April 26, 2004: Headlines: Vietnam: The Bristol Press: "These are people who at an important point in their lives were intensely involved with Vietnam. I think it’s a matter of people being engaged at an important point in their life, and feeling there’s something incomplete about the U.S. relationship," said John McAuliffe, a Peace Corps volunteer and anti-Vietnam War activist whose younger brother fought in Vietnam.

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"These are people who at an important point in their lives were intensely involved with Vietnam. I think it’s a matter of people being engaged at an important point in their life, and feeling there’s something incomplete about the U.S. relationship," said John McAuliffe, a Peace Corps volunteer and anti-Vietnam War activist whose younger brother fought in Vietnam.

These are people who at an important point in their lives were intensely involved with Vietnam. I think it’s a matter of people being engaged at an important point in their life, and feeling there’s something incomplete about the U.S. relationship, said John McAuliffe, a Peace Corps volunteer and anti-Vietnam War activist whose younger brother fought in Vietnam.

"These are people who at an important point in their lives were intensely involved with Vietnam. I think it’s a matter of people being engaged at an important point in their life, and feeling there’s something incomplete about the U.S. relationship," said John McAuliffe, a Peace Corps volunteer and anti-Vietnam War activist whose younger brother fought in Vietnam.

Members of Congress work to tie loose ends in Vietnam

By JOSEPH STRAW , Special to The Bristol Press

04/26/2004
WASHINGTON -- U.S. relations with Vietnam, which have improved by leaps and bounds over the past decade, will take another step forward this week when members of Congress announce formation of the U.S.-Vietnam Caucus.

As has often been the case, it’s legislators who spent part of their early adulthood fighting in Vietnam who are now offering their hands: U.S. Reps. Rob Simmons, R-2nd District, and Lane Evans, D-Ill.

Evans served during the war in Vietnam with the Marine Corps, while Simmons spent 14 years as a cold warrior, first in the Army during the war, then for a decade in the Central Intelligence Agency, including service in Southeast Asia.

Simmons and Evans are scheduled to make their announcement Wednesday at the Capitol, where they will be joined by Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.S. Nguyen Tam Chien, and Nguyen Phuc Thanh, vice president of the National Assembly of Vietnam.

An aide said Simmons’ interest in relations with Vietnam was sparked during a trip back to the country last April. Simmons met with government officials in an effort to locate the remains of Army Capt. Arnold Holm, a Waterford, Conn., native whose helicopter was shot down over Vietnam in 1972.

Evans has been active in the 13-year-old collaboration between the United States and Vietnam to determine the fates of U.S. prisoners of war and service members missing in action. He also pushed for registration and support of U.S. veterans suffering health effects of Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam.

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey, R-Neb., a former Navy SEAL awarded the Medal of Honor for service in Vietnam, was among the leading advocates for normalization of relations between the two countries during the 1990s.

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John McAuliffe, who 19 years ago founded the U.S.-Indochina Reconciliation Project, now called the Fund for Reconciliation and Develop-ment, said there’s "nothing mysterious" about U.S. legislators’ interest in reconciling with a government they once fought.

"These are people who at an important point in their lives were intensely involved with Vietnam. I think it’s a matter of people being engaged at an important point in their life, and feeling there’s something incomplete about the U.S. relationship," said McAuliffe, a Peace Corps volunteer and anti-Vietnam War activist whose younger brother fought in Vietnam.


In 1992 then-President Bush allowed American businesses to begin operations in Vietnam. Three years later, President Clinton lifted a trade embargo with the country. Now the United States is the leading foreign investor in Vietnam, and Americans represent the second-largest segment of tourists who visit the country, behind the Chinese.

Officials said the caucus will work to "strengthen ties between our two people and governments in the areas of trade and economy" and support "the joint effort to recover and repatriate the remains of our missing service members."

Simmons called the caucus "a positive step towards building a strong relationship between our nations."


©The Bristol Press 2004



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