The Shoeshine Boys of Saigon: A Conversation with Dick Hughes
By: Shaun | Published: 2026-07-28 13:43:31 | Source: veteransbreakfastclub.org
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During the Vietnam War, amid the chaos of Saigon in 1968, a young American actor made an unusual decision. Rather than serve in the U.S. military, 24-year-old Pittsburgh native Richard Hughes traveled to Vietnam on his own, determined to find some way to help civilians caught in the conflict.
What he…
