Name: Thinh
Sent: 17.45 - mon 29 dec
2003
May they all
rest in peace. To quoc ghi on. Anh hung tu khi hung bat tu.
Our Nation will always remember you.
The Hero died but Heroic Spirit lives on.
255. Name:
Jame
Bond
Hometown:
USA
Sent:
20.34 - sat 27 dec 2003
TO QUOC GHI
ON!!! Tat ca cac Chien Si da va dang nam xuong cho cho Que Huong Viet Nam.
Cam On anh Hung da bo nhieu tam huyet de dung le website nay. Dat nuoc
roi day se can nhung nhan tai nhu anh, sau khi CONG SAN sup do.
"Mua danh ba
van, ban danh chi co ba dong", con dan luon ghi nho cong on nhung nguoi
con yeu cua dat nuoc nhu: Le Van Hung, Nguyen Khoa Nam, Tran Van Hai, Pham
van Phu, Ngo The Linh....va con nhieu nua. Xin cac ngai hay phu ho cho
que huong Viet Nam som thoat ach thong tri cua loai qui do (Cong San Viet
Nam).
"Sinh Vi Tuong,
Tu vi Than"
Viet Nam muon
nam.
Our Nation
will always remember you !!! All those Heroes who laid down their lives
for Motherland Viet Nam. Thank you Mr. Hung for your effort in making this
website. Our country will need people with talents like you, after the
fall of the communist.
"Buying fame
costs thirty thousands, selling out the name often brings only three."
Our people will always remember these beloved sons of Motherland: Le Van
Hung, Nguyen Khoa Nam, Tran Van Hai, Pham Van Phu, Ngo The Linh... and
many many more. We pray to your spirits to guide and support in over-throwning
the communist oppression in Vietnam by these red devils.
"In life, you
were Generals, in Death, you are Deities."
Long Live
Viet Nam.
254.
Name: Quan Tran
Hometown: Melbourne
Sent: 05.10 - mon 22 dec
2003
Thành thật
ngưỡng mộ việc làm của quư Anh Chị đóng góp cho trang Web
này. Đây là một tài liệu quư giá cho con cháu chúng ta mai
sau.
Thành Kính
Sincerely admire your effort and
contribution in making this website. It is an invaluable information source
for our children and for future generations. Respectfully,
253.
Name: C.
L. Pearse
Homepage: http://bestpricegoing.com
Sent: 15.12 - tue 2 dec 2003
A Salute to all who served, in or
out of combat zones.
Service date: 1962-1966
252.
Name: Timothy
Homepage: http://www.the-garage.net
Hometown: Santafe, New Mexico
Sent: 00.07 - fri 28 nov
2003
My Father -
Served in Vung Tao as the captain
of mash unit. I'm a professional media producer and I'm very proud after
investigating and realizing the sacrifices he made and the knowledge that
he put forth to save people of all color. He alway said to me and my brother
- that he hoped that we would not have to experience the same brutality
of war that he did. I just received over 1000 + pictures of his service
in Vietnam & the pictures have instilled in me the caring and unsided
patriotism for human beings that he exhibited.
Great site and many blessings to
you and yours.
Timothy Harman
251.
Name: Ngoc
Nguyen
Hometown: HUE- Viet Nam
Sent: 22.18 - sun 16 nov
2003
Tu lu'c ra^t
be', toi da duoc nghe nhieu ve Luc Luong Dac Biet va nhung mission cua
ho thi toi da co nhie^u` cam? tinh` va cam? phuc. Sau nay` qua cai duyen
quen bie^t voi con cua -dai ta' Linh. Tiec thay chua kip gap nguoi chien
sy dang yeu nay` thi ong da ra di, cung may qua web site nay toi da co
co+ ho^i hieu biet that tan tuong ve hoat dong cua Nha Ky Thuat. O noi
day toi cung tim thay nhieu tai lieu va hinh anh qui gia ve cuoc tham sat
Mau Than 1968, noi ma nguoi anh trai cua toi da bi chon song voi 4000 oan
hon dan Hue.
Toi thanh that
kinh can nghieng minh truoc vong hon cua Dai Ta Linh voi nhung loi tri
an chan thanh nhat.
Toi cung xin
cam on anh Ngo Xuan Hung da bo nhieu cong suc de thanh lap va giu+~ gin
1 web site rat co nhieu tai lieu qui gia. Toi da dung nhung tai lieu nay
de gio thieu den nhung nguoi ban ngoai quoc cung nhu+ 14 -du+a chau' trong
gia -dinh chung toi va nhung lop tre Viet Nam khac -dang muon tim ve nguon
goc va lich su va vai tro cua nguo linh VNCH trong cuoc chien Viet Nam.
Toi mong chung
ta nen gioi theiu trang web nay` den nhung nguoi ban My va ban ngaoi quoc
khac de ho hieu that ro la`: Chien Tranh Viet Nam khong chi? co su+ hy
sinh mat mat cua nguoi binh sy~ Hoa Ky` va dong minh ma la mot su chien
dau anh dung cua ca trieu nguoi linh VNCH trong cuoc chien.
Since the time I was very young,
I have heard a lot about Vietnamese Special Forces and their missions and
have admired and grew fond of them. In recent years, I had the fortune
of knowing Colonel Linh's children. Regretfully, I have not had the chance
to meet this admirable officer then he passed away. Thru this website,
I have an opportunity to know in more detail on Strategic Technical Doctorate.
From this site, I have found many historical and valuable pictures on Hue
Massacre (Tet Mau Than) 1968, when my older brother was buried alive with
more than 4,000 innocent Hue residents.
I sinrecely pay respect and tribute
to Colonel Linh with my most sincere gratitude.
