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Presentation: Fall of Saigon

Join us on this, the 41st anniversay of the U.S.-Vietnam Ceasefire, for a moving presentation. Tom Glenn was in Saigon as an intelligence operative in April 1975 when the North Vietnamese prepared to attack the city. When he tried to evacuate the 43 men working for him and their families, the U.S. Ambassador, Graham Martin, refused to allow Glenn to move his people out of the country. So Glenn cheated, lied, and stole to assure that none of his subordinates or their spouses or children was killed or wounded. For his work during the fall of Vietnam, Tom Glenn received the civilian Meritorious Medal, his proudest possession. This one-hour presentation brings to life the harrowing last days of the fall of Saigon. It is followed by Q&A and discussion.

Tom Glenn has worked as an intelligence operative, a musician, a linguist (seven languages), a cryptologist, a government executive, a care-giver for the dying, a leadership coach, and, always, a writer. Many of his prize-winning short stories (sixteen in print) came from the better part of thirteen years he shuttled between the U.S. and Vietnam on intelligence assignments before being evacuated under fire when Saigon fell. With a BA in Music, a master's in Government, and a doctorate in Public Administration, and trained as a musician, actor, and public speaker, he toured the country lecturing on leadership and management, trained federal executives, and was the Dean of the Management Department at the National Cryptologic School. He is also a reviewer for The Washington Independent Review of Books where he specializes in books on Vietnam. His new book, Friendly Casualties, is now available on Amazon.com.