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Saigon bargirls race to marry GIs before departure
In Saigon's bars near Tan Son Nhut, bargirls race a 60 day clock to wed American GIs before they leave. Many are mothers of mixed children and fear losing income. Some hope to marry or leave Vietnam, while others plan to stay or return after the U.S. pullout. Women recount nostalgia and hardship as pay drops from years of wartime abundance. цем
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Saigon
Gis
Plantation Road
Tan Son Nhut
Vietnam
Mai
Nguyen Mai
Cindy
Thailand
Nam
Republic of China
United States
Bui Thi Thuy
Vo Tanh
South Vietnam
Nuuyen Thi Lan
Mekong Delta