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'''Viet Nguyen''' ({{lang-vi|'''Nguyễn Việt''',}}, February 25, 1981 – October 6, 2007) and '''Duc Nguyen''' ({{lang-vi|'''Nguyễn Đức'''}}, born February 25, 1981) were a pair of [[conjoined twins]] born in [[Vietnam]] and surgically separated in 1988. Viet died in 2007 of natural causes.
'''Viet Nguyen''' ({{lang-vi|'''Nguyễn Việt''',}}, February 25, 1981 – October 6, 2007) and '''Duc Nguyen''' ({{lang-vi|'''Nguyễn Đức'''}}, born February 25, 1981) were a pair of [[conjoined twins]] born in [[Vietnam]] and surgically separated in 1988. Viet died in 2007 of natural causes.


Viet and Duc were born on February 25, 1981 in [[Kon Tum Province]], [[Tây Nguyên]], [[Vietnam]]. Viet was the elder and Duc was the younger of the two brothers. Their relatives claim that "the reason they became conjoined twins is the influence of [[Agent Orange]] that the [[U.S. military]] used as a defoliant during the [[Vietnam War]]". His mother was farming in the area sprinkled with Agent Orange a year after the Vietnam War had ended. She also drank water from a well in that area. After that, Viet and Duc were born. On October 4, 1988, Viet and Duc were separated in the [[hospital]] in [[Ho Chi Minh City]] with the help of the [[Japanese Red Cross]] after Viet went into a [[coma]].[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20071007a2.html]
Viet and Duc were born on February 25, 1981 in [[Kon Tum Province]], [[Tây Nguyên]], [[Vietnam]]. Viet was the elder and Duc was the younger of the two brothers. Their relatives claim that "the reason they became conjoined twins is the influence of [[Agent Orange]] that the [[U.S. military]] used as a defoliant during the [[Vietnam War]]". His mother was farming in the area sprinkled with Agent Orange a year after the Vietnam War had ended. She also drank water from a well in that area. After that, Viet and Duc were born. On October 4, 1988, Viet and Duc were separated in the [[hospital]] in [[Ho Chi Minh City]] with the help of the [[Japanese Red Cross]] after Viet went into a [[coma]].<ref>[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20071007a2.html]</ref>


Duc first entered [[junior high school]], then dropped out and learned computer programming in a school. Now, he works at a hospital in [[Ho Chi Minh City]]. On December 16, 2006, he married Nguyen Thanh Tuyen in Ho Chi Minh City.[http://www.vn-agentorange.org/sggp_20061217.html]
Duc first entered [[junior high school]], then dropped out and learned computer programming in a school. Now, he works at a hospital in [[Ho Chi Minh City]]. On December 16, 2006, he married Nguyen Thanh Tuyen in Ho Chi Minh City.<ref>[http://www.vn-agentorange.org/sggp_20061217.html]</ref>


Viet's health problems continued after the separation, and he died due to [[liver failure]] and [[pneumonia]] on October 6, 2007 at the age of 26.
Viet's health problems continued after the separation, and he died due to [[liver failure]] and [[pneumonia]] on October 6, 2007 at the age of 26.


== Quotes ==
== Quotes ==
* “Let us drink a toast to our parents, relatives and individuals who saved my life and who always cared, and to local and foreign organizations that supported us. We will give what we get to other AO victims”. - Comment by Duc on his wedding day [http://www.vn-agentorange.org/sggp_20061217.html]
* “Let us drink a toast to our parents, relatives and individuals who saved my life and who always cared, and to local and foreign organizations that supported us. We will give what we get to other AO victims”. - Comment by Duc on his wedding day<ref>[http://www.vn-agentorange.org/sggp_20061217.html]</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 14:57, 28 December 2012

Viet Nguyen (Template:Lang-vi, February 25, 1981 – October 6, 2007) and Duc Nguyen (Template:Lang-vi, born February 25, 1981) were a pair of conjoined twins born in Vietnam and surgically separated in 1988. Viet died in 2007 of natural causes.

Viet and Duc were born on February 25, 1981 in Kon Tum Province, Tây Nguyên, Vietnam. Viet was the elder and Duc was the younger of the two brothers. Their relatives claim that "the reason they became conjoined twins is the influence of Agent Orange that the U.S. military used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War". His mother was farming in the area sprinkled with Agent Orange a year after the Vietnam War had ended. She also drank water from a well in that area. After that, Viet and Duc were born. On October 4, 1988, Viet and Duc were separated in the hospital in Ho Chi Minh City with the help of the Japanese Red Cross after Viet went into a coma.[1]

Duc first entered junior high school, then dropped out and learned computer programming in a school. Now, he works at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. On December 16, 2006, he married Nguyen Thanh Tuyen in Ho Chi Minh City.[2]

Viet's health problems continued after the separation, and he died due to liver failure and pneumonia on October 6, 2007 at the age of 26.

Quotes

  • “Let us drink a toast to our parents, relatives and individuals who saved my life and who always cared, and to local and foreign organizations that supported us. We will give what we get to other AO victims”. - Comment by Duc on his wedding day[3]

See also

References

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