Phoebe's baptism reception (on 12/22/08) was held in a wonderful Vietnamese seafood restaurant in Westminster. Finally a family picture! The cross that I'm wearing is one that my dad gave to me and that he wore during two tours in Vietnam, 1965-66 and 1969-70. Little Phoebe is wearing a beautiful gold necklace of a traditional Vietnamese Catholic design that Team 35 gave to her.
This is a neat picture of Phoebe with Col. P. Tang who, like Phoebe, is an ethic Nung originally from the Langson region, Vietnam!
The food was amazing beginning with the traditional Vietnamese Hot Pot.
Uncle Stef, "The God Father", gave each guest a copy of his father's book about his experience as a POW on Wake Island during WW II. His dad is one of the few surviving Wake Is. POWs, so he is regularly invited to speak at history programs and events in the Southern California area.
The Trans.
I wanted to add a picture of Stef's parents who were the guests at a WW II history event in Palm Springs in Dec. The person in the middle is the historian who planned the event.
We could not have asked for a more special baptism day for Phoebe than the one that the members of Team 35 arranged for her. We will cherish these memories forever. Thank you Team 35, and special thanks to General L. Ly and Capt. C. Tran.
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