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[Len Krieger]

Billie,

After reading your post and the last sentence of it, it got me thinking about how powerful that statement you made was ":there were hopes of unifying the peninsula, but that still has not happened to this day"  

I thought about this and it's amazing considering how long ago the Korean war was and there is still the differences we are learning about that they share today. It also made me think about Vietnam during this time period. During the Cold War, when the Vietnam War took place and was finally over, it only took a few years before North and South Vietnam reunified and became the Socialist Republic of Vietnam that we know of today. I wonder if Vietnam has ever had conversations with North and South Korea or gave them advice or feedback on how they reunited even after the devestation the country went through? In a weird way ,it kind of gave me hope that the two Koreas would reunite one day, and if and when that ever happens, I just hope and pray I am still around to see it, I am not going to hold my breath for that though.