Doug Mendel |
First trip to Cambodia 6/97 
In 1997 I visited Asia (Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, South Korea and Cambodia) for a 6 week adventure. At the tail end of the trip, almost spur of the moment, I decided to visit Cambodia for 3 days. I had wanted to ...(read more)
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My 4rth trip to Cambodia
As I had visited Cambodia 3 times previously (6/97, 11/00 and 6/01) I had fallen in love with the people, culture, history, handicrafts, food and the weather. I had decided for this trip (2/1-2/13), I was goin...(read more)
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The Warsaw Uprising Memorial
I didn't write the following article. I visited Poland in 10/98 and visited the Warsaw Uprising Memorial in Warsaw. I was touched by the monument and wanted to share the words with some of my pictures her...(read more)
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My 5th trip to Cambodia, helping the fire fighters.
Cambodia has captivated my soul since my first visit in June 1997. A three-day excursion to the country at the tail-end of a five-week adventure in Asia sounded like a great opportunity for a novel experience ...(read more)
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The Starfish Project
The following article was actually written by friends of mine who run and operate the Starfish Project in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The project is dear to my heart.
A Buddhist monk was on the beach with his ...(read more)
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Inaugural Cambodian Newsletter
Hi everyone,
After many months of thinking about a newsletter to let people know about what I do in Cambodia helping firefighters and disadvantaged children, my fingers finally got to manuevering around th...(read more)
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Mr. Aki Ra |
Stationed with a unit of the Vietnamese Army
The following articles are from a packet from the Siem Reap Landmine Museum. It shares some of the authors' experiences while there was fighting amongst various armies during the war.
It was 1988 and I ...(read more)
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Four years in the Vietnamese Army
The following article is from a packet from the Siem Reap Landmine Museum. It shares some of the authors' experiences from wartime in Cambodia.
During 1985-1989 I was in the Vietnamese Army. At this ti...(read more)
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Life amongst 3 different armies
The following article is from a packet from the Siem Reap Landmine Museum. It shares some of the authors' experiences during wartime in Cambodia.
Between 1980 and 1993 I saw t...(read more)
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A short biography of the author and a brief history of Cambodia
The article that follows is from a packet that Mr. Aki Ra wrote.
I am not sure of the exact date of my birth but I have recently had information from an old teacher telling me that I was born in 1973 making ...(read more)
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Childhood in Cambodia
The following article is from a packet from the Siem Reap Landmine Museum. It shares some of the author's experience while there was civil strife in Cambodia
My family was separated when I was a baby. ...(read more)
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Life at age ten years old
The following article is from a packet from the Siem Reap Landmine Museum. It tells of some of the authors experiences while there was civil war in Cambodia
At the age of ten, I was given my first gun. it ...(read more)
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Life at 14...
The following article is from a packet from the Siem Reap Landmine Museum. It describes some of the author's experience while there was civil war in Cambodia.
When I was fourteen, I had another experien...(read more)
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