Comments on: In his own words: “Doc” Bernie Duff on his Vietnam War paintings

By: Merrill Smith

Merrill Smith — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:13:38 +0000

I am looking for information on the status and conditions of some 13,000 Cambodian (or formerly Cambodian, as the Cambodian government has reportedly disowned them) refugees who fled to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta provinces in 1993-94? I understand the Vietnamese government says they have all naturalized or returned but I believe the “Garbage Pail Kids” of Tra Vinh maybe their descendents. (Note, I am not referring to the 9,000 or so ethnic Chinese from Cambodia living in and around Ho Chi Minh City.) If anyone knows anything about this population, please contact me at msmith-at-uscridc.org. Thanks.

By: Return to Vietnam » Blog Archive » More returns from Vietnam: MIAs, volunteers

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:10:40 +0000

[...] Bernie Duff painting, “Price Tags,” came to mind when we heard this [...]

By: Doc Bernie Duff

Doc Bernie Duff — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:30:02 +0000

As always, I am overwhelmed by the things that people say about me. It is a surreal feeling as if these words are meant for someone else, for I just feel like an average guy whose walk has taken him to many wondrous places. In each place that I have visited along this walk, I have met such wonderful and truly exceptional people, such as those who have commented here, that it is I who consider myself lucky. In 1969, when I was a young 19 year old medic (here in Vietnam) as scared as anyone has ever been, I never could have imagined the way my life would have turned out. If only people could live inside of my body and experience all that I see and feel each day, you would surely know why I consider myself the luckiest man alive!

By: Return to Vietnam » Blog Archive » Ho Ho Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnam veteran plays Santa Claus

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:35:36 +0000

[...] “Doc” Bernie Duff, a member of Rockland County’s Vietnam Veterans of America, is gearing up for the annual tradition he started after moving to Vietnam last year: dressing up as “No En,” Santa Claus, and visiting disabled and poor Vietnamese children at local schools and institutions. You can read about his plans on his blog by clicking here. [...]

By: Howard Goldin

Howard Goldin — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:28:59 +0000

When we went to the Nam together in 2005, Bernie captured the moment I returned to the battlefield of Hoc Mon Feb. 14, 1968 and painted a very personal painting of a second frozen in time. Frank A. Beavers, a medic who saved me Oct. 3, 1967 died Valentines day at the age of 19 and the dreams continue

By: Return to Vietnam » Blog Archive » Vietnam veterans say ‘Never Again’ to troops returning from Iraq, Aghanistan

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:21:05 +0000

[...] Check it out. And, notice the similarities between this photo and Bernie Duff’s painting, above, of a U.S. soldier during the Vietnam War? Bernie calls this weary, shell-shocked expression the “thousand yard stare.” [...]

By: Kerry "Doc" Pardue

Kerry "Doc" Pardue — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:31:54 +0000

I have known Bernie for several years. He did the cover for my book, Poems In The Keys Of Life: Reflections of a combat medic, Publish America, April 2005. He and I both serve on the board of directors, Sharon Lane Foundation. Our board built a medical clinic in Sharon’s honor (she was the first nurse killed during combat in Vietnam).
Bernie is a dear friend who has moved back to Vietnam and he works to help the children there. He is a remarkable man.

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» In his own words: â€œDocâ€ Bernie Duff on his Vietnam War paintings — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:23:06 +0000

[...] You can read the rest of this blog post by going to the original source, here [...]