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A Hope In Vain
Hoeun Hach, who was a child in Cambodia during the Vietnam War, is quick to point out that the Vietnam War affected (and was fought by) more than just US and Vietnamese citizens. Many hoped the US troops would eventually return to southeast Asia to help their allies. Hoeun fled Cambodia as a teenager and eventually came to the US alone in 1981; his parents stayed behind and were killed.
I never saw my father... All we was told was that he worked with the Americans, with the CIA. Beside that, we had no clue.
Hoeun's story was captured with the help of TPT's Minnesota Remembers Vietnam team.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: Oakdale, MN
Primary Location During Vietnam: Cambodia 
Story Subject: Refugee
This story is part of Children of Vets.
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Story Themes: 1975, 1981, 1986, 1990, 1998, Allied Forces, Cambodia, Cambodian, Children of Veterans, CIA, Hoeun Hach, Khmer Rouge, Oakdale, Refugee, Refugee Camp, Stillwater Screening, Watch
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