I am also incredibly lucky that there is to be a panel tomorrow evening about the Tet Offensive that I will be attending. (More info here) For those not in the area, the National Archives will be streaming the panel live on their YouTube channel. The centerpiece of the panel is Dr Erik B. Villard and his book Combat Operations: Staying the Course, October 1967-September 1968. This is the latest installment of the US Army in Vietnam series and can be read online for free here: https://history.army.mil/catalog/pubs/91/91-15.html.

Due to a death in the family, I will be unavailable for the next several days. Questions, comments, and submissions will be addressed sometime towards the end of next week. 

I am also out of work now for the rest of the summer. Donations are greatly appreciated and will be put to good use (namely supplies for the fall semester). Donate now.

Apparently the US Consulate is indeed built on the grounds of the former embassy. The embassy was used by PetroVietnam during much of the post war period and was demolished in 1998. [Wikipedia]

See also:

“Ho Chi Minh City Journal; U.S. Embassy Passes Into History. Coming Soon: Real Estate Deals.” (NYTimes)

“Early Days for the US Embassy in Vietnam” by Christopher Runckel (With a couple pictures of the old embassy building in the 1990s)

To those who don’t know, I’m currently attending college and working to pay my way through. My hours fluctuate and while work has been steady the last month, I’ve only received a couple of shifts for this two week schedule block. 

Any donation you can make helps a lot. If you can only afford a dollar, that’s fine, it doesn’t look cheap. The little donations add up and mean so much on their own.

For one time donations: Paypal

For recurring monthly donations (comes with rewards and access to the Vietnam War Era Discord server): Patreon