"What year was it when this happened? And how old were you?" "It was... 1981? I think... I don't really remember. It was a couple years after the Vietnam war ended. I was... 9? 10?. I'm in my late 40's now." "And can you tell me what happened that week?" "There's a lot to tell from that one week. But, I survived and I went to Thailand." "No, from the beginning... the very beginning." "Oh- ho. You want the entire thing?! You sure?!" "Yes. I want the whole story." Here is a very special short story. A short story from the inside. You, get the point of view of my mother. This is the story about what happened after the Vietnam war. We are the secret tribe that aren't mentioned in your History books. The secret tribe that were left in the woods, left behind by the U.S.