ARTIST HISTORY

There was an previously unkown American movie maker who came to talk to the artist
over the lunch break on a hiking trip with Ottawa Valley Hiking Club in Gatineau
Provincial Park, Hull, Quebec in Autumn, 1986. He told the artist his name, that he'd
been a soldier in VietNam, that he was at that moment in movie business.
The artist then told him to make a movie about war in Vietmam, then proceeded to tell
a story about the War.
Guess what? much later, according to the press, " Platoon " became a big hit without
spending a big budget and any help from US government. US government only helps propaganda
film likes " Top Gun "... " Platoon " even helped to heal and restore the wounded pride
of US army. And they though the film was anti - American! End paraphrase from the press.
For that, Canadian Police and secret police gave the artist all the troubles and harassments,
they even called him a fag, which he is not.
The artist is Van Nguyen
Writen by Van Nguyen on June 26,1999
Here is the picture taken at the start of the trip.

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