Children of fallen Vietnamese, US soldiers meet in Washington
Children of fallen Vietnamese participated in a meeting in Washington on May 26 with their peers of American soldiers who had been killed or wounded in battles during the Vietnam war.
The poster of documentary "2 Sides Project". (Photo: 2sidesproject.com)
Washington(VNA) - Children of fallen Vietnamese soldiers participated in a meeting in Washingtonon May 26 with their peers of American soldiers who had been killed or woundedin battles during the Vietnam war.
The visit is beingmade at the invitation of Margot Delogne, founder and executive director of the“2 Sides Project” (2SP), which is aimed at connecting sons and daughters wholost fathers on both sides of the Vietnam-US war.
Welcoming the Vietnamesedelegation to the US, Delogne said children of fallen Vietnamese and USsoldiers have little chance to meet and learn about each other even though Vietnam-USrelations have taken giant steps after 20 years of normalization of diplomaticties.
Therefore, the 2SPwants to encourage exchanges between them to share losses and difficulties, sheadded.
Secretary General ofthe Vietnam-USA Society Bui Van Nghi, who led the Vietnamese delegation,thanked Delogne and 2SP staff for their warm welcome, saying the visit ismeaningful to the development of Vietnam-US ties.
It will act as anotherchannel for exchanges and dialogues between people of the two countries,particularly young generations, he added.
During the visit, theVietnamese delegation also attended the screening of “2 Sides Project”, afeature documentary that follows the journey of six American sons and daughtersas they bridge the cultural, geographical and emotional divide betweenthemselves and Vietnamese sons and daughters whose fathers died fighting forthe other side.
The 2SP was launchedby Margot Delogne in 2015.-VNA
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The poster of documentary "2 Sides Project". (Photo: 2sidesproject.com) 
