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Vietnam Veterans and children from the National TRIO program "Upward Bound" will show their support and provide inspiration to Mr. Dinh by becoming members of his "Pit Crew." The Pit Crew teams will rotate over the course of the marathon and be responsible for maintaining an accurate count of sit-ups, providing water and nourishment throughout the marathon and offering the morale and inspirational boost Dinh will need to successfully reach his amazing goal.
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Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. (VVA) was founded in 1978 and is the only congressionally chartered national veterans service organization dedicated exclusively to serving Vietnam-era veterans and their families. VVA is organized as a not-for-profit corporation and is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(19) of the IRS Code.
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Ngo Dinh Diem, a Vietnamese Catholic living in Boston, was chosen Premier of South Vietnam which was 95% Buddhist. The U.S. set up MAAG (Military Assistance and Advisory Group) to train a "nationalistic" Vietnamese force or a quarter of a million men. This force was largely made up of Vietnamese who had fo Advisory Group) to train a "nationalistic" Vietnamese force or a quarter of a million men. This force was largely made up of Vietnamese who had fought for the French. In 1956 the U.S. refused to go along with the elections because, in the words of President Eisenhower, "Ho Chi Minh would win 80% of the vote in a free election." U.S. involvement continued and so did U.S. money and men.
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The Center for Natural Resources and Environment at Vietnam National University-Hanoi is collaborating with agricultural officials and NGOs in two provinces in central Vietnam to return damaged land to productive use. Programs will enable farmers to select and cultivate species of trees and other vegetation appropriate to landscape renewal.
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