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Vietnam tale from civilian perspective
Arlington Heights Post, 17 October 2002, by Feature Editor
Former Lake Zurich resident George W. Schwarz
Jr. recently published the memoir “April Fools.” In the book,
Schwarz returns to Saigon after an absence of 17 years to
describe the Vietnam War from a rarely heard perspective —
that of an American civilian who live in South Vietnam during
the War. From the moment his aircraft begins its final approach
until he makes an aborted attempt to visit Cam Ranh Bay, haunting
memories reveal new revelations of the war. As he tours a
city little changed since his departure, Schwarz recalls his
first impressions of Saigon, the war, South Vietnam’s collapse,
the evacuation of refugees and his own evacuation from Saigon.
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