The day had barely begun in Southeast Texas on May 30, 1962, but already it was evening in South Vietnam. Chaos reigned at the Ban Me Thuot Leprosarium, where Houston physician Ardel Vietti served as ...
Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti, known as Ardel, joined the Christian and Missionary Alliance in 1957 and was sent to the Ban Me Thuot Leprosarium in the midst of tiger-infested jungles. Among the ...
Tanks rolled into Ban Me Thuot late at night on March 10, 1975, taking the South Vietnamese defenders by surprise. The North Vietnamese advance trapped eight American and Canadian missionaries -- ...
In the central-highlands town of Ban Me Thuot last week, South Viet Nam’s Premier Nguyen Cao Ky became an honorary member of the Rhade tribe. It was a memorable experience. First his combat boots were ...