The Fall of Saigon: A Personal Recollection 51 Years Later

[Carl Robinson]

It was great catching up with Ron Yates, ex-Chicago Tribune, in SoCal last month and here's the latest - and most powerful yet - of his annual recollection of the Fall of Saigon.  Gut-wrenching, I've told him.  Do take the time to read this.

Best,

Carl

https://open.substack.com/pub/ronyates/p/the-fall-of-saigon-a-personal-recollection?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=cgbc8 

[John Burgess]

We’ve lost another friend, Barry Hillenbrand, Time magazine correspondent in Vietnam in the early 70s. Family and friends gathered in suburban Maryland last weekend for a memorial where we heard recollections of his many exploits and interests, among them classical music, Christmas tree decoration, and Ethiopia (before Time, he served there as a Peace Corps volunteer). In Vietnam Barry married the inestimable Nguyen Thi Phuong Nga, who oversaw the memorial with their son Kim and daughter-in-law Jessie. Barry also served with Time in Boston, Bahrain, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and London.

Here’s a full obit:

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/washington-dc/barry-hillenbrand-12739886

He retired to Washington DC, where I was lucky to resume a long friendship with this always cheerful, always upbeat guy. He was 84. Pneumonia was the culprit. Rest in peace, Barry.