@Stradee,
												Alex, yep, been there - seen it - done them - - - - - errrr, something like that...grin.  Typhoooooons of course.  One night my airplane was totally surrounded by St. Elmos fire - that static electric thing that makes the entire plane glow white with greenish tones.  It was really fun.
Thanks, Stradee.  I admire McCain for his service - but, it was a war we lost and should never have entered in the first place - just like Iraq.
I am still stunned at the hospitality of the Vietnamese people who welcome us even today to visit - even the northern people we damaged and killed so much.  They are an amazing culture.  The people I talked with were all really friendly, nice and sincere folks.  And, I can from first hand tell you all that the country is one of the most beautiful in all of Asia.  I've been to many of them and some I can't talk about even today.
All clicked.  Nuther tree smiling.  And, that is what really counts today.