More than 20 years ago, after the American election, an American colleague asked me which candidate did I vote for? I said I didn't vote. And he did not stop at that point and keep asking me why? I did not have a citizenship yet, but I can not tell him that. So, I tell him "I casted one vote in Cambodia and destroy the whole country. Do you still want me to vote". He started laughing and double over and said "Please, don't you ever vote".
________________________________ From: Perom Uch <[email protected]> To: camdisc <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 11:37 AM Subject: Remembering Khmer Republic Election: May 5, 1972... Results for Election: ***Lon Nol=578.203 ***In Tam=257.320 ***Keo An=217.347 *Total Registered Voters=1.059.448 *Total voted=1.052.860 Remembering shooting @ Fac. Droit. We called that incident:Koy Pech/Sorn Thath Students/Youths Movement. Dr Chhay Hok Pheng; Magistrar, France;wrote the book. "Mirage...Une Revolution Nulle ! (I have the book) The author was former Student Fac Droit and Sciences Ecoomique, 4eme Annee (1972-1973) +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Grenades attacked @ Fac. Peda: March 17,1973. +++++++++++++++++++ ==>Shooting @ 18 Mars High School(June 4, 1974)<== ++++++++++++++++++++ Dear All, Inside the turmoil I was one of the spectators there. My former student Ung Ty (Classe de Iere C) was the High School president at that time. He gathered other students from northern High school like "Sroch Srang Cheat" and Rusey Keo High School to La Providence High School. These three High School student groups came to see Dr. Keo Sang Kim at his office at Norodom Boulevard. The student parade from Dr. Keo Sang Kim office to Vimean Ekareach is not really crowded yet. At Vimean Ekareach more and more people came to join including the Cyclo- pousse drivers and others students from Sisowath, Toul svay Prey, and especially 18th March High School (Pet Chen). Because Vimean Ekareach was not a really a good place to safe-guard these two hostages, the students decided to move to 18th March High School . My brother in-law was one of the student CHAYAM group of 18th March high School. He saw Dr. Keo Sang Kim and Thach Chea at a safe place in one of the west school building. They treated them with respect waiting for the government's answer for the deal. At 3:00 PM , the Police Military (PM) and the Fire fighter truck came. Instead of doing a deal they forced to go inside the school by starting to shoot to the students and spraying water to the mass at Eastside. I was hiding myself behind the bricks mount at the Southside of the school with my wife. We were witnessing all the atrocities of the police officers towards the students. there were shooting, beating and spraying water to everyone. We were escaping from that ordeal, and two hours later, I came back there. I heard the rumors that both hostages were wounded. And the rest of the story our camdiscers knew better than I did. Our lesson: - Talking in that situation is not a best way for SOME Khmers ... - Agression from the government will be a sad ending to both sides. - We nerver learned what we were mistaking. - What's wrong with us ? By Sok San =============== Very glad to see a couple page of your induction and some miracle events that non-sense revolution. I am one of the then members from Lycee 18 Mars as a sous=secretaire that the said association of 18 Mars. The deads were kept in Math A class, the class of Ea Por Ly. I was joined all that dead ceremony of Dr SangKIm and Thach Chea. I cannot forget that souvenir. Thanks for your good memory and book you realize. Sincerely and au revoir. Mr Bunthoeun UNG Master of Political Science(Present) Former Lycee 18 Mars 1970, Class Math D(School year 73-74) Former Under Secretary of Lycee !8 Mars 1970 -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
