[Leica] PESO: New Vietnam War Memorial in Oklahoma City

[Douglas Barry]

I'd heard of the Desert Rats, but Mall Rats are a new one on me...

As for the shining example of enlightened immigration policy, I don't 
see the flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam representing those 
very capitalist "communists". Uncle Ho would be desperately disappointed.

Douglas

On 19/08/2017 22:29, Robert Baron wrote:
> Here is the inscription at the base of the statue:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/W_L5000172BaseBW.jpg.html
>
> And here it does appear they are standing guard over a shopping center:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/W_L5000180c1StatueLookingWest.jpg.html
>
> --Bob
>
>>> On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> John you are correct, it is the flag of the former South Vietnam.
>>
>> This is a small park recently refurbished in the heart of the Asian
>> District in Oklahoma City and the statue was erected and dedicated within
>> the past month or so.
>>
>> During and after the Vietnam war there were a lot of refugees settled in
>> Oklahoma City, hosted by various church and civic groups.  Dare I say it is
>> a shining example of enlightened immigration policy?
>>
>> --Bob
>>
>> ===On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 1:48 PM, John Lee <jwlee01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It's the South Vietnamese flag.
>>>
>>> On Saturday, August 19, 2017, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Interesting. What is the flag on the right—is the OK state flag?
>>>> And is a coicidence that the bakery across the street has a Vietnamese
>>>> name?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Nathan
>>>>
>>>>> On 18 Aug 2017, at 23:57, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com
>>>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/W_L5000171c1VNWar
>>> Memorial.jpg.html
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