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Title
Pursuit Of Freedom
Artist
Christopher James
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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With Veterans Day nearing again, I find myself sometimes thinking back to my days in Vietnam. During my second tour in Vietnam I was fortunate to work with these Vietnamese of the Revolutionary Development Cadre in the Delta Region (IV Corp) as an advisor and wonder what became of these individuals with the advent of the 1975 takeover of South Vietnam by the communist north....Below is a little understanding of what this group was all about. It was a joy working with these fine individuals. I think their smile says it all!!!
CORDS (Civil Operations and Rural Development Support) was a pacification program of the governments of South Vietnam and the United States during the Vietnam War. The program was created on 9 May 1967, and included military and civilian components of both governments. The objective of CORDS was to gain support for the government of South Vietnam from its rural population which was largely under the influence or controlled by the insurgent communist forces of the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN).
Unlike earlier pacification programs in Vietnam, CORDS is seen by many authorities as a "successful integration of civilian and military efforts" to combat the insurgency. By 1970, 93 percent of the rural population of South Vietnam was believed by the United States to be living in "relatively secure" villages. CORDS had been extended to all 44 provinces of South Vietnam, and the communist insurgency was much reduced. Critics, however, have described the pacification programs and CORDS in terms such as "the illusion of progress". CORDS was, in the estimation of its first leader, Robert W. Komer, "too little, too late.
With the withdrawal of U.S. military forces and many civilian personnel, CORDS was abolished in February 1973. CORDS temporary successes were eroded in the 1970s, as the war became primarily a struggle between the conventional military forces of South and North Vietnam rather than an insurgency. North Vietnam prevailed in 1975.
This image was taken on slide film and converted to digital. It is over 50 years old....
All profits from this and the other images I have from Vietnam will be donated to The Veterans Museum and Education Center in Daytona Beach Florida.
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November 5th, 2018
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Christopher James 20 Days Ago
Port Orange, FL - United States
Thank you all for your kind words and revisits......
Independence, KS - United States
I so enjoy your Vietnam work! l/f
Christopher James replied:
Thank you Jenny.....I lost many of my slides to sun and moisture damage!!
Southlake, TX - United States
The story is as important as the image. Well done and well documented.
Christopher James replied:
Thank you Paul....I was involved in the early days of this program under the DOD umbrella which involved much more than just the re pacification!!
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