On October 20th, 2014, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent was run
down and killed in a deliberate attack. Two days later, as a part of
an attack on our nation’s capital, Corporal Nathan Cirillo was
fatally shot while standing guard at the Canadian National War
Memorial.
These events inspired a long line of cadets, veterans, and civilians
to stand guard at cenotaphs across Canada in solidarity with those
who lost their lives in service of our country. Among them was our
dad, who took his position at Vancouver’s Victory Square cenotaph. A
former South Vietnam officer during the Vietnam War, he fought to
defend Vietnam’s freedom. Now, an ocean away in his adopted country,
he continues to uphold the freedom his home country has lost and
that we as Canadians are so fortunate to have.
This November, as with every November we can remember, our dad will
march in the Remembrance Day ceremony alongside his fellow veterans,
and service men and women. No matter how strong the winds or how
heavy the rain, no matter what ailments befall them or how aged and
weary, these brave women and men take to the streets time and time
again to help us honour the fallen. They bore witness to the
atrocities of war and made countless sacrifices in the hopes that we
would be spared what they went through. Let’s honour their service
and show them that we remember.
Remembrance Day 2014
Tu Mai & Phuong Nam
Life story of a former Vietnamese boat people refugee
Letter to my
children and grandchildren
What now, Mama?
Wicked maneuvers of political games by Ho Chi Minh and the CPV
The Battle of Kontum
The Soul of Vietnam - Audio
Ever since you came
Night of the Flowered
Lanterns
The Passionate
Heart of a Father
I have already gone..
Soldier Excellence Award
Tomorrow I will go...
Trip to Vietnam Revives Hatred of Communism
Colonel NGUYỄN MẠNH TƯỜNG
The true about the Vietnam war
Letter to Descendants
Conical leaf hat
Touched by an Angel
Portland photographer behind viral Ferguson rally 'hug photo' knew
'this kid was special'
Cherries – A Vietnam War novel
The Blood-Red Hands of Ho Chi Minh
Carl Vinson Officer Receives Writing Award
Remembering the fallen
History of South Vietnam Marine Corps
Captain James Van Thach