I also would like to thank Mr. Ngo
Xuan Hung for spending much time to create and maintain this website with
so much valuable information. I have already introduced this site to many
of my American friends as well as my 14 nieces and nephews and other younger
Vietnamese generation - those who want to find their roots, study history,
and understand the heroic roles the ARVN soldiers had during the Vietnam
War.
I wish that we introduce this website
to our American and other foreign friends so they can understand clearly
that: beside the sacrifice and lost the American GI's and Allied soldiers,
Vietnam War was a fight of over a million of brave and heroic Army of Republic
of Viet Nam (ARVN) soldiers.
250.
Name: A
Son of Dai Viet
Hometown: New York
Sent: 12.54 - wed 12 nov
2003
I would like to express my sincere
gratitude toward the website's great effort in accumulating various invaluable
materials about the Vietnam War and many Vietnamese heroes, especially
the late President Ngo Dinh Diem. May President Diem rest in peace and
be embraced by love of his Christ. As many other Dai Viet sons and daughters,
I wish President Diem happiness and free of suffering.
In my humble opinion, let me borrow
a conversational excerpt between Mary Gimbel and President Kennedy to sum
up what I think – I believe that many would feel the same way – about
President Diem: “President Diem and Advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu were not dictators.
Despite under extreme difficult situation, they did what best for their
country!” The common mistakes that many scholars have in writing about
President Diem are: (1) they use obsolete, biased, inaccurate, and dishonest
information; and (2) they use hindsight without taking into account the
circumstances that surrounded Vietnam at the time.
As more and more confidential materials
have been disclosed by the US government, ARVN generals and officials,
and even the Vietnamese Communist government, more light has gradually
been shed to bring back the truth to many mysterious critical elements
of the Vietnam War. For a long time, the truth about the Vietnam War has
been ridiculously distorted by the US media, many former US high-ranking
officials, the Vietnamese Communist government former, and sadly, ARVN
officers and officials. Usually, there is only one common theme about the
Vietnam War that has been played over and over again like an old broken
record to justify why the US lost the war, to sooth the American guilt
of killing women and children, and to impose blame onto the people of South
Vietnam. This theme normally consists of three parts. First, the Vietnamese
communists had a tremendous amount of will power to oust the foreigners
that include the French, the Japanese and finally the Americans to gain
back the sovereignty for the whole Vietnam. Second, all of the US administrations,
from Roosevelt, to Kennedy, to Johnson, to Nixon, made many fatal mistakes
and ill-advised decisions in NOT supporting such a patriotic genius like
Ho Chi Minh, but instead supporting a religious-freak, incompetent, corrupted
dictator Ngo Dinh Diem, and many incompetent and corrupted generals thereafter.
The fact that Ho Chi Minh strongly believed in the US principle by paraphrasing
the US Declaration of Independence in announcing his country’s proclaimed
independence in 1945 and begged the Americans for support to oust the French
colonialists proves that he was not a true communist at heart and that
he openly denounced the control that the Soviet Union might have had upon
his administration. He had to finally utilize his last resort by turning
to the Soviet Union for support because he had been turned down by the
Americans whom he had most admired. In addition, he cleverly played a delicate
chess game with the big bully China to receive its support to gain back
the independence for his people despite the constant threat reminiscent
from the historical conflict and oppression by this neighbor that his motherland
had had to endure for the past 1000 years. The reason why Ho Chi Minh declared
the liberation of the south is because Ngo Dinh Diem broke the Geneva Agreement.
Here goes the commencement of the Vietnam War. Finally, the US was the
main player that fought the war. The South Vietnamese were indifferent
about the war. The ARVN were highly corrupted and embarrassingly incompetent.
As a result, the communists won.
Despite being agonized with anger
and sadness, I feel very sorry for the naïveté and ignorance possessed
by these so-called Vietnam War experts from the Western civilization. Among
ourselves, we do know that they are lies. However, what good will it do
in restoring the truth if our opinions are not widely voiced to the rest
of world outside our community, especially in the Universities, newspaper,
prestigious magazines such as Time, Newsweek, etc. The voice of the forgotten
people – South Vietnamese in particular and Vietnamese who embrace freedom
and democracy in general – has been suppressed for a long period of time.
It is now the time for us, young and old, to step up. We all must provide
more encouragement and less criticism to the people who intimately participated
in the Vietnam War to come forward with more evidence about the Vietnam
War. With the guidance from the old generation and many disclosed information,
we the younger generations will speak out to restore the truth that our
parents, brothers, and sisters did not have a chance to express. It is
a struggle! It should start from every class room in the Universities and
every article of a newspaper or magazine. We must generate more websites
such as this one to provide more information to everybody. We must construct
more literatures such as books and articles at least in both English and
Vietnamese regarding the Vietnam War from OUR perspective. Many informative
articles and books such as “Nhung Bi Mat Dang Sau Cuoc Chien Viet Nam”
written by journalist Tu Gan and others should be translated, of course
with the permissions from the copyright owners, into multiple languages
such as English, French, etc. Moreover, we should also participate in the
movie industry to provide the producers and directors with accurate information
about the war and the South Vietnamese. Is there one single movie that
recognizes the fact that the people of South Vietnam DID fight the war
too? We have been non-existent in the eyes of the US media. If Hollywood
was kind enough to include these people, it portrayed them as cowards,
murderers, and indifferent and incompetent corruptors. To name a few movies,
“Platoon,” “A Bright Shining Lie,” “Heaven and Earth,” “We
Were Soldiers Once,” “A Quiet American,” etc. “Con Rong va Chau
Tien” will definitely make a great comeback. I have no doubt that our
people possess great talents. I strongly suggest that once we as the first
generation of Vietnamese Americans have settled in, we should encourage
our second generation and the younger first generation to diversity their
educational background by exploring other fields outside technical domain
such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and engineering. It is a practical
matter that without a technical background the Asian Americans in general
will have many remarkable hurdles to overcome in gaining a spot for themselves
in this relatively democratic society. However, things have changed. There
have been more and more Asian Americans holding high-ranking positions
in the governmental jobs. Thus it is a delicate balance that parents must
examine in order to foster success for their children yet still retain
the love for their Vietnamese people and country.
