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Nam Cao

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Nam Cao and his wife had been accepted for resettlement in the United States. The former South Vietnamese naval officer looked out the window during a stop in Alaska at the snow and bundled up ramp workers. He wondered if he'd made a mistake but there was no stopping now. The next step was finding a sponsor. Part 1 of 2. (10:24)

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Nam Cao was trying to find a sponsor for himself and his family. They had fled Vietnam and were safe at Indiantown Gap but he wanted to get out of there and begin his new life. Fortunately, another refugee family passed their sponsor to him and it was a good match. He headed to Boston. Part 2 of 2. (11:18)

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Nam Cao has been back to Vietnam. The former South Vietnamese Navy officer was able to reconnect with his daughter, who had stayed with his parents when he and his wife fled the country. He was able to eventually bring her to the United States. (7:24)

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The resolution of the Vietnam War was sad for everyone on both sides. Nam Cao has built a new life in America for himself and his family and he has gotten over the bitterness of those times. His advice? Be positive and keep an open mind. (5:02)

Nat Robb

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As a Citadel graduate, Nat Robb had a good chance to make a career of the Army, so he took the commission. After a tour in Germany, he got the assignment to Vietnam. Once there, he was reassigned as an advisor to a South Vietnamese unit, something he was disappointed in, at first. (6:05)

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When he saw the weapons the Vietnamese infantry had, American Advisor Nat Robb thought he was in World War II. M-16's were on the way but, in the meantime, the untested unit had to fight. There was little activity at first, but it was just a matter of time. (6:30)

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The Vietnamese troops had their families living with them in the fort, and once American Advisor Nat Robb got to know them, he was glad he got the assignment he did. This was a change of heart for the infantry officer. He bolstered his defenses with some salvaged fifty caliber machine guns, but he had a dilemma. How was he going to get the ammunition? (3:01)

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Nat Robb was advisor to a South Vietnamese unit guarding a highway outside Saigon. In preparation for the Tet Offensive, their base was attacked to clear the way for infiltration by the enemy into the city. The fierce battle required that he call for multiple sources of firepower, artillery and gunships. (6:24)

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American Advisor Nat Robb was glad his men had their new M-16's when the Tet Offensive happened. Once the American and South Vietnamese forces regrouped, they began to surround Saigon in order to trap the enemy. Robb's unit took part in an ill fated river crossing that was salvaged by massive air power. (5:59)

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Nat Robb got to know the efficiency of different weapon systems when he called in fire support to the South Vietnamese unit he was advising. He would work his way through various types of artillery until he got to what worked every time, big bombs from the air. (3:43)