All signs are in Vietnamese and few people speak good English.
Organizers plan several events over the weekend to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the end of the war on April 30, culminating with a demonstration in downtown Washington. It is likely to be an event attended mostly by older people, not the young. From shoppers in suburban Washington, to a California-based radio broadcaster serving the Vietnamese community, the Kerrey incident is a reminder of the accidents, tragedies and sorrow of the war, and the need to heal old wounds. Confronting the past makes us stronger and we all share our sympathies with Senator Kerrey. He said he will watch with interest how local papers in Vietnam cover the Kerrey story to see if it will be used for anti-American rhetoric or for historic reconciliation.