Life
Bửu Đồng was a parish priest of a village east of Huế. As the area was inhabited by many Việtcộng, he worked hard to stay on good terms with both them and the Army of Vietnam (ARVN) during the war. In 1967, he reportedly invited both Việtcộng and ARVN soldiers to sit together for Christmas dinner. He accepted sewing machines for his parishioners from American USAID programs.
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