. >> professor what was living in saigon for the u.s. soldier in the late 60's like? >> would depend on a few variables. some were living in saigon stations in quarters that were hotels that had been rented out by the u.s. military. living in saigon created problems for the military because you had by the mid 60's, lead 67, 68 it created a lot of problems because they were going out after hours patronizing that is eroding relations with the vietnamese that for political reasons need to be better and also presenting themselves as target's if they are not john or occasionally for the viet cong studying car bombs in the city, so if you are in saigon life is really pretty good and there were random acts of violence and the tet offensive did bring four mcginn 68. as for the most part people who lived in saigon or near their whose experience was very isolated and something like what in the book soldiers saying it's not the information about the war i'm getting from stores or strips or the radio i wouldn't even know that i was in a war. i think it was taken on the coast but

paul carr was the cia chief decision saigon would westmoreland made the 1972 visit there. they both attended a small function at ambassador bunker's residence, where paul carr was astonished by his apparent lack of understanding of what was going on in the war even then. in later years, westmoreland view themselves as put upon. mayors have been fought with challenges, frustrations and sadness he said to not be in. nobody has taken more cost than i have and i'm not apologizing for anything, nothing then i welcome being the point man. that outlook, no second-guessing of themselves and no regrets persisted through the end of his life. as army chief of staff and beyond, westmoreland made strenuous routes to shape this historical record in ways favorable to his version of reality. this included writing his memoirs. when they were published, westmoreland formerly the "newsweek" bureau chief in saigon reviewed the book, commenting that from the beginning, westmoreland probably expected to write a memoir similar to general eisenhower's crusade in europe and defeat in vietnam has n

tom strait was the cia chief of saigon when westmoreland made a visit. they attended a small function that ambassador bunker's residents, i was astonished by his apparent lack of understanding of what was going on in the war even then. in later years westmoreland viewed himself as very much upon. my years have been fraught with challenges, frustration and sadness he said to his audience. nobody has taken more than i have and i am not apologizing for a damn thing. nothing. i welcome being the point man. that outlook, no second-guessing of himself and no regrets persisted through the end of his life. as army chief of staff and beyond westmoreland made strenuous efforts to shape the historical record in ways favorable to his version of reality. this included writing his memoirs. when they were published kevin buckley, formerly the newsweek bureau chief in saigon reviewed the book commenting from the beginning westmoreland probably expected to write a memoir of victory similar to janet general eisenhower's crusade in europe and the defeat in vietnam has not

after the fall of saigon, he had no option but to flee.he main purpose of this tour is to visit their grandmother's grave. she died on the island. besides paying his respects to his grandmother, david also wants to learn more about his past. >> translator: i could finally come here after 31 years. >> they gave up everything to -- to try to ensure a better life for themselves and especially their kids, which for me and my sister, and -- so, you know, this was part of the journey. he had to lose his mother along the way. >> reporter: this is the organizer of this tour. he traveled with 150 people when he made his first trip to gala in 2005. back in 2005, they erected a memorial to commemorate boat people's journey, but the vietnamese government accepted pressure, and the memorial was taken down not long after the trip. >> the other side is to commemorate those who perished on the way to freedom. so you can see because of our love to brothers and sisters and parents and -- and our countrymen who lost their lives. we have a full right to remem

. >> what was living in a saigon? >> it would depend on a few variables.ome who were stationed in quarters that were hotel set were rented out by the u.s. military. living in saigon created a lot of problems because tens if not over 100,000 in the area to create a lot of problems they go out after hours to get drunk, that did zero dain relations that needs to be better and to present themselves as targets for criminals or for the vietcong. if you're a soldier stationed there were random acts of violence in the tet offensive did brings the board to the doorstep but people living in saigon whose experience was isolated did not feel there is anything going on that there wasn't information:but i would not even know i was in a war to seven where was this stake in? bill magnificos but some guys who are getting ready for a party at the beach landing to have requisitioned the beer and the hot dogs & haq of accruals already it set up a their related with supplies to have a party. said zero guys standing around barbeque pits those that are littered with empty beer c

he know, if you were a soldier stationed in saigon life was pretty good. there were random acts of violence. it did during the war to the doorstep in 1968. they didn't feel like there was a war going on is not for the information about the war that i'm getting from sources i wouldn't even know that i was in the war. >> host: where is this photo taken? >> guest: i think that was taken on the coast. that is basically some guys who are getting ready for a party. a different kind of beach landing where they have prepositions of beer and hot dogs and grows already set up and are making this speech landing. you can kind of make out that they are and there's one trucks laden with supplies and there going to have a party. a photographer of who took that particular image has others of the beach, and it is guys standing around argue pets, and the beach is literally just littered with empty beer cans. in contrast to what we traditionally think of as a vietnam war. i believe he is an english man who was a journalist to cover the war, and he was one of just a couple of

