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I am a product of the Vietnam War. Though I’ve jokingly said that for years, it is true. During the war my mother was a Vietnamese civilian working as a translator for the United States Army in Saigon, where my father was stationed as an American helicopter pilot in the Navy. They met there. Just as the North Vietnamese were taking over Saigon on April 29, 1975, my mother fled Vietnam aboard a refugee boat amidst the historical chaos. My father was also on the coast, hovering overhead while commandeering his final mission in Vietnam. They were separated but four months later, my mother would ultimately relocate to San Diego where they reunited and eventually married.
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The Surfing Heritage Foundation started a tradition Sunday evening March 8th that’s bound to go down in the annuals of surf lore as one of the most irreverent evenings of all time. Perhaps the infamous Master of Ceremonies, Robert “Wingnut” Weaver, said it best, “”This is the first ever roast in the sport of surfing and it’s about time we cooked some of our sport’s most cherished characters!”
And cook it was as surf legends Greg Noll, Bruce Brown, and Hobie Alter skewered the roasted …Â Details
Indian Motorcycle announced the appointment of its first exclusive importer / distributor. Paul Chedid Automotive Group has formed Indian Motorcycle France to promote and sell the 2009 Indian Chief, Indian Motorcycle accessories, and Indian Motorcycle apparel at Indian Motorcycle France in Paris. As the Indian Motorcycle business develops Indian Motorcycle France plans to establish a dealer network throughout France…Â Details
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Maker of electric off road motorcycles, Zero Motorcycles is planning to release it first street legal electric motorcycle next month. The new Zero S electric supermotor bike will have 3kWhs of battery capacity. That is 50 percent more than the lithium-ion unit that Zero uses in its Zero X dirt bike. This will cause the S model to …Â
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