Long live Dai Viet!
249.
Name: Han
Hometown: Belleville, NJ
Sent: 19.15 - tue 11 nov
2003
Xin duoc man phep gop y them cho
website nay, quy vi co the tham khao them tai lieu ve Tong Thong Diem va
ong co van Nhu qua bai viet cua ky gia Tu Gan cua bao Sai Gon Nho, sach
cua dai ta Nguyen Huu Due "Nho lai nhung ngay o canh Tong Thong Diem" ,
qua mot so hoi ky cua cac vi tuong lanh de cho doc gia biet them ve vi
Tong Thong mot doi vi nuoc quen minh nay. Mot so khen va che nhung nhin
chung khong ai choi cai duoc rang Tong Thong la nguoi yeu nuoc va vi dan
nen moi bi tham sat boi mot so tuong lanh tham tien hen ha. Xin cam on
vi nhung tu lieu cua quy vi da cho toi biet them ve Tong Thong Diem.
248.
Name: Vuong
Ky-Son
Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana
Sent: 06.25 - mon 27 oct
2003
Kinh thua Ong Ngo The Linh,
Sang nay toi da nhan duoc e-mail
cua Ong de vao website President Ngo Dinh Diem. Toi that su bang hoang
xuc dong vi duoc xem nhung hinh anh ma toi hang nguong mo. That la tuyet
voi vi day la nhung hinh anh ma toi yeu men va tim kiem.
Ve Duc Hong Y Nguyen Van Thuan: Nam
1998, toi len Washington, D.C. va duoc han hanh gap Ngai (luc ay con la
Tong Giam Muc va la Pho Chu tich Thanh Bo Cong Ly va Hoa Binh). That la
ky dieu, toi da duoc Ngai uu ai cho xem Cay Thanh Gia Go. Den khi Ngai
tu tran 16/08/2002, toi ke lai cau chuyen ay va viet tren tap chi cua toi
nhu sau: “... To^i ddu+o+.c ga(.p Nga`i lu'c 9 gio+` sa'ng ta.i Washington,
D.C. va` ngo? y' xin ddu+o+.c xem Ca^y Tha'nh Gia' huye^`n thoa.i cu?a
Nga`i. Thay vi` la^'y tay na^ng le^n ddu+a cho to^i xem, Nga`i dda~ go+~
ra kho?i co^? va` ddu+a cho to^i. To^i cu~ng ho+i nga.c nhie^n, nhu+ng
thi'ch thu' va` ca^`m la^'y quan sa't, ma^n me^. Ro^`i to^i ddeo va`o co^?,
lu'c a^'y ddang o+? la^`u hai, to^i ddi le^n la^`u ba ga(.p ba(`ng hu+~u,
ro^`i tro+? xuo^'ng la^`u hai, ro^`i bu+o+'c xuo^'ng la^`u mo^.t, ro^`i
tro+? ngu+o+.c le^n la^`u hai. To^i go+~ Tha'nh Gia' kho?i co^? va` trao
la.i vo+'i lo+`i ca?m o+n Nga`i dda~ da`nh cho to^i mo^.t ky? nie^.m--ma`
sau na`y nghi~ la.i, tha^'y vo^ cu`ng quy' ba'u...”
Thua Ong Ngo The Linh,
Toi dang lam nhung bai vo cuoi cung
cho Tap chi Viet Nam Tu Do Louisiana cua toi, so ra ngay 01/11/2003. Toi
xin phep de duoc trich dang mot so hinh anh cua Ong trong website nay de
dang tren tap chi cua chung toi, nhan dip tuong niem 40 nam ngay Tong tong
Ngo Dinh Diem bi phan boi va tham sat.
Xin thanh that cam on va kinh chuc
Ong moi dieu tot dep.
Tran trong,
Vuong Ky-Son
Giam doc Dai Tieng Noi Viet Nam
Hai Ngoai New Orleans
Tong Giam doc Dai Viet Nam Tu Do
Washington, D.C.
Chu nhiem / Chu but Tap chi Viet
Nam Tu Do Louisiana
247.
Name: Thong
Tran
Sent: 17.25 - sun 26 oct
2003
Next week 11/2/2003 is the 40th anniversary
of President Ngo Dinh Diem's death. I am looking for a web site that dedicates
a memorial service to a great president who gave his life for Vietnam.
I found it here.
In addition, I am grateful for Mr.
Ngo The Linh and his service to our country, for his loyalty to a great
leader.
246.
Name: Chau
Nguyen
Hometown: Melbourne
Sent: 21.28 - mon 20 oct
2003
Hi, I'm 22 and a 2nd generation Vietnamese
and I'm just starting to question my history and my parents place of birth.
I would like to say i'm so proud to be Vietnamese!!!! I find learning about
our history, culture and traditions are fascinating and i'm eghar to learn
as much as I can.... though I'm not that fussed about learning to read
r write vietnamese :) at the end of the day, website like yours are good
for young people esp. young Vietnamese people like myself a chance to read
and learn more about our country's history.
245.