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born in vietnam, he and his mother escaped three days after the fall of saigon, when le was just a youngoy. they made it to the states with the help of a sponsor, eventually settling in san jose, where le was bullied by his classmates who called him all sorts of racial slurs. >> i definitely got my fighting spirit and fighting edge from them. >> it paid off. he made a comfortable living, fighting in the cage, even kicking his way into hollywood as an action star in several movies. still, he finds time to give back. le teaches kids mixed martial arts at his gym in san jose. >> i first teach them to be a good athlete. >> some have compared him to bruce lee, but this lee is making a name for himself. one fight, one class and one movie at a time. he always remembers his roots and never leaves home without his fighting spirit. >> when i go to sleep, i thank the lord for that day. and when i wake up, i thank the lord i'm able to wake up to another day. >> you have to check out ufc at hp pavilion. cung le takes on wanderlei november 19th. i was with him for the morning show. oh, we're going to

unfortunately the north vietnamese did violated and then they pushed forward two years later and captured saigon and you remember the pictures of the helicopters taking off from the roof of the u.s. embassy so i think in the minds of a lot of american decision makers of that generation that's the idea of you should first of all never negotiate so much better when and if you do negotiate you know those guys will cheat you violate it so it's better not to negotiate and i think that's really damaging because actually that's the russians found out in the mid eighty's the only way to get out of afghanistan is to negotiate a withdrawal and they did quite successfully do that and the americans have to do it too i think the obama administration has to recognize as mikhail gorbachev did in one thousand nine hundred five that this war is unwinnable it's just a long war of attrition americans won't be defeated by such in a pitched battle but nor will the taliban so it's got to be with as a stalemate and the only way out is through politics the negotiation through trying to create a government of national u

ford when the vietnam war ended it was a little messier the last to link up with the us embassy in saigon so so he's ending the iraq war he's on a path to ending the afghanistan we'll see how it works only he killed the little bit let me go to some of the question here i graduated here i notice that he killed bin laden. no terrorist attacks on us soil we participated in toppling gadhafi them to feel about them and you know any way to egypt he said tear down these dictators and began a wave of the arab spring at what point are republicans going to acknowledge that president obama might have had some foreign policy victories or at the very least his foreign policy over the last three years was nowhere near as screwed up as george bush's was pretty much the goal is we can at least agree on that yeah but can we focus on iraq or this focus on this one subject i think three points have to be made one this is not a good thing i wish we actually were stablish ing agreements where we could have bases there to to thwart iranian interference in iraq we need no empire over there number number number

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a funeral service will be held this morning at the greater little saigon baptist church in fairfax. >>> a watchdog? -- watchdog group that opposes the children of illegal immigrants getting in-state tuition will have a vote today. >>> and a possible breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer. researchers at johns hopkins are testing a new procedure that involves pumping medicine right into the tumor. the technique could eliminate lead for more radical treatment such as mastectomy or chemotherapy. >> if this kind of treatment could really work, we could eliminate the need for having a mastectomy and adjusts for treatment downwardl the ducts. >> the ducts are where most breast cancer begins. it could be a few years before the treatment is approved for widespread use. >>> the world's population will hit a milestone in less than a week from now. the earth's population will reach 7 billion people by october 31. the planet at a billion humans in the last 12 years. researchers warn this means more demand for food and supplies. >>> metro's board examining how the transit agency response

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was the protest which happened a couple of years back dealing with the -- dealing with the little saigoness district or naming controversy and they were not requested to get a permit. they were allowed to stay for well over a month. there have been in addition some other groups in the past which stayed out here and have not been required to do so. we are looking at precedent and they would be applying their laws ununiformly in doing so. >> reporter: in your mind, this is selective enforcement, telling you guys to leave when the city has not told other activists to leave in the past? >> yes, we see it that way. >> reporter: doug jones with okay pay san jose. he has been here several days. he spnt the night last night and has been here since sunday. protesters plan to stay here indefinitely until they are cited or arrested by police. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news >>> parents in sunny vale are now demanding to know why city schoolwill reop thursday morning while a killer remains at large. on wednesday, schools were shut down while a manhunt was conducted for shareef all mapp, the man wh