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-THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE-
Funny money: the scrip that turned worthless overnight while every GI was locked on base
THE MONEY
Troops in Vietnam weren't paid in dollars. They were paid in Military Payment Certificates, special scrip meant to keep greenbacks out of the local economy and shut down black-market profiteering. It was illegal for Vietnamese civilians to hold it.
THE LOOPHOLE
Merchants and traders took it anyway. It spent like dollars, and they could trade it on the black market.
THE CATCH
Then came "C-Day." With zero warning, the military swapped the old series for a new one. Every American was confined to base so nobody could carry civilians' notes through the gate. Old notes became worthless.
THE SCRAMBLE
When word got out, merchants rushed the base gates trying to get their notes to any GI who could swap them. Many Vietnamese lost their savings.
It happened in 1968, 1969, 1970 and again in 1973.
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Funny money: the scrip that turned worthless overnight while every GI was locked on base
THE MONEY
Troops in Vietnam weren't paid in dollars. They were paid in Military Payment Certificates, special scrip meant to keep greenbacks out of the local economy and shut down black-market profiteering. It was illegal for Vietnamese civilians to hold it.
THE LOOPHOLE
Merchants and traders took it anyway. It spent like dollars, and they could trade it on the black market.
THE CATCH
Then came "C-Day." With zero warning, the military swapped the old series for a new one. Every American was confined to base so nobody could carry civilians' notes through the gate. Old notes became worthless.
THE SCRAMBLE
When word got out, merchants rushed the base gates trying to get their notes to any GI who could swap them. Many Vietnamese lost their savings.
It happened in 1968, 1969, 1970 and again in 1973.
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Hanoi Hannah named American units on enemy radio three times a day from 1965 to 1973, and GIs tuned in anyway
THE VOICE
Her name was Trịnh Thị Ngọ. She joined the Communist-run Voice of Vietnam in 1955 and went on the air as "Thu Hương," which means "autumn fragrance." Her broadcasts opened: "This is Thu Huong, talking with American soldiers in southern Vietnam." The GIs called her Hanoi Hannah.
THE BROADCAST
Starting in 1965, when American ground troops arrived, she broadcast to U.S. troops three times a day. She read lists of newly killed or captured Americans, played popular U.S. anti-war songs, and sometimes named units and where they were. One message told soldiers: "Defect, GI. It is a very good idea to leave a sinking ship." You could pick her up almost anywhere in southern Vietnam.
THE SOURCE
GIs swore she had inside information, and legends spread that she could predict attacks. In reality, most of it came from American publications like Stars and Stripes, Time and Newsweek, plus wire reports. Ngo herself denied announcing offensives in advance.
THE REACTION
Veterans said they tuned in for the music and the laughs. When a unit got a mention, they would cheer, have another beer, and throw the can at the radio. Others said it made them think for a minute, and then they'd put the music back on.
THE END
She stayed on the air until 1973, when American forces withdrew. Trịnh Thị Ngọ died in 2016.
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Happy Birthday Brian Johnson
(born October 5, 1947)
... is an English singer and songwriter. He is the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC, taking over the role in 1980 after the death of Bon Scott.
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Diniwid Beach
October 2, 2026
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Pura vida.
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Polaroid chief chemist Howard G Rogers and unidentified others as they pose with 5,000 bottles of chemical compounds used to discover the Polaroid color film process, 1963
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The 1957-60 
Enzmann 506 Spyder
(Swiss automobile)
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Standing solitary amidst the arid expanse of Hegra in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, Qasr al-Farid is a breathtaking testament to human ingenuity.
Carved directly from a single massive sandstone boulder, this "Lonely Castle" dates back to the 1st century AD, representing the Nabataean civilization at its zenith.
Unlike traditional tombs, its facade remains unfinished, with intricate decorative elements and rock-cut architectural details that were never brought to full completion.
The structure’s raw, rugged beauty, juxtaposed against the vast silence of the desert, evokes a profound sense of wonder.
Standing before it, one feels humbled by the passage of time, witnessing a silent monument that has watched centuries of desert winds sweep across the sands, preserving the mystery of an ancient culture that once thrived in this harsh, yet majestic, landscape.
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