Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky (left) and Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu (center) at the first anniversary of their 1965 military coup, a day they made into South Vietnam's Armed Forces Day.
The military coup that ended the last civilian government of South Vietnam was honored by the Costa Mesa City Council at their regular meeting last Tuesday night.
The date, June 19, was the Armed Forces Day of South Vietnam, so named to honor the anniversary of the installation of the military government of the Republic of Vietnam, headed by Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky and Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu.
The previous civilian government was under Head of State Phan Khac Suu and Prime Minister Phan Huy Quat, who had been installed by the military in the first place. In 1965, when the military imposed a new charter in place of the Constitution, Head of State Suu resigned in protest.
That protest didn’t quite work out as planned. Claiming the resignation was voluntary, Generals Ky and Thieu took over the government.
Photo by Nguoi Viet
On June 19, 1965, the new military government was sworn in, with Ky holding real power as Premier and Thieu as figurehead President. (That would later change, when outmaneuvered Ky to gather power into his hands.)
Starting the next year, 1966, the day was named the Armed Forces Day (“Ngày Quân Lực” in Vietnamese). In the top photo above are Ky and Thieu at the 1966 parade honoring the first anniversary of their rule.
And by the way, Ky is now accused by some of being a commie and a turncoat, after he returned to live the rest of his old age in Vietnam.
And in the photo to the left are former members of the South Vietnamese military who came to the Costa Mesa City Council meeting to hear their coup anniversary honored as a Remembrance Day by the council. They may or may not have been involved with the coup, but who probably fondly remember the days when the country was in military hands.
go van tran!!, at first i didnt see it but in the last 2 posts i realized that you were jung kim posting under another name. and yes, i dont like either sanchez sister but i have voted for loretta twice because theres no way in hell tan nguyen would make a good congressman considering he’s a communist swine. but at least i see she is no good you cant see that tran is a bad choice because you’re one of those ignorant viets who thinks only a viet can represent you after all thats what tran says and you being ignorant actually buy into it. what it comes down to is we dont have much of a choice but theres no way a guy like van tran is the better choice. and speaking of tan nguyen doesnt he go to trial tomorrow? he’s just another failed viet politician. oops, he was never a politician i keep forgetting he was never elected to anything.
Jose s.: You wish I am Jung Kim, which I am not. Loetta Sanchez has been sitting in Washington doing very, very little for 14 years now!! 14 years of incompetence is not enough for you Jose s.? How generous of you. Really … for someone who gets the title of “whore”.
You go out of of your way to bad mouth Viet politicians. Tran is the most experienced. So you try to trash him, but people are not buying you crap.
Loretta needs to go after 14 years. It’s just too long. She needsto vet a real job, don’t you think? Or you approve of her incompetence.
van tran has no chance.
go van tran!!, i believe you are jung kim. that being said i dont care much for sanchez but i know i’ll be voting for her for the simple reason she’s the lesser of the two evils. it’s pretty bad that we only have these two to choose from but thats the way things are right now. i could just not vote for either but thats a dangerous decision especially if the election is close which i doubt. but what it really comes down to is tran is far more corrupt and narrow minded than sanchez. i see some of the things he says and they insult anybody with half a brain. whats so sad to me is that even though the viet community has come so far in shuch a short amount of time in this great country so many are just so blinded by the lies and bullshit that is fed to them by the very corrupt politicians that so many in the viet community have elected. it’s no secret that many viets vote along racial lines as do other races but to have such lousy politicians who still manage to get elected is beyond me. i mean seriously, andy quach.dina nguyen, tri ta, janet nguyen?! this is just naming a few the list goes on. you call loretta sanchez a “whore” do you know she’s a whore? do you personally know this? well i know van tran is a pathetic liar firsthand i dont need to hear from somebody else to make my mind up on that one. any negative thing that anybody says about a viet politician and all of a sudden that person is anti viet? how ignorant. so keep voting for van tran if you think he’s more qualified thats your right here in america but ask yourself this: when van trans wife commited fraud with her little scams do you think he knew nothing about it? because if he didnt he’s a total blind idiot and shouldnt hold any office because he’s so clueless and if he knew well he isnt qualified to pump my gas.
Well said, jose s.
(I know, I know, the barking ‘anti-viet’ will come on about….right now)
thank you bo may. and whats so weird is that jung kim posts under all these different names but the “jung kim” in him always seems to slip out no matter how he tries to hide it.
To ‘Non Viet Perspective’;
I like your post very much. I must take a few exceptions to your analysis on this take about the VNCH flags and those who die for it.
1. The Buddhist religion in the 60′s was heavily infiltrated by the communist agents.
2. The Buddhist, Catholic and every other religion in Viet Nam right now are suffering more oppression than ever.
3. More than one millions north Vietnamese have escaped Ho Chi Minh regime right after the Geneva convention in 1954, a majority of them have children joined the VNCH army to fight against the North. It was a defensive effort which was a bad strategy in the first place.
4. Eisenhower might have had reason to believe that way, but I will not value anything he said, he is after all, an American.
Bo May and Jose s.,
No, I am not Jung Kim. You wish that I am but I am not. Ask Joe Baca about Loretta Sanchez. He’s a colleague who works with her. He called her a whore. And all those Christmas cards Sanchez sent out very year. They are slutty and you know it.
Funny how you seem to get amnesia when someone mentions about Loretta Sanchez’s incompetence and ineffectiveness.
You must be really desperate to trash Van Tran and then bringing out his wife to trash him. Very nicely done and very gentlemanly don’t you think. Your parents must be real proud?
Van Tran will unseat Sanchez this year. You must be living under water if you have not seen the writings on the wall, in bold. Sanchez has little to show for after 14 years in the seat. Change is here. She needs to go and get a real job.
@ jose s.: Yes, his idiocy is a dead-give away on any posts with different names.
Jose s. and Bo May stroking heavy with each other. So, do say. Who brougt the towels? Ha ha ha!!!!
You idiots are a bunch of Viet haters. You know it’s true. You hate yourself but you transfer your hate against those who are better than you. You have absolutely nothing positive to say about any Viet unless that Viet is already dead.
Bo May and Jose s. Are worth less than cow manure. At least manure fertilizes the earth. You crap all over the place but only leave a stink.
Bo May and Jose s.: it is your idiocy to think that I am Jung Kim. You give me too much credit to say that I am Jung Kim.
One thing I do know. Voters will clean out the bums from Congress this year. One of the names on top of that list is your favorite woman, Loretta Sanchez. She’s the first to go. 14 years is too long for anyone doing very little. Even you Samchez lovers can’t deny the fact that Sanchez is incompetent.
jose, still sucking on solorio’s butt, are you a nut case? Cabeza de piedra?
jose. s. you are officially rejected from human race and my BIG dog won’t even go near your stinking ass.
Dumb, dumb, dumb……….is it in you?
Welcome back Jung Kim!! Bo May and Jose s. needs an education from you. They are too stupid to understand because their heads are buried too deep in the mud. They only see dark smelly things. Very negative people who come on this blog only to trash and tear down.
jose s. is a trash in our community. Bolsavik had a concern over this idiot. His infected finger seeks for dirty holes reserved for the community shame like Bo May.
Are we hearing wedding bells soon? Between Solorio butt sucking jose s. and my BIG dog’s newly discovered son of bitch Bo May?
I will call Janet to display my old picture at her office in September .
Go take a peek idiot losers!
In mean time, look up on the blue sky where large white cloud is floating like a giant limousine …….. I will be riding in it.
I made a commitment to my community partner Bolsavik that I would not post under any other handle name.
Ask Bolsavik you monkey dickering- shameful cock roach colored prematured fly dong- worthless toilet deposit residue grade- prostitute fungi growing -gutter sap moist yeast infected- used tampon chewing – Bolsa street sacklessl bandit -gooey scum built -permanent life losers.
A little fancy description for jose s and Bo May. No?
There is nothing wrong with our community empowerment ….mostly due to Mr. Van Tran’s great leadership/ popularity.
Go Mr. Van Tran!
Loretta is wetting her undies.
Loretta = scared.
Cecilia Iglesias is going to munch on Loretta’s latino women voters.
Loretta = in BIG trouble!
Mansoor and almost all elected officials are giving respect to our proud Assemblyman Van Tran and our community!
Go Viets!
Go Mr. Van Tran!
Mr. Van Tran has been representing our community for well over 20 years and our community has been growing with stronger voice.
Thank you Assemblyman Van Tran!
We are all going to support you to be our own Viet Congressman!
Bo May walks on all fours with a leash steering Jose s. What couple of jerks and pencil heads. Ha ha ha!!!!!
I saw Bo May and Jose s. with hind legs raised next to a tree. They were doing the nasty!
They should be captured, immunized, and put in a secured dog pound.
Bo May and jose s. were practicing their typical gay mating stance.
My BIG dog says jose s. needs to prime/position his index fingers first in order to avoid unnecessary tear on Bo May’s soft anus muscle.
well jung kim i know you would never say that to my face since you’re such a coward i mean you have such little pride in your race that you pretend to be korean. now thats pathetic.
Sound like van tran and his ilk kimmie are desperate, no?
Hmmm, jose s. and Bo May, hanging out together again?
Any unintended injuries caused by long finger nails?
Bo May, stick it in your mouth and say ” Loretta is in trouble!”
Cecilia Iglesias is going to be her nightmare.
Bo May = jose s.
Jose s. Aka Bo May, how does it feel to walk on all fours?
Bo May, do you get callousses when you walk on all fours like a dirty little dog? Do you like to bark for Slutty Loretta? When is the best time to bark? Is it in the middle of the night? You get midnight snacks from Loretta, yes? Ha ha ha!!
Bo May, the only desperation goiNg on here is your dog master Loretta Sanchez. Ask her how she feels about Ceci Iglesias. Ask your slutty Loretta about Ceci. Ha ha ha!!!
Jose s.,
I would advise Jung Kim never to say anything in your face ….. because your face is ugly like a medusa afflicted with leprosy. That’s butt ugly to look at.
I would not want Jung Kim to have nightmares for looking at anythig that resembles your nightmarish face. Ha ha ha!!!
Yes, van tran and his ilk are desperate.
Very amusing to read kimmie’s posts, yes?
Bo May, still amused about my BIG dog. Yes?
Bo May, you won’t be able to show your face in the broad day light…….. go jump the fence with Loretta!
Dems are desperate. No?
Look at these VNCH losers. That picture makes me laugh. It reminds me of the losers we see protesting Nguoi Viet and Viet Weekly and Macy’s dept store and Carl’s Jr.
It looks like John McCain will have another term.
He has been a good supporter for our community.
yeah dont forget he called your “community” gooks. what an idiot you are jung kim.
jose s., its Loretta who is looking down on our community.
We will remove Loretta in November.
Down with Loretta
Bo May is a stray dog walking on all fours. How do I know that Bo May is a dog? Because Bo May strays all over the blog biting and spreading his rabies. Just read his rabies infected posts.
Bo May is a vile-wick dog.
umm loretta never called viets gooks did she? we were talking about mccain not loretta. focus jung kim focus.
Jung Kim has a split personality!!!
JUNG KIM is TYLER DIEP MIEN TRUONG the barking dog for hire!!!
If you are NOT with the TRANNIES, you are their enemies!!!! remember that.
jose s. idiot, commies are more/worse than a gook or a cookie!
Loretta is bad for our Viet community.
C. Vo, deep throat with yellow corn stuck in the nostril, what are you barking now?
You want to date Tyler Diep? Go suck on him…. be all you can be you deep digging scum hole!
BUT MCCAIN CALLED VIETS GOOKS REMEMBER??? HAS LORETTA EVER CALLED YOU A GOOK? OH THATS RIGHT YOU’RE KOREAN.
C. Vo must be another rejected applicant from wannabe trannie file.
Everyone wants to become a trannie today.
Mr. Van Tran must have a million followers.
Go Viets!
Go Mr. Van Tran!
jose still sucking on solorio,
Loretta has been making degrading comments left and right against Viets!
Loretta = BAD news!
jose s, joe mama is a gook. No?
SO BY JOHN MCCAINS LOGIC YOU JUNG KIM AND VAN TRAN ARE GOOKS RIGHT?
C. Vo, go be embraced by your lover Tyler Diep!
You’d better wear a good makeup idiot .