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Hanoi - Doctors have removed a bullet from the heart of a Vietnamese soldier nearly four decades after he was shot by US troops during the Vietnam war, doctors said on Monday.Le Dinh Hung, 60, underwent surgery at a Hanoi hospital on Friday and is recovering quickly, said Dr Nguyen Sinh Hien, who spent three hours operating on Hung. "It is th

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PucciPat
April 19, 2007, 11:31 a.m.
awesome
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Truzseeker
April 19, 2007, 1:05 p.m.
Bizzare, and he's happy that the pain in his chest has been relieved ? I would be too, but after 39 years ?
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Murambatsvina
April 19, 2007, 2:08 p.m.
Amazing story. Hope all goes well for Mr. Hung.
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Methysmenos
April 19, 2007, 6:27 p.m.
Quite the souvenir he has.
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ConquerorWyrm
April 19, 2007, 7:47 p.m.
wow
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Teagen
April 19, 2007, 8:33 p.m.
Gee they have national health and it only took 39 years. Sounds like the way not to go.
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bklynwill
April 19, 2007, 9:48 p.m.
MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN TAKE THE BULLET OUT MY HEART ITS BEEN 18 YEARS
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aesculapius
April 20, 2007, 5:03 a.m.
how could it take SO long to detect that bullet? downright amazing.
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