The highway to Bien Hoa from Saigon and the Bien Hoa area are now all built up with very little country side. Saigon still looks much the same as it did in 1968, but is much more crowded. Anyone desiring to return need not have any anxiety or concern about the trip. The Vietnamese people are friendly and have no animosity toward Americans. The city was safe and relatively inexpensive.
Western influence is very much alive and English is still widely accepted and spoken.
Although the official name of the city is Ho Chi Minh , everyone continues to call it Saigon. We are a really blessed nation. I feel more proud now that I had the opportunity to defend our way and assist the Vietnamese people. To me, the trip was well worth it. The 350-man 269th F Battalion spearheaded the attack on the O51 Gate Bunker . . .