Excavations begin in a rice paddy near the village of An Thủy. But after years of digging, Karoni Forrester wonders whether the government has the right spot.—
This episode is available one week early to Texas Monthly Audio subscribers. Listen for free starting on May 20, or subscribe to listen now. Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Read the transcript below. “It looked like it fell off his neck yesterday. Just fell out there in the rice paddy. It was so pristine.”—U.S. Army Captain Will Ryan In early 2020, a dig team of around 150 people set up an excavation site in a rice paddy near the Vietnamese village of An Thủy. For Karoni Forrester, it was the culmination of years of waiting for the government to start turning over dirt in its search for her father. But as dig teams come and go, there’s no telling what they’ll find before they need…The post ‘The Final Flight of Captain Forrester,’ Episode 4: “The Dig” appeared first on Texas Monthly.
