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Eastern Virginia suffered through a torment of storms and hurricanes during 1999. Hurricane Floyd, while sparing the area from high winds, brought torrential rains and caused major flooding throughout area cities. Families who never thought they…

Sgt. Onofre Agaton makes his way through steel wires along the side of the Mexican tall ship Cuahtemoc docked in downtown Norfolk Saturday as part of Harborfest. The 297' sail training ship is used by the Navy of Mexico to promote peace around the…

Teresa discovers Wendy and her husband are separating. She makes contact with Wendy but she seems distant and unwilling to talk. Eventually Wendy calls and the two set up a reunion. Wendy embraces Teresa and thanks her during their reunion, not…

Samantha Henderson, 5, jumps from a small boat resting on the banks of the Back River outside her great-grandmother's home on Dandy Point Road. Joyce Harris, Samantha's great-grandmother, has lived on this small area of land near Dandy Point for 33…

Hanh Chau sits in her concession stand, in silent vigil at the memorial to her revolutionary grandfather, Phan Boi Chau. Her ancestor strived to liberate the country from the French.

The government compels this unwilling farmer to plant beans in his rice field, even though they die from too much rain. He soon will immigrate to the U.S. to join his son, who is Hieu's best friend.

A traditional fisherman checks his nets near the city of Da Nang. The Vietnamese believe that during fortunate times of the year, they can net heaven's blessing through rain from above.

Years of hard labor show their strain on this pair of old women near Hanoi. Hieu didn't find these women unusual, because most Vietnamese have--and continue--to endure so much.

After 17 years of separation, Hieu Tran Phan made a bittersweet return to his Vietnamese homeland. Hieu, the nephew of the last South Vietnamese president, fled the country in a terror-filled boat journey at the age of eight. When communism…

Quang T. Pham joyfully dismantles the Hitek store after owner Truong Van Tran was evicted. The long siege was finally over. The refugees had won