Pastor Y Hin Nie, 75, preaches the gospel from the comfort of his church in the US state of North Carolina. But as a young man he survived nearly two decades in the jungle, giving sermons to his comrades fighting Vietnamese troops long after the war had ended - his AK-47 never far from his side.
Vietnam War: The pastor who survived 17 years in forgotten jungle army
2023-08-19 23:03
In 1975, Y Hin Nie fled the Vietnamese army into the jungle. He didn't emerge until 1992.
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