January 27, 1973: Vietnam Peace MIlestone

From the Washington Times Vietnam peace milestone By Stroube Smith January 29, 2006 "Friday marked the 33rd anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam Peace Accords, the agreement that was supposed to bring "peace with honor" and end the conflict...

Audio Post: "Why We Fight"

Clear Path International advisor Joan Widdifield, in addition to her tireless work for our cause, is also a film critic. She recently saw the documentary film "Why We Fight". Her review of the film (she liked it) is posted here...

Clear Path Advisor on the Thai-Burma Border

Clear Path Advisor, Dr. Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, is visiting one of the Clear Path funded clinics on the Thai-Burma border. He has sent in this report. After enduring a near-record number of consecutive days of rain in Seattle, we were...

Clear Path's Humanitarian Work Recognized

On January 23, 2006, leaders of the Quang Binh Committee for Population, Family and Children (CPFC) paid a visit to Clear Path's Vietname Office in Dong Ha town, Quang Tri province. Mr. Le Thanh Tan, CPFC chairman, was authorized to...

14-Year-Old Boy Lost Hand in War-Era Munition Accident

It was Sunday, January 8, 2006, a day off school and Nguyen The Thang was busy in the backyard moving some bonsai trees to plant in the front entrance. Tet, the Vietnamese traditional Newyear festival is coming in two weeks,...

Thanks, Jim! Subscription Donations are Catching On

Our latest donation (from our good friend Jim in the Netherlands) is a monthly contribution of 10 dollars a month automatically charged to his credit card. These monthly donations are EASY to make and are a great way to help...

One Dead, One Injured in Vietnam from War-Era Bombs

I hope later Chi will post more on these incidents (Chi, if you read this before we reach other, please do), but for now here is an email to me from Toan "Skinny" in Central Vietnam: Hi James, I am...

NGO: Iraqi Family Should be Compensated

Press Release from the Campaign for Innocent Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) Iraqi Family Should be Compensated After Air Strike Mistake Humanitarian organization urges U.S. government to assist victims and do more to minimize civilian casualties Washington, DC, January 10, 2006...

Hero of My Lai, Hugh Thompson, Has Died

The word hero has been applied so liberally in recent years, that it has largely lost its meaning. There is no other word than heroic, however, to define the actions of Hugh Thompson in the Village of My Lai on...

Clear Path's Outreach Worker - Medal Winner in PARAGAMES

Returning home from the 3rd regional PARAGAMES in Philippine, Le Thi Hoai Phuong, an UXO Survivor/a CPI’s Outreach Worker/a Class F44 Female Athlete had brought home 4 Gold medals and a Silver one, bringing her medal collection up to 24...

Great News from Vietnam

Chi posted yesterday a video of our 14 year old friend Nghia walking. I first wrote about Nghia on this blog in March of 2005. He was injured by a bomb left over from the US-Vietnam War while I was...

Boy Who Lost Legs Gets on His Feet

Ho Van Nghia, a 13-year old boy in Hue city, Viet Nam lost his legs and a hand in an UXO accident in March 2005. After going through long term treatments and rehabilitation, he now can get back on his...

Father of Five Killed in Vietnam

This just in from our office in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam: (Truong Quoc Dung-aged 40) A horrible accident happened to a 40-year-old man in Gio Linh district of Quang Tri province at 16h on Dec 27th 2005. Unknown ordnance suddenly...

Van Lai's Vietnam Ride for CPI Appears in Audrey Magazine

As we previously posted, Clear Path supporter, Van Lai, biked across Vietnam to help support our work. Audrey Magazine picked up the story and it can be seen here. Thanks again, Van!...