Vietnam visit

[Phorester]

I just stumbled onto this thread.

JEFF, I fully support your decision with Timerover51.  You handled it the right way and gave him more respect than he gave the rest of us.

I served in Vietnam, and have no desire to go back for a visit.  But that doesn't mean that others should not go now.  That war was 40 years ago.  Time to get over hard feelings about it.  War has different rules than peace, and they are not humane rules. It took me many years and lots of thought to realize that.   

[LeeB]

I work and visit lots of places around the world. Viet Nam has not been one of them yet. I hope to visit some time. I really want to say that you should not judge peoples by thier governments. Most people around the world are good and want the same things as you and I. Just like I don't want anyone to hate me because of where I am from, I ask that all of us not hate someone because of national origin.

[LeeB]

Looks like I might be geting to visit Viet Nam real soon, like next time I come back to work. Things look pretty sure that the rig is moving to there. All this leads to a question to those that have visited recently. What route did you travel and how long where the flights? Looks like a long haul. I'm making a 15 1/2 hour flight to the middle east now. Doesn't look like it will be any better going the other way. It will be nice to work somewhere else for a while though. Maybe I'll get a chance to meet one of the members from there, like I got to meet Alsayeed here in Qatar.

[pigman]

Lee, it has been over forty years since I made the trip to Viet Nam, but I don't think the distance has gotten much shorter. It is a long flight. We had to stop once for fuel, but the newer planes may make the flight without stopping. If I remember correctly, the flying time was about eighteen hours from Oakland. 

[submarinesailor]

Back in 72 when I was making submarine petrels out of Guam, it was 10 hours from Chicago to Hawaii and another 7 hours to Guam.  Vietnam was several more hours beyond that.

Bruce

[Ironwood]

From the East, LaGuardia to Bangkok is the best route, goes right over the North Pole some get to see the blue polar ice cap, and if we're still on good terms with Russia then it is all downhill from there. I made the mistake of Pitt-Chicago-LAX(arm pit)-Hong-Kong (WAY COOL)-Siagon (HOT).

Ironwood

[cgk60]

Last time I was there was 1968-69 11th ACR  army.Never thought of going back.

[clww]

In 2007, we pulled into a port visit in Vietnam in a US Navy ship. Something I never thought I'd get to do during my career. Hustle and bustle there for sure.