CHAPTER 18
It was the middle of June, 1965, when Killian arrived in Saigon. There was a marked change from when he had been there a year and a half earlier. As he rode through the streets in a pedicab, he saw weariness and sadness in the faces of many South Vietnamese. Killian knew the local people had had a rough time, and it didn’t appear it was going to get any better. The new arrival of United States military personnel was adding to the congestion on the crowded streets. Killian had the pedicab stop in front of the bombed-out Brink Hotel. Vietnamese laborers were busy removing debris. He realized the Brink would no longer be housing military personnel and told the pedicab driver to move on. A little later, he checked into the Saigon Caraville Hotel.
After a short nap Killian freshene
