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Mai in Vietnam

From The Story 3/13/2007 Mai Nguyen lived with her family in a small village near the American air base at Phan Rang. Mai was 17 when she married an American soldier. She left her village in Vietnam and landed in upstate New York. In February she returned to her village-her first trip back in 40 years.

Mai's Parents

Mai at Phan Rang airbase circa 1966

Mai's Passport, 1967

Mai and Children circa 1973

Mai and family in Vietnam

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