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The Documentary Podcast

No place like 'Nam

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.32.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

March 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the departure of the last American combat troops from Vietnam. Vietnamese journalist Nga Pham uncovers the surprising story of the US veterans who served in Vietnam during the 1960s and early '70s, and have since returned as retirees and decided to make the country their home. Can it just be the cheap housing, affordable healthcare and low cost of living? Or is it a way of healing from the psychological trauma of their experiences serving in the US military during the war in Vietnam?

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Nambu Lancer combo and I'm excited to tell you that my award-winning

0:05.2

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0:11.2

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0:15.8

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0:20.7

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0:25.6

waiting for season two. Search for Dear Daughter wherever you get your BBC podcast.

0:35.6

This whole area here had what we call hoochies and hoochies were the places where we slept and

0:43.6

the whole hill down was hoochies. 50 years ago, under 29th of March, the last American combat troops left

0:52.8

South Vietnam. To do a small group of US veterans now in their 70s have returned to lip here permanently.

1:06.8

Looking out there is the city of the Nang right there over the ridge. Matthew Keenan is one of the veterans.

1:13.8

I'm probably less than a kilometre to the right. That's where I live now.

1:25.8

I'm Nafam and this is no place like Namb on BBC World Service.

1:32.8

The conflict began in 1955.

1:36.8

And lasted for almost 20 years. At the communist government of the North Battles against the South,

1:43.8

officially named the Republic of Vietnam.

1:49.8

The United States was South Vietnam's main ally.

1:55.8

An American combat troops were involved in the conflict from 1960.

2:01.8

An American combat troops were involved in the conflict from 1965 until 1973.

2:08.8

The last night they ambushed a group of Americans this morning.

2:12.8

Wounded one, treated them and sent them back to a Marine camp up the road here with a message.

2:16.8

If you want your bodies and the village back, you'll have to come and get them.

2:21.8

I kind of explain it when you're a little kid, you've got a monster under the bed.

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