Posted on Jun 29, 2015
SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.
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In May, veterans of the battle of Koh Tang, also known as the “Mayaguez Incident” or the last battle of the Vietnam War, returned to the small, jungle-blanketed Cambodian island in the Gulf of Thailand for the anniversary of the ill-fated mission. They disregarded persistent health problems, braved the unrelenting demons that have plagued their thoughts since 1975, and carried a message to the U.S. government and the American public at large: We will never forget.

http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/koh-tang-survivors-of-last-vietnam-battle-go-back-to-honor-missing-comrades-1.354204
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MAJ Ken Landgren
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Many veterans go back for various reasons for which I am not smart enough to enumerate. My guess is to find peace and pay homage to the MIA buddies.
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LTC John Shaw
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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. Events are too fresh for me to think about visiting, we can only hope either of these countries will be functional in the future.
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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.
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I am marginally astonished my generation can make it back to Vietnam.
I can't imagine tromping around in those jungles again!
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SGT Corey Franks
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Awesome story
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