Do you know from where I've come to reach this far and distant land whose shores have beckoned me, but how and why, I do not understand, why such a people needing help have come to greet me as a man, to lead your wild unruly mob (although I claim a layman's fame to nothing but a decent job) against oppression fiercely spread by enemies of your own kind.
No matter, the end may be a friend and bring us all some peace of mind.

John Fox
Tuy Hoa 6 June 1970

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