Mekong Delta
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Search complete. 58 mentions across 45 episodes found for "Mekong Delta".
Nov 5, 2026
Nikki JonesGUEST
Delta.
Tommie JonesGUEST
On the Mekong Delta from...
Tommie JonesGUEST
Oh, my God.
Nikki JonesGUEST
Ho Chi Minh.
William CooperHOST
On 7 October, Operation Green Wave was terminated.
William CooperHOST
The Hunterdon County packed up her PBRs and went home to the Mekong Delta, a ComNav 4V report said.
William CooperHOST
ComNav 4V is Commander Naval Forces Vietnam.
William CooperHOST
A ComNav 4V report said, An immediate analysis of the operation revealed that navigational hazards restricted the PBR's speed and maneuverability.
William CooperHOST
The enemy did not fail to recognize the military significance of these routes and took advantage of the narrowness of the river's by planting mines in them and setting up frequent ambushes along their banks.
William CooperHOST
In response to this threat, General Lewis W. Walt, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Amphibious Force, asked MACV early in 1967 to assign Navy patrol craft to these two rivers to provide protection for the vital logistics traffic.
William CooperHOST
The Navy was reluctant to meet this request because it would mean drawing sorely needed craft away from the Mekong Delta.
William CooperHOST
but they recognized its importance and made plans to accommodate the request.
Yvonne VerstandigGUEST
The supporting local economies is important.
Yvonne VerstandigGUEST
throughout the Mekong Delta cruise.
Yvonne VerstandigGUEST
So Aqua Expeditions is very much about sustainable cruising and how they work with the communities of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh and bring that into their off-cruise experiences by supporting these local communities and making awareness.
Yvonne VerstandigGUEST
Then the final piece of the puzzle is bringing it all together with the right virtuoso onsite and operator who could actually deliver them extraordinary experiences.
Bevans WelderHOST
They're not his.
Bevans WelderHOST
So it's left to the grandparents on the father's side to take care of those kids and they're already retired and they live on a very small piece of dirt in the Mekong Delta.
Bevans WelderHOST
They can barely feed themselves, much less take on responsibility for, let's say, two children.
Bevans WelderHOST
So what Mike has done is he has provided a way for us to be able to contribute, and he builds those orphans a little house.
Bevans WelderHOST
In the Mekong Delta, all the houses are two rooms.
Bevans WelderHOST
They cook outside.
Bevans WelderHOST
They do everything else outside, but they sleep inside.
Bevans WelderHOST
They have one room for eating and one room for sleeping.
Matt GrossHOST
You have central Vietnam, typified by the former imperial capital of Hue.
Matt GrossHOST
You have the Mekong Delta, where things get even herbier and sweeter.
Matt GrossHOST
You have a you know, lots of other regions as well.
Matt GrossHOST
And you have the central highlands, which is the mountainous region in the center of Vietnam, which is where chef Newton is from.
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Nhu TonGUEST
Yeah, it's become, I think, one of the most beloved dish at our restaurants.
Nhu TonGUEST
It's very simple.
Nhu TonGUEST
The base is coconut, you know, which we use a lot in Mekong Delta.
Nhu TonGUEST
Most of the sauce we use with coconut and I use fish sauce.
Barry BromanGUEST
Ultimately, I had an assignment to South Vietnam, which Foss took me out.
Barry BromanGUEST
First time I was shot at was with Horst Foss in the Mekong Delta.
Barry BromanGUEST
And the last time I was shot at was in Cambodia in 74 with Horst Voss.
Barry BromanGUEST
I took him out to the front.
ShirvanHOST
Hun's decision to leave the pact was a symbolic move to ease public anger over claims that his government had given up land to Vietnam.
ShirvanHOST
For context, Cambodian nationalists also resent the loss of the Mekong Delta to Vietnam, which they refer to as Lower Cambodia.
ShirvanHOST
And so, by escalating tensions at the Thai border, Cambodia's new leadership is making a calculated gamble to rally domestic support and thereby consolidate political power.
ShirvanHOST
For now, though, localized, low-intensity skirmishes are likely to continue along the border, but a full-scale war is unlikely.
Harry CaraySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Lager, NBC News, Saigon.
Harry CaraySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
A good deal of enemy activity now centers around the Seven Mountains region of the Mekong Delta.
Harry CaraySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ray Cullen, NBC News, Sacramento.
Harry CaraySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Governor Reagan today renewed criticism of leaders of last week's disturbances in Santa Barbara.
Joshua ZukasGUEST
And then the central highland areas are the highland areas that touch Laos and Cambodia.
Joshua ZukasGUEST
In the south, which is mainly made up of the Mekong Delta, it's almost completely flat.
Daniel EdwardHOST
So if somebody's planning a first trip to Vietnam, the two places which I think are most likely that they've A, heard of and B, booked to go into are either Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.
Daniel EdwardHOST
Do you have a preference for which one to start with?
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Joshua ZukasGUEST
It's a resource-rich place.
Joshua ZukasGUEST
Agriculturally, it's also very rich.
Joshua ZukasGUEST
It has two deltas, the Red River Delta in the north and the Mekong Delta in the south.
Joshua ZukasGUEST
Wherever you have delta, you have rich land that is capable of producing huge quantities of food.
Ryan ConnerGUEST
Bakliu is the closest thing that would actually show up on a map.
Ryan ConnerGUEST
Very poor village on the Mekong Delta.
Tess BarkerHOST
Mm-hmm.
Ryan ConnerGUEST
It's right on the water though.
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