More interest in veterans returning to Vietnam for the first time
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The first time I remember talking with my father about a return to Vietnam was in 1997, 30 years after he went there as an Army officer with the 25th Infantry Division. We both love to travel internationally, but school, work, weddings, and other family plans kept postponing our father-daughter trip. A decade later, we finally got to Cu Chi, and our personal pilgrimage – along with the stories of other local veterans who decided to make the journey – provided the basis 
for my multimedia reporting project for The Journal News.
Many other veterans have also spent years thinking about returning to Vietnam, but haven’t done so yet for personal or professional reasons. They include two men I interviewed last month: Dan Griffin of White Plains (left), and Jim Murphy of South Nyack (right, below). I’m still interested in telling their stories
, and I’m not alone: at a Newswomen’s Club of New York event recently, I met Sheridan Prasso, a reporter for Fortune magazine who has worked in Southeast Asia. She’s a fan of this blog, and also wants to talk to Vietnam veterans thinking about going back to Vietnam for the first time.
In the spirit of journalistic cooperation – not to mention creating good karma! – I’m launching her request into the blogosphere. Click here to visit her Web site, including some of her business stories about Vietnam. If you want to get in touch with her, e-mail sheri@sheridanprasso.com.
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