For South Vietnamese military, a long, perilous journey to their marching in Dot Day Parade
Donned in their South Vietnamese military or police uniforms, Nguyen Ngon, Tran Thin, Kim Dang, and about two dozen other Vietnamese American residents annually march along Dorchester Avenue in the Dorchester Day Parade and enter Fields Corner, home to the neighborhood’s Vietnamese American community, to a standing ovation. Along the rest of the parade route, applause is also