Stories and Art: 2023

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Flying Tigers of the VNAF's 516th FW approached their target

Two Flying Tigers of the VNAF's 516th FW approached their target...

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Front Beach, Vung Tau sometime before 1975

I drew this one just for fun ... did not have much time so I used the O1 that I did before for another project. Anyway, happy Thanksgiving!!!

Hung

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Cartoon of the UH-1 Helicopter of the VNAF 215th HS (Phi Đoàn Thần Tượng)

Sunday, November 5, 2023

You are not alone

Hello, everybody. I did this drawing not to tell a story but to express my feelings. It has not been a very good year for me, but so far so good! I have hope for the upcoming days and look forward to a brighter future. When the sketch was ready, I had difficulty finding a reference for the face of the character. So... Why not draw me instead! I then picked up the phone and took a selfie at the right angle as it showed in the sketch. After taking out some (a lot!) gray hairs and wrinkles, it began to look pretty good to me...actually not too bad for a guy my age :) Well, it is nice turning my imagination into a picture. If you look at the situation in my drawing, the odds are about even (three against three). Life sometimes makes us choose between options A and B (there is no option C!). So, make up your mind and go for it. Take another step because you might have a chance...

Hung

Saturday, October 21, 2023

ARVN Oldest Soldier of the Vietnam War

72-year-old South Vietnamese Nguyễn Văn Mới, oldest known platoon leader in Vietnam war,

Hoa Thuan, South Vietnam 1971.

Sunday, October 15, 2023

I painted a portrait of my Dad (based on an old photograph) - Xuan Loc around 1970

My dad when he served in the 18th Infantry Division of the ARVN before April 30, 1975.

He is in his 90s now and still in good health. He is living with us in Little Saigon, California.

An old photograph of my Dad in Xuan Loc (Long Khanh) around 1970. In the background, you can see army trucks and artillery. There were actually a lot more vehicles and guns in this location which is near the headquarters of the 18th Logistic Battalion. I used to walk around and check out this site every time my family came to visit my Dad. He was later transferred to the Long Binh Post in 1973 and stationed there until April 1975.

Hung