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Goodbye, Saigon The author (left) with his siblings and parents at a farewell encounter with Republic of Vietnam president Ngo Dinh Diem. (Courtesy of Carl Colby)
Courtesy of Carl Colby
Goodbye, Saigon The author (left) with his siblings and parents at a farewell encounter with Republic of Vietnam president Ngo Dinh Diem. (Courtesy of Carl Colby)
Courtesy of Carl Colby