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Mustang engineer lives American dream
The Detroit News ^
| January 14, 2004
| By Eric Mayne
Posted on 01/17/2004 11:55:20 AM PST by AlbionGirl
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:09:43 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
[history]
Hau Thai-Tang got his first glimpse of Ford cars in war-torn Vietnam. The Ford Mustang served as a backdrop to USO shows staged for American troops.
Hau Thai-Tang, seen as a boy in the United States, fled with his family from Vietnam just days before democracy crumbled on April 30, 1975.
(Excerpt) Read more at detnews.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: glory; gratitude; guts; vietnam
To: AlbionGirl
Nice story. I've wanted a Mustang for the last 10 years, but I'm a MomMobile driver - Ford Windstar. *sigh*
To: ValerieUSA
It is a nice story, isn't it?
When I was a teenager (1972 or so), a young man who lived down the street from me had a midnight blue '68 or '69 Mustang, it and he were as hot as a $2 pistol. Very fond memories for me.
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posted on
01/17/2004 12:29:11 PM PST
by
AlbionGirl
("Ha cambiato occhi per la coda.")
To: AlbionGirl
I read this yesterday. Great story! Thanks for posting!
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posted on
01/17/2004 12:40:54 PM PST
by
annyokie
(Wesley Clark: Howard Dean with medals!)
To: AlbionGirl
2005 Mustang
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posted on
01/17/2004 12:47:03 PM PST
by
Spruce
To: Spruce
Beautiful pictures; thanks for posting them!
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posted on
01/17/2004 1:17:36 PM PST
by
AlbionGirl
("Ha cambiato occhi per la coda.")
To: ValerieUSA
The Mort-mobile at age 9:
To: AlbionGirl
Mustang BUMP.
Also a great human story.
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posted on
01/20/2004 9:14:10 AM PST
by
B Knotts
(Go 'Nucks!)
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