A 79-year-old man who tried to find a woman he met back in 1969 has finally spoken to her and the pair plan to meet after the pandemic.
Former soldier William Bruce knew it was a long shot when he tried to find Pacharee “Tim” Kaewsorn, after they first met during the Vietnam War.
He had been an army doctor based in Korat at the height of the war when he met a woman named “Mai ” on a brief trip to Chiang Mai.
A whirlwind romance ensued but, after two weeks, he was ordered to Laos following an attack that had killed several of his peers.
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