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I always felt more emotionally attached to Cambodia than I did to Vietnam.

When I was a boy we didn't wake up with Vietnam and have Cyprus for lunch and the Congo for dinner.

I love Southeast Asia. As a child, I lived in that part of the world. My first time in Burma was in 1958 with my parents.

Frankly, I would not have made any difference in Vietnam, but much more is what difference it would have made in me.

I would like to dive in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Vietnam was what we had instead of happy childhoods.

I went to Kent State basically to avoid going to Vietnam, I had no idea what I was doing in the world. I was lost, and trying not to get into a fight every day.

Going to Cambodia to cover the genocide trials, I did read a lot about the Khmer Rouge; I read a lot about the country and its history.

I've been visiting Thailand for more than 20 years but didn't fall in love with it until I visited Phuket Town in Phuket. The northern part of Phuket is one of the most fascinating places I've ever been, and largely unspoilt and unknown.

The Vietnam War totally turned my life around. Some people's lives were eliminated or destroyed by the experience. I was one of the fortunate few who came out better off.