A Long, Hard Road to Freedom
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (658 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0971772525 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Nguyen's courage and perseverance helped him find a life of freedom for himself and his family.. camps to hunting gold in the jungle; and from failed boat escapes to a chicken plant in Arkansas. His honesty, humor, and intelligence illuminate events before, during, and following the Vietnamese war. This is the heroic story of Petrus Lai Nguyen, new American citizen. His career took him from Catholic seminary student to school teacher; from ARVN soldier to USAID official; from surviving eight years in Communist P.O.W
"Long, Hard Road to Freedom" according to James C. Gibson. This is a good read! This book is evidently self-published by the authors but it's in brand-new physical condition and equal to any commercially published book. The story of Lai's youth in Viet Nam and how he developed into manhood under primitive conditions carries the reader along and you don't want to put it down. Lai's grit under the capricious Communist repression is tempered with an uncanny wisdom about when to press on and when to quit and try a different tactic. You get a view of the Vietnamese people's resilience in trying to live somewhat normal lives in the face of very trying conditions. You also get a glimpse of human . The Viet Nam War and its Tragic Aftermath from One Vietnamese's Perspective David Stanley This is a fascinating acount of one Vietnamese's life before, during and after the Viet Nam War. Starting with his early childhood in the highland town of Kontum, Nguyen describes his education, his service in the South Vietnamese Army working as an interpreter for American advisors and then his service as an interpreter and office manager for the U.S. Agency for International Development office in Kontum, working in the Pacification program. As South Viet Nam tragically collapsed in 1975, Nguyen was faced with a searing dilemma - fly out with only some of his family and leave the rest in chaotic Saigon, or stay and face the conseu. melanie196"A Long,Hard Road to Freedom" according to melanie1962. A Long,Hard Road to Freedom is a true story that will break your Heart,But will also lift it up.Petrus Lai Nguyen is a man that has a fascnating past. He tells the story of his life with a humble heart. A heart that many of our youth and adults could and should strive to be like.He tells some facinating stories of his youth and of his culture and his quest for the freedom he has always yearned for.His story is the story of this country and others like him that have come here in search of the American Dream and of his struggle to get here after many years of torture at the hands of his captors in a Communist POW Camp. He tried many . said A Long,Hard Road to Freedom. A Long,Hard Road to Freedom is a true story that will break your Heart,But will also lift it up.Petrus Lai Nguyen is a man that has a fascnating past. He tells the story of his life with a humble heart. A heart that many of our youth and adults could and should strive to be like.He tells some facinating stories of his youth and of his culture and his quest for the freedom he has always yearned for.His story is the story of this country and others like him that have come here in search of the American Dream and of his struggle to get here after many years of torture at the hands of his captors in a Communist POW Camp. He tried many