Saturday, July 27, 2019

Dominicans meet near place of last great battle

The Dominican Order is currently holding an international meeting in Biên Hòa, Long Khanh in Vietnam.   

Many of the families  living in the area came from the North in the 1950s and are Catholic with Dominican connections.   

Ther are 440 members in the Dominican Province of Vietnam.

Nearby is Xuan Loc where the last great battle of the Vietnam war was fought and which opened the way for the northern forces into Saigon.

Recommended viewing is 'The Vietnam War' available at present on Netflix.

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