Name: James
J. Gotelli
Hometown: Kapaa', Hi 96746
Sent: 15.27 - fri 3 oct 2003
I was a "leg" atatched to Mike Force
as an F.O.RTO '68 to '70 and I much admired my SFO comrades. I have been
searching for a Col. Jack ?? for years. He was very "flamboiant" can you
help. My deepest most heartfelt for the man on this memorial.
244.
Name: Nguyen
Vannam
Hometown: Paris
Sent: 03.41 - mon 1 sep 2003
TO QUOC - DANH
DU va TRACH NHIEM :
Ba loi the
ma tuoi tre chung toi da va dang co gang hoan thanh su mang cao ca do theo
guong nhung nguoi anh di truoc!.
Dat nuoc toi,
nguoi Viet toi, se chung minh cho nhung loi nguyen do. Cho 1 chanh nghia
VNCH khong bao gio phoi phai.
NATION - HONOR
- DUTY
Three promises
- that as young men we have made - we have carried out and continue to
fulfill the sacred duty as those Seniors who went before us!
My Country,
my People will make these promises come true. For a Republic of Vietnam
that forever shine.
243.
Name: Dick
Clark
Hometown: North Branch, MN
Sent: 05.06 - sun 31 aug
2003
Has anyone been back to Paradise
Island since the war? I was there last summer (2002), and will be back
there in September this year. I did not work there during the war but instead
was a Combined Action Program Marine about 1 click inland from the nearest
shoreline to the island.
I have current pictures and am willing
to explore whatever the local military cammander will allow. There is now
some sort of Vietnamese elite army unit based on the island. They are uniformed
in very unique brown camoflage utilities.
242.
Name: Nguyen
Dai Long
Hometown: BC, Canada
Sent: 13.23 - tue 5 aug 2003
Khong bao gio
quen on cua nhung anh hung liet si da hy sinh doi minh cho dat nuoc.
QUYET TAM GIU
VUNG NGON CO VANG MA CHA ANH CHUNG TA DA DO MAU XUONG DE GIN GIU CHO CHINH
NGHIA TU DO!
NGUYEN MOT
LONG VOI TO QUOC!
Will never forget the Heroes who
made great sacrifices for our country.
DETERMINE TO KEEP AND TO HONOR
THE YELLOW FLAG, THE FLAG THAT OUR FATHERS HAD FOUGHT AND DIED TO PRESERVE
OUR FREEDOM.
PROMISE TO LIVE AND DIE FOR OUR
COUNTRY!
241.
Name: Chuck
DeLaney
Hometown: Salina, Kansas
Sent: 16.53 - sun 27 jul
2003
Stationed at usnad danang from 2/68-2/69.
Would like to hear from anyone stationed at camp fay during, before, or
after that time period.
240.
Name: Thi
Tran
Hometown: Melbourne - Australia
Sent: 20.34 - thu 17 jul
2003
All We Need is Love
239.
Name: Jimmy
P. Watson
Hometown: Seguin
Sent: 10.11 - sun 13 jul
2003
God Bless Them all !!!! I served
in 1970-1975. Retired Gysgt. USMC
238.
Name: SSG(R)
Ken Potts
Homepage: http://christimiles.homestead.com/Home.html
Hometown: Shoreline, Wa
Sent: 23.19 - sat 12 jul
2003
I served in Vietnam from 1966 thru
1969. I met and married my wife there Miss Le Thi Tiet. We have been happily
married since 1969. We both have a lot of respect and honor for the memory
of all of those who fought and died for freedom in South Vietnam.
You must never forget what happened
there and do not let the rest of the world forget. One way to do that is
to demand that the yellow and red flag retains the honor of representing
the Vietnamese people. May it always be displayed as a witness and testimony
of a brave and courageous people.
237.
Name: Nguyen
Van Hon
Hometown: Nhatrang, Vietnam
Sent: 23.26 - tue 8 jul 2003
Cam on nhung
anh hung da hy sinh vi su nghiep cua Viet Nam Cong Hoa. Bo minh la nguoi
linh cua VNCH va hom nay minh rat vui vi duoc vao trang web nay va duoc
biet them ve nhung vi tong thong ma truoc kia chi nghe Bo minh ke lai thoi.
Tai sao Mien Nam lai that thu chu, minh mong uoc rang mot ngay nao do Mien
Nam se tro lai nhu xua thi hay biet bao, co ai mong uoc nhu minh khong
vay. Thanh that nghieng minh cung kinh nhung vi anh hung song mai trong
long nguoi dan Mien Nam Viet Nam.
Thank you to the Army of Republic
of Vietnam heroes for your sacrifice. My Dad was an ARVN soldier and today
I am happy to visit this website and learn more about the presidents that
I could only heard from my Dad. Why did we lost the fight? I hope that
one day the South Vietnam will be the same as it was before. Don't any
of you have the same wish? Sincerely paying my upmost respect to the heroes
who will live forever in the hearts of the South Vietnamese.
236.
Name: Bao
Dang
Hometown: Anaheim California
Sent: 14.32 - wed 2 jul 2003
THANH KINH
NGHIENG MINH TRUOC CAC LIET VI QUAN DAN CAN CHINH MIEN NAM VN DA ANH DUNG
HI SINH DEN NO NUOC.
CHUC WEBSITE
THANH CONG VA PHAT TRIEN TRONG VIEC TRUYEN DAT CAC TIN TUC VE TU DO VA
DAN CHU.
Paying respect and tribute to the
Army of Republic of Vietnam and all goverment personnel whom lost their
lives for us.
Best wishes to this website for
more success and growth in serving to distribute news and important material
for Freedom and Democracy.
235.
Name: Bob
Shirley
Homepage:http://www.pcf45.com
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Sent: 03.32 - fri 27 jun
2003
A wonderful and very informative
web site. A real tribute to these brave Vietnamese sailors and and soldiers
and their outstanding commander.
I was OinC (Officer-in-charge) of
a Swift Boat out of Chu Lai in 1967-68. We often saw the "Nasties" and
the "Black Swifts" as they departed on their missions. It is interesting
to now gain insight into the important role which these "sister" vessels
to our own played in the valiant effort to stem the Viet communist tide.
As a civilian, I returned to Vietnam
supporting units operating and being trained at Long Thanh. So my heart
goes out to all the Vietnamese that were forgotten and left behind in bac
viet prisons. The US should hang its head in shame for not doing everything
in its power to make sure these men were afforded the same repatriation
opportunity as the American POW's.
Hoan ho cac Hai Quan My . Viet
Bob Shirley
234.
Name: Don
Cook
Hometown: Denver
Sent: 13.43 - fri 13 jun
2003
Semper Fi Colonel Ngô Thế Linh.
A brave man!
Don Cook ADJ3USN, Da Nang, 1967
233.
Name: Thomas
Nguyen
Sent: 18.59 - mon 2 jun 2003
Toi rat cam
phuc su kheo leo va tinh than chiu kho cua nguoi dieu hanh web site Ngo
The Linh nay. Ho phu sanh ho tu. Toi mong rang nguoi Viet o khap
noi ma lam duoc nhung web site nhu the nay tai moi thanh pho thi nguoi
My se khong dam khinh thuong chung ta dau. Chan thanh cam on Ong Linh va
Ong Hung da dong gop nhung dieu vo cung can thiet cho cong cuoc dau tranh
huu ich. No la nhung tieng nhac xuat quan manh me hon nhung buoi hop cai
nhau nhu mo bo va ket cuoc chang co de lai gi cho the he sau biet cai hao
hung cua cha anh va cai toi ac cua VC. Rang them nua de lam dep que huong.
I admire the
skill and the effort of website Ngo The Linh moderator. Tiger male produces
tiger cub. I wish to the Vietnamese everywhere if we can create websites
like this from many cities then the Americans would have to listen to,
and support our effort. Sincere gratitude to Mr. Linh and Mr. Hung for
your much needed contribution for our fight. This is a stronger and louder
message than those meetings with many arguments that left us with nothing
for the younger generation to learn and to understand the heroic sacrifice
by the fathers and the crimes against humanity by the Vietnamese communist.
Please continue your effort to make our nation better and more beautiful.
232.
Name: Garry
M. Schwartz
Hometown: Port St Lucie,
FL
Sent: 18.36 - sun 1 jun 2003
In his soul, he fought like the Tiger.
Now he rests with the Eagles.
Garry M. Schwartz - 5TH SFG(A) '67-'68
231.
Name: Jeannette
G. Marshall
Hometown: Derry, NH
Sent: 07.06 - thu 22 may
2003
I was just a little girl when my
Dad, Speedy Gaspard risked his life along with other brave men. I will
always be proud of them all.
(Hung Ngo's note: more on Brigadier
General (then Major) George Gaspard and MACV-SOG at http://www.macvsog.org/1969.htm)
230.
Name: Luu
Ngoc Vinh
Hometown: Houston, TX 77014
Sent: 10.58 - tue 20 may
2003
Toi la cuu
SVSQ truong Bo Binh Thu Duc, toi vo cung hanh dien va kinh can nghieng
minh truoc anh linh cua Huynh Truong Co Dai Ta Ngo The Linh. Cau mong anh
linh Co Dai Ta duoc binh an trong ban tay CHUA va gia dinh Co Dai Ta duoc
nhieu hong an cua Thien Chua.
I am a former graduate of Thu Duc
Officer Military Academy. I am so proud of and would pay my respect to
my Senior Officer, Colonel Ngo The Linh. May the Colonel's soul rest
in peace in God's hands, and his family receive God's blessing.
229.
Name: Le
Long Dien
Hometown: Pensacola, Fl,
USA
Sent: 16.04 - tue 29 apr
2003
Toi cung la
mot quan nhan QLVNCH, toi rat hanh dien co mot chien huu dang kinh nhu
Dai ta Ngo the Linh. Cau nguyen cho dat nuoc som duoc Tu-do thoat khoi
gong cum Cong-San de cho nhung chien si Quoc-Gia da nam xuong duoc man
nguyen .
I am a former soldier of the Army
of the Republic of Vietnam. I am very proud to have such a respectable
fellow Officer as Colonel Ngo The Linh. I pray that our country will soon
have Freedom and do away with the communist oppression so that the Fallen
ARVN soldiers can finally rest in Peace.
228.
Name: Ninh
Vi
Hometown: Arlington TX 76014
Sent: 18.13 - mon 28 apr
2003
Toi muon 1
CD " Thep Den " toi rat muon nghe nhung huyen thoai anh hung cua cac chien
si biet hai . Thanh that cam on.
I would like to have the CD of the
story of “Black Steel” to listen to the heroic tales of the ARVN Sea
Commandos. Sincere thanks.
227. Name:
Joe
Wagner
City/Country:
United
States
Sent:
16.40 - Thurs 3 April 2003
Thank you for providing an
authoritative defense of President Diem from all the frivolous accusation,
repeated over and over again until one would think that his detractors
had been hypnotized. However,
I urge all of Diem's supporters not to go blaming the United States for
his death. Kennedy was an embarassment to this nation and I think his betrayal
of Diem was just one of his wrongdoings.
The only reason so many Americans
supported his overthrow was that they were lied to by the communist propaganda
machine and the supposed "protest" suicides. Most Americans these days
think it would have been a better idea to stick in the war, and a great
amount of respect is given to Vietnam Veterans.
In any case, the truth needs
to come out, especially when so many people accept uncritically what
their teachers tell them.
226.
Name: Tài
Nguyễn
City/Country:
Massachusetts,
U.S.A.
Sent: 03.27 - thu 20 mar
2003
Gởi anh một
vài ḍng vinh danh Đại tá Lưu Yểm (nghe nói đă qui tiên).
Tôi là người đề lô pháo binh của tiểu đoàn 181 pháo binh
ngày xưa, muôn đời nhớ ơn ông, dù tôi không biết rằng
ông xấu hay tốt nhưng tinh thần đồng đội đă xui khiến
ông liều mạng đáp trực thăng cứu sống tụi này trong những
ngày binh lữa sau cùng. Cám ơn anh Hùng. Chúc anh vững tâm.
Tài Nguyễn, Massachusetts.
“Đại
tá Lưu Yễm Tiểu khu trưởng Tiểu khu Biên Ḥa (không biết
khóa nào, Vơ Bị hay Thủ Đức) ngày 25 tháng tư năm 1975 đă
cứu mạng cho 23 người lính của đđ 43 trinh sát của chiến
đoàn 43, sư đoàn 18 bộ binh, trong khi ông đang trên trực thăng
hành quân thị xát chiến trường Trảng Bom, trong đó có 2
thầy tṛ đề lô của TĐ 181 PB. Đđ 43 trinh sát trấn
giữ đồi Ma, đối diện núi Thị, bị VC tấn công nặng va`
tan hàng tối 20 tháng 4 năm 1975 sau khi sư đoàn 18 im lặng vô
tuyến rút lui khỏi tỉnh Long Khánh.”
I am sending
you a few lines to honor Colonel Luu Yem (I am told that he passed away).
I am one of the soldier of Artillery Battalion 181 (ARVN), forever in debt
to this man. Even I don’t know he was good or bad, but he had saved his
comrade while facing enemy fire to land his helicopter to rescue us during
the last days of the war. Thank you Hung. I wish that you continue. Tai
Nguyen, Massachusetts.
“Colonel
Luu Yem, Commander of District Bien Hoa (don’t know from which Officer
Class, Da Lat or Thu Duc) on the 25th of April, 1975, saved the lifes of
23 soldiers from Regiment 43rd Reconnaisant of Battalion 43, ARVN Infantry
18th Division while he was touring the battle field in Trang Bom.
In this group were two buddies of Artillery Battalion 181. Regiment
43rd Reconnaisant was there to control Ma hill (facing the Thi mountain),
it was attacked heavily by the Viet Cong and broke rank on the night of
20th April after the Infantry 18th Division left Long Khanh province without
communication.”
225.
Name: Hoang
Ngoc Lien
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/hoangngoclien2000/
Sent: 03.27 - thu 20 mar
2003
Thanh kinh
tuong niem cac anh Nguyen Khoa Nam, Nguyen The Phon, Bui Van Thach ma toi
duoc han hanh cung phuc vu tai trai Hoang Hoa Tham, Gia Dinh 1956-1967.
Thanh kinh
tuong niem anh Ngo The Linh khoa Dong Da Thu Duc. Chao mung Trang Nha Thu
Duc - Nam Dinh do ban tre Ngo Xuan Hung thuc hien.
Hoang Ngoc
Lien
224.
Name: Andy
Ngo
Sent: 13.32 - tue 18 mar
2003
Sau khi xem
het tat ca chien cong cung nhu cuoc doi cua Co Dai Ta NGO THE LINH, toi
vo cung hanh dien va nguong mo Co Dai Ta NGO THE LINH, con nguoi suot doi
chien dau cho ly tuong Tu Do va Dan Chu cua mien Nam Viet Nam. Hom nay
truoc vong linh cua nguoi anh hung toi xin kinh can nghieng minh, cau nguyen
linh hon anh tim duoc su an binh noi nuoc CHUA ...
After reading his service and the
life of Colonel NGO THE LINH, I am so proud of and admire Colonel NGO THE
LINH, who dedicated his life to fight to preserve Freedom and Democracy
for the South Vietnam. Today, before the Spirit of our Hero, I pay my utmost
respect. May the Colonel's soul forever rest in Heavenly Peace.
223. Name:
Kent
Nguyen
City/Country:
Hayward,
USA
Sent:
22.09 - mon 10 mar 2003
Thank you for providing this webpage.
I was misinformed in my history class in high school about the eventual
assination of Ngo Dinh Diem. My dad repetitive told me about the US coup
to get Diem. Unfortunately, I was blinded by the patriotism I had for this
country, I did not realize we (USA) -- speak loosely -- would do such a
thing when a man like Diem is faithfully strong and committed to seeing
his people be freed of oppression.
Finding the truth has been the biggest
embarassment of my life. As much as I am educated, I am still blinded by
the one sided view by the American education system. It is something impossible
to filter propaganda from facts and to provide a full reasonable view of
the whole situation, but as a person, with time, the casuality that have
been lost is worth our devoted days and nights to rationalize. And to my
dad ... I know he may not read this but I am truly sorry for the remarks
I made because of my one-sided view.
Thank you for this truly magnificent
website, you have opened up my mind.
222. Name:
Myrna
Tull
City/Country:
Carlyle,
IL U.S.A.
Sent:16.06
- thurs 27 feb 2003
Thank you for providing this page.
I am deeply ashamed of this part of my country's history. I am even more
ashamed that until yesterday, I had never heard anything about
President
Ngo Dinh Diem. American history classes pick and choose what is taught,
leaving out the dark and ugly side of our history.
221. Name:
Nguyen
Canh Van
City/Country:
Falls
Church , VA, USA
Sent:
10.23. - sun 23 feb 2003
I never forget
the day our first President was murdered,
the sky suddenly
turned to dark and then thunderstorms and heavy rain came; my father told
me that our country just lost a good President.
God bless Vietnam
and my beloved people; I pray to God that one day Vietnam and my people
will live in freedom, justice and prosperity.
220. Name:
Cuu Luong
Hometown:
Bangkok
Sent:
19.01 - sat 22 feb 2003
Very impressive
site with information. Think about the current situation and what we will
be reading then. Regards to the fallen heros.
219. Name:
Vietnamese boy
Sent:
05.52 - tue 18 feb 2003
What a wonderful
our ex-president NGO DINH DIEM was!!!
If he is still
alive & rule our country... Maybe we would be in good shape...(I think)
I'm also grateful
for many, many died for our country as Diem's side.
218. Name:
Bui
Quoc Bao/ John-Patrick Bui
Hometown:
Palatine, IL born: Vung Tau VNCH
Sent:
20.15 - mon 10 feb 2003
In honour of
my father Maj. Bui Van Minh, LLDB age 71.
I send my
reverence and love to all who have served and sacrificed their lives for
the sake of mine. My father fought for freedom and liberty for our people
in Vietnam, and he has provided the same for me in America. I am a proud
Vietnamese-American because of that.
217. Name:
Allison,
Wm. L.
Hometown:
Eastern N.C.
Sent:
12.21 - tue 28 jan 2003
I was not navy,
but my brother was. He was with an outfit comprised of marines or seals
and regular navy personal. He was a radio operater and was assigned to
the vung tau/catlo area sometime in 1967-68. It was referred to as coastal
surveilance as I recall him saying. He doesn,t talk a lot about it, but
I KNOW he remembers it and it bothers him quite a bit.
216. Name:
Kieu
Vi
Sent:
17.14 - thurs 23 jan 2003
Tôi được
xem trang web của ông Ngô thế Linh, trang web này thật đầy
đủ và hoàn hảo. Nh́n những h́nh ảnh của các anh chiến
sĩ cộng ḥa ngày xưa sao mà oai hùng, nhớ lại những kỷ
niệm tôi rất là buồn, mặc dù thời gian đă qua gần 30 chục
năm, nhưng những h́nh ảnh đó vẫn sống măi trong ḷng tôi.
Bao giờ VIỆT
NAM CỘNG H̉A cũng MUÔN NĂM. Ông NGÔ THẾ LINH có một người
con như ông đúng là "Hổ phụ sanh Hổ tử".
I had a chance
to visit Colonel Ngo The Linh website, this site is comprehensive and complete.
The pictures of the ARVN soldiers from the past were so heroic. Remembering
this past made me feel very sad, though it has been more than 30 years,
but these memories will live in me for the rest of my life.
As always,
Long Live The Republic of Vietnam. Mr. Ngo The Linh has a son like
you, it is so true to the saying “Tiger male produces tiger cub”.
215. Name:
John
M Wills
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo
Sent:
07.29 - fri 17 jan 2003
To quote the
former exective officer of the 18th division. Although the tree has been
cut down " the leaf is still green" I truely beleive that one day soon
democracy will return to Vietnam. The same thing that occurred in the soviet
union will also take place in Vietnam. All those socialist monuments will
fall to be replaced my the true heroes of freedom.
John &
Phuong Mai Wills
214. Name:
John
O'Neill
Hometown:
Bovey, MN
Sent:
09.09 - tue 14 jan 2003
Looking for
any of the ARVN Soldiers or US that I proudly served with in the village
of Xuyen Moc - Phuoc Tuy Province during the February-March offensive 1972.
Please contact
e-mail, jcat613@uslink.net. Let
us not forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice at that time.
213. Name:
Pham-Cong-Ngon
Hometown:
Florida
Sent:
03.08 - tue 14 jan 2003
Kính thưa
bác.
Cháu đọc
được WebSite của bác. Cháu không biết nói ǵ hơn là: Thành
thật cám ơn những lời truyền dậy lại cho con cháu, thành
kính tri ân tất cả những vị anh hùng dân tộc Việt Nam đă
hy sinh cho quê hương Việt Nam yêu dấu và bây giờ tất cả
đă ra đi vĩnh viễn. Đă để lại cho con cháu những mối
hoài hương và xúc động trong ḷng: NGÀY NÀO CHÚNG CON SẼ
ĐƯỢC TRỞ LẠI QUÊ HƯƠNG VIỆT NAM DẤU YÊU ???
Dear “Uncle”,
I had the
opportunity to visit your website. I am speechless and would only say this:
“Sincerely thank you for teaching the next generation, sincerely paying
respect and gratitude to All ARVN Heroes who sacrificed for our beloved
country, Vietnam – they have forever left us – leaving this next generation
with heartache and a deep yearning for homeland: WHEN WILL THE CHILDREN
HAVE A CHANCE TO COME BACK TO MOTHERLAND VIETNAM ???
212. Name:
Hung
Nguyen
Hometown:
Arizona
Sent:
04.14 - mon 13 jan 2003
Xin thành
kính tưởng niệm đến vong linh cố Đại Tá Ngô Thế Linh
cùng tất cả những chiến sĩ Quân Lực Việt Nam Cộng Ḥa
đă một đời hy sinh cho Tổ Quốc VNCH.
Trong cuộc
chiến đấu chống Cộng Sản xâm lăng trong nền Đệ Nhị
Cộng Ḥa, tôi c̣n đang hoản dịch v́ lư do học vấn nên
chưa có những đóng góp trong cuộc chiến chống bọn Cộng
Sản Quỷ Đỏ. Tuy nhien tôi rất thích đọc những web sites
nói về những Anh Hùng trong tất cả các Binh Chủng của VNCH
ngày xưa. Chỉ tiếc rằng xương máu của các Anh đă đổ
xuống và hy sinh cho Tổ Quốc VNCH thân yêu ngày xưa để cuối
cùng đến tháng Tư 1975 th́ Big Minh đă đầu hàng vô điều
kiện và giải tán một Quân Đội VNCH oai hùng, xóa tan đi
một nước VNCH trên bản đồ Thế Giới, cho bè lũ ngu xuẩn
Cộng Sả n Bắc Việt cai trị để đưa cả một Dân Tộc
VN đi vào nghèo đói.
Cám ơn những
sưu tầm của Anh, đă để cho những thế hệ sau có những
nghiên cứu để tra cứu và hảnh diện cho một quân đội
VNCH của các bậc đàn Anh.
Một lần
nữa xin thành kính tri ân.
Remember and
pay respect to the late Colonel Ngo The Linh and all ARVN soldiers who
made great sacrifice and dedicated their life to serve the Republic of
Vietnam.
During the
war defending the South Vietnam against the North Vietnamese communist
aggression, I was in school and was not able to contribute to our fight
against the Evil Communist. However, I very much like to read the websites
that talked about our Heroes from all Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)
branches. Regretfully, the blood you shred and your sacrifice were betrayed
on April 30th, 1975, when General Big Minh unconditionally surrendered
and disbanded the heroic ARVN, erased the Republic of Vietnam from the
world map, and let the stupid North Vietnamese communist took control of
our country, making our people starve and poor.
Thank you for
your collection, it will help the next generation to learn about the past
and be proud of those who went before us, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.
Once again,
I respectfully paying tribute and convey my gratitude.
211. Name:
Lai Van Hiep
Hometown:
nhatrang
Sent:
21.36 - sun 12 jan 2003
Là chiến
sĩ của đoàn LÔI HỔ đóng tại căn cứ Cam Ranh, tôi rất
muốn giao lưu với anh em đang ở hải ngoại. Có ǵ cứ liên
lạc với tôi qua địa chỉ mail.
Chân thành
cám ơn. Lai văn Hiệp.
A SOG (Thunder
Tiger) commando stationed in Cam Ranh bay, I would like to keep in touch
with SOG soldiers oversea. Please contact me via above email address.
210. Name:
Richard
and Diane Webster
Hometown:
nhatrang
Sent:
13:41 - fri 10 jan 2003
I read about
your brave father and what a hero he was. I am a Vietnam Veteran,
former COVanMi, a Lt. with MAVC MAT tms 49 and 87, stationed for a short
time at a little village called Cam Tan, in between Xuan Loc and BlackHorse
base camp. I was assigned as advisior to 413th Regional forces Company
at Cam Tan. I later heard they were overrun, and several of my former Vietnamese
Catholic Nuns were killed in this battle. I went back last year and visited
Cam Tan. I will go back again and find grave sites of nuns. Is there any
contact I could make to find out about battle. Sincerely,
Rich Webster
- LT. MAT 87 & 49 teams - VN 68/69
209. Name:
Daniel
E. Teodoru
Hometown:
New York
Sent:
13.53 - sat 4 jan 2003
Those of us
who experienced Communism in all its forms and its basic unitary evil,
and then saw in Vietnam a chance to struggle for the victory of freedom,
lost once again in 1975, can now mobilize for the battle of historic truth.
Now our chance of victory in the name of truth is possible as we study
the documents and leave our mark in an explanatory history of what happened.
Only through
our devotion to the well-being and freedom of the Vietnamese people could
we earn the right to attempt understanding of what happened and why. Only
by caring for the Vietnamese, as much as we cared for our own can we achieve
a feel for their history, their plight and their strength. We may be aging
but our experiences will never fade.
The dead are
calling on us to devote ourselves to understanding why:
-
and commitment
to slavishly follow the models of evil-- Stalinist and Maoist Communism--
won, as in the case of Ho Chi Minh, Truong Chinh, Giap, Thanh and Le Duan.
Yet, the end is
clear: the evil ones also come face to face to be judged by the same Creator
of us all as we do. Let our honoring of the dead through dedication to
truthful rendition of their history bathe away all our sins and theirs,
vindicating them and us.
We must make
others understand, despite the veil of lies and deceptions that to this
day cloud the history of Vietnam's struggle with Red evil, that the massive
shelves of Vietnam War histories sorely need revision. Consider the Internet
a weapon given us by God to strike blows for truth against falsehoods.
No academic shame will stop us from respectfully honoring the dead with
truth and understanding. We are all obligate historians now!
208. Name:
Kim
Nguyen
Hometown:
Houston, TX
Sent:
06.24 - wed 1 jan 2003
Xin thành
kính thắp lên một nén hương ḷng tưởng nhớ Cựu Đại
Tá Ngô Thế Linh và các Chiến Sĩ Quân Lực Việt Nam Cộng
Ḥa đă bỏ ḿnh cho cuộc chiến.
Nguyện cầu
hồn thiêng sông núi, anh linh của các vị anh hùng dân tộc
phù trợ cho đất nước Việt Nam sớm có tự do dân chủ và
giàu mạnh.
Respectfully
burn an incense to pay tribute and remember Colonel Ngo The Linh and all
ARVN soldiers who died in our fight against communist aggression.
May the spirits
of our ancestors and our nation's heroes guide and support us so Vietnam
will soon have Freedom, Democracy and prosperity for our people.
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