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Nguyen Van Phong – Another Victim of the Vietnam War
Posted by MAG | March 20, 2013

This is Nguyen Thi Len and her seven-year-old son.  This past summer, her older son died and became yet another victim of the Vietnam War. Friday, May 29th, marks the 40th anniversary of the day U.S troops left Vietnam after an eleven year active struggle that included massive bombing raids like Operation Rolling Thunder and Operation Linebacker, which does not include time the U.S. spent supporting the French occupation. Although it’s been 40 years, the Vietnam War still has an incredible impact on the people’s lives.

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Visiting a Refugee camp in Dohuk, Iraq
Posted by MAG | May 29, 2012

In April 2012, I went on my trip to the field – visiting MAG’s programs in Iraq and Lebanon. MAG Iraq is our biggest program: we clear land for agriculture and development needs, deploy emergency response Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams to destroy dangerous items, provide Mine Risk Education (MRE) to reduce the threat to the community, and the Community Liaison (CL) teams work with communities and partners to make sure our work is addressing the most urgent needs.

On our first day in the field, I traveled with MAG’s Community Liaison Manager (CLM) and other program staff to a refugee camp.  While driving on the dusty roads of Dohuk, we saw droves of students walking to school. I asked MAG’s CLM if the children in the refugee camps were able to attend school, and he told me the kids will join the schools when the semester begins again.

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