Press coverage:
http://news.sky.com/story/1111010/vietnam-veteran-soldier-given-back-arm-bones
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/07/01/us-doctor-travels-to-vietnam-to-return-bones-amputated-arm/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23124347
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/01/dr-sam-axelrad-vietnam_n_3528137.html
That’s America and Americans for you: we’re quick to forgive, every bit as quick to go the extra distance.
On one hand, I agree with sentiments of the C.O.
When a new US commander came in to my father's battallion -- a by-the-book West Point graduate, to boot -- he immediately called my father to tell him "you have 48 hours to get that enemy soldier off our base"
Hung was in battle - I wonder if he had killed any Americans?
On the other, I respect the good Doctor's allegiance to his hippocratic oath and his basic humanity. These are the fruits of a Christian nation, where we believe that each person is made in the image of his Creator, and Christ calls us to respect that. Moreover 45 years later, the USA has friends in Mr. Hung and his family.
I have been to Vietnam quite a few times in the last 10 years, and I have never encountered any ill will. Indeed, quite the opposite - the random encounters I have had are always positive. People who knew Americans, who worked or served with them, or who have relatives in the USA.