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Hero’s Tale Retold

Lt Augusto Maria Xavier USMC A Hero’s Tale Retold A decorated Macanese hero of the Vietnam war. by Armando (Pinky) da Silva Lt Augusto “Gussie” Xavier USMC lost his life in Vietnam in March 1966 leading a flight of four A-4 Skyhawk fighter-bombers while assisting a beleaguered US Special Forces (“Green Berets”) base camp. He was […]

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The Happy Valley Race Course Fire of 1918

History, Hong Kong / henry

The Happy Valley Race Course Fire of 1918 Roy Eric Xavier April 2012 This article appears in the website Far East Currents, created by Dr Roy Eric Xavier of University of California Berkeley, who is devoted to research on the Portuguese community in Hong Kong. Dr Xavier has kindly given permission for it to be reproduced

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A Hero’s Tale Retold

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Lt Augusto Xavier USMC A Hero’s Tale Retold by Pinky da Silva Lt Augusto (Gussie) Xavier USMC lost his life in Vietnam in March 1966 leading a flight of four A-4 Skyhawk fighter-bombers while assisting a beleaguered US Special Forces (“Green Berets”) base camp. He was awarded the Silver Star medal for exceptional leadership and

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