1 - June 22, 2010 11:56 am

Name:

Hung Pham

Location:

Topeka Kansas USA

Comments:

I was born and grew up in Vietnam. In Saigon, we lived just a few miles from Tan Son Nhut Airbase. I loved all the aircraft that constantly flew overhead, my favorites were the F-5s and Skyraiders. I dreamed of becoming a VNAF pilot, but for a 17-yr-old kid with poor eyesight, average school grades, no connections... that was not going to happen. In 1995, I finally realized my goal of learning to fly and got my Private Pilot certificate. In 2001, I bought the Cessna 152 that I had been renting. It's somewhat similar to the L-19 Bird Dogs that were used in the war.

I ran across this site while searching for photos of VNAF aircraft and pilots. It's a wealth of information. The related stories about the Vietnam War are an extra bonus.

Thank you for setting up and maintaining this site.

Hung Pham

2 - May 30, 2010 1:32 am

Name:

P Nguyen

Location:

Sydney, Australia

Comments:

Thankyou for creating such a resourceful and unique website. For the first generations of Vietnamese born overseas, it sheds like on our parent's untold stories and repressed memories. Please keep up your website so we can continue to learn more.

3 - May 19, 2010 11:39 pm

Name:

Hong thanh Nhan

Location:

soctrang, vietnam

Comments:

Good website. I was in the ARVN Signal Corps. I like many stories here because I was an insider that time. People are gradually forgetting much of these things; fortunately my comrades in arms can still furnish such a website.

Reply: Thanks for serving in ARVN and for keeping up your spirit while living in Vietnam. BTW We would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have left some notes in this Guess Book. Your comments made you stand out from the crowd and encouraged us retaining this website. Otherwise, we drop it out sometimes ago, just like VNAF.net has recently quit.

4 - March 13, 2010 12:09 pm

Name:

Huynh Kinh-Luyên

Location:

Laval Qc

Comments:

You have made an excellent website about the Vietnam War. It's a great change from reading biased websites that mock the South Vietnamese. Thanks to you, I'm able to do a year long school project which consists of a sci-fi miniature army inspired from the ARVN.

Reply: You are one of the type of "targets" we have aimed for when we launched this website with the following features: Beautiful layout, full of artistic materials and documentary photos, fun of building model aircraft, unconventional approach, straight talk, no political correctness, no sugar-coated stuff and no bullshit. Introduce this website to your young friends then your friends will do it to their friends and so on, and so on...!

5 - March 7, 2010 9:08 pm

Name:

DS Lewis

Location:

Texas

Comments:

Stumbled upon your site. I was a helicopter pilot with the 170th AHC at camp holloway, pleiku, kontum, dakto. Your service is often overlooked by Americans and I wish to thank you for the sacrifices you made for your country. Please pass on your history for future generations to better understand the war from your perspective. Americans cannot begin to understand the valorous service you gave in a time that many would say was a lost cause. I am greatful for the air power you gave to those of us working SOG in a time when US air force was not allowed to support us in cambodia and laos. You have my admiration for all you did and all you gave in service to your country. No one can ever take that from you.

Bikini 25
67-68

Reply: A salut to the member of 176th Assault Helicopter Company. Thank you from bottom of our heart for your service in Vietnam and your appreciation of the VNAF MAMN website.