Daysha Eaton's Reporting Trip to Vietnam: The Legacy of War

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Daysha Eaton Aug 19, 2009
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    Daysha Eaton started this discussion on Aug 19, 2009

    I am raising money to go on a reporting trip to Vietnam with Salaam Garage, a voluntourism group. If you would like to learn more about Salaam Garage?s amazing citizen journalism trips go to http://salaamgarage.com/the-trips/vietnam10/

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    Daysha Eaton replied on Aug 21, 2009

    Thanks Bonne for your generous donation and for sharing your own story about the legacy of war.

    Vietnam legacy of war

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    Boneita W. Smith said,
    The long-term effect of an unpopular war is devastating to families. I will be burying my husband May 31, 2010 in Waitsburg, WA, 20 years after he died from wounds, lost both legs to his hips, he received in the Vietnam conflict. It took along time for me to find where he could rest in peace. His father wanted him in Arlington. I could not bear the distance and his mother wanted him in Seattle, but it was Waitsburg that embraced him when he returned. The Waitsburg Times followed and printed updates of his injuries and his progress. When he was stable enough a Waitsburg farmer invited him to hunt his field for pheasant. In Seattle he was jeered and at one point he was called a, I shit you not, “baby killer.” The war may end, but it’s never over. Bonne Smith

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    Daysha Eaton replied on Aug 25, 2009

    Thanks for the shout out Salaam Garage http://salaamgarage.com/2009/08/24/daysha-is-superstringer/

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    Daysha Eaton replied on Aug 26, 2009

    6 more days and $162 to go!