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'''Augustine Nguyễn Lạc Hóa''' (c. 1901 – c. 1993) was a refugee Chinese [[Catholic]] [[priest]], who arrived in [[South Vietnam]] in 1959 and led a militia called the Sea Swallows resisting the [[Viet Cong]] in the [[Ca Mau Peninsula]]. The "fighting priest" and his "village that refused to die" attracted admiring media stories in the United States, and in 1964 he received the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] in the Public Service category. |
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==Biography== |
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| ⚫ | In January 1961, [[Edward Lansdale]] visited |
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[[File:Insignia of Biệt khu Hải Yến.png|thumb|Insignia of Biệt khu Hải Yến]] |
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Hoa fled from [[Guangxi Province]] in Communist China in 1950-51 with over 2,000 parishioners, and spent eight years in Cambodia. In 1959 Hoa with 450 of the refugees settled in [[Binh Hung]] on the Ca Mau Peninsula. They created a village and Hoa established a defense force – the Sea Swallows ({{Langx|vi|Biệt khu Hải Yến}}) – against the Viet Cong, who were active in the area.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}} |
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Hoa's success inspired others to join his Sea Swallows, including a company of "[[Nùng people|Nung]] tribesmen." Declassified documents would reveal that the Nung fighters were actually a contingent of Nationalist soldiers from the [[Republic of China (1912–49)|Republic of China]].<ref>George MacTurnan Kahin, ''Intervention: How America Became Involved in Vietnam'', Knopf, 1986 {{Page needed|date=May 2012}}</ref> |
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As the political situation in Saigon deteriorated, |
As the political situation in Saigon deteriorated, Hoa saw the battle turning and little chance of winning. Discouraged, he left Binh Hung, and retired to a parish in Taipei.<ref name=stan>Stan Atkinson, [http://www.uneeknet.com/fam/dad/072399C.htm "Stan Remembers: Father Hoa and his little army"]. SuperCast Online, Sinclair Broadcast Group. July 23, 1999.</ref> |
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==Recognition in U.S.== |
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| ⚫ | In January 1961, [[Edward Lansdale]] visited Hoa and Binh Hung. Back in Washington, he was surprised to find that President [[John F. Kennedy]] had taken a personal interest in his report on Hoa, and wanted it published in the ''[[Saturday Evening Post]]''.<ref>Al Santoli, ''To Bear Any Burden'', Dutton, 1985, pp. 78-81</ref> It was attributed to "an American officer."<ref>An American Officer, "The Report the President Wanted Published," ''Saturday Evening Post'', May 20, 1961</ref> The town of [[Newburyport, Massachusetts]] adopted Binh Hung as a sister community,<ref>Don Schanche, "Last Chance for Vietnam", ''Saturday Evening Post'', January 6, 1962</ref> and the ''Post'' followed up with another story on Hoa.<ref>Don Schanche, "Father Hoa's Little War," ''Saturday Evening Post'', February 17, 1962</ref> Other correspondents who took up the story of the Sea Swallows included [[Dickey Chapelle]]<ref>Dickey Chapelle, "The Fighting Priest of South Vietnam," ''Reader's Digest'', July 1963 {{Page needed|date=May 2012}}</ref> and [[Stan Atkinson]],<ref>[http://www.ihffilm.com/111.html "The Village That Refused to Die"]</ref> who remembered Hoa decades later as the "most unforgettable character" he met in his travels.<ref name=stan /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Augustine Nguyễn Lạc Hóa (c. 1901 – c. 1993) was a refugee Chinese Catholic priest, who arrived in South Vietnam in 1959 and led a militia called the Sea Swallows resisting the Viet Cong in the Ca Mau Peninsula. The "fighting priest" and his "village that refused to die" attracted admiring media stories in the United States, and in 1964 he received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the Public Service category.
Biography
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Hoa fled from Guangxi Province in Communist China in 1950-51 with over 2,000 parishioners, and spent eight years in Cambodia. In 1959 Hoa with 450 of the refugees settled in Binh Hung on the Ca Mau Peninsula. They created a village and Hoa established a defense force – the Sea Swallows (Vietnamese: Biệt khu Hải Yến) – against the Viet Cong, who were active in the area.[citation needed]
Hoa's success inspired others to join his Sea Swallows, including a company of "Nung tribesmen." Declassified documents would reveal that the Nung fighters were actually a contingent of Nationalist soldiers from the Republic of China.[1]
As the political situation in Saigon deteriorated, Hoa saw the battle turning and little chance of winning. Discouraged, he left Binh Hung, and retired to a parish in Taipei.[2]
Recognition in U.S.
[edit]In January 1961, Edward Lansdale visited Hoa and Binh Hung. Back in Washington, he was surprised to find that President John F. Kennedy had taken a personal interest in his report on Hoa, and wanted it published in the Saturday Evening Post.[3] It was attributed to "an American officer."[4] The town of Newburyport, Massachusetts adopted Binh Hung as a sister community,[5] and the Post followed up with another story on Hoa.[6] Other correspondents who took up the story of the Sea Swallows included Dickey Chapelle[7] and Stan Atkinson,[8] who remembered Hoa decades later as the "most unforgettable character" he met in his travels.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ George MacTurnan Kahin, Intervention: How America Became Involved in Vietnam, Knopf, 1986 [page needed]
- ^ a b Stan Atkinson, "Stan Remembers: Father Hoa and his little army". SuperCast Online, Sinclair Broadcast Group. July 23, 1999.
- ^ Al Santoli, To Bear Any Burden, Dutton, 1985, pp. 78-81
- ^ An American Officer, "The Report the President Wanted Published," Saturday Evening Post, May 20, 1961
- ^ Don Schanche, "Last Chance for Vietnam", Saturday Evening Post, January 6, 1962
- ^ Don Schanche, "Father Hoa's Little War," Saturday Evening Post, February 17, 1962
- ^ Dickey Chapelle, "The Fighting Priest of South Vietnam," Reader's Digest, July 1963 [page needed]
- ^ "The Village That Refused to Die"