How much time did you spend in Vietnam?
First tour, 65-66, was cut short by 20 days to make a Fr. Sill OCS class date.
Second tour, 69-71 regular 12 months, then extended 6 months to work at MAC-V in a great job. (Also got the extra 30 day leave and the Golden Airline Ticket. War is Hell)
Seriously, it truly was the best of times and the worst of times.
Back in 2008. SGN to DaNang, then Hanoi, then Ha Long Bay. Very warmly received. Asked to help find family members who had fled to the Big PX when DPRV took over in 75.
re: SGN. That is still the three-letter airport code, and no one calls the city Ho Chi Minh City. Some say HCMC, but most just say Saigon.