If, at the end of my days, the sum of what I've taken exceeds the sum of what I've given, then I have lived in vain.

If, at the end of my days, the sum of what I've taken exceeds the sum of what I've given, then I have lived in vain.

I'm divorced and have a son and a grandson and it is a problem being away most of the time. Living as I do, if I had a wife and children I think it would be really hard to do.

After high school and a year of College I made a half-hearted attempt at professional skiing in Aspen, Colorado and then found myself back in Flint.

Indochina gets into your blood and once you have a taste you'll find it's impossible to stay away.

For me making friends with locals is hard, mostly because my lack of Vietnamese language skills and being retired I have limited access to locals in the work place. Though for me it is hard meeting expats as well, as most expats work here and make friends through their jobs.

The Vietnam War was in full swing, the Air Force wanted me and I wanted out of Flint, so three years in the USA and that fourth one spent here in Vietnam really flipped my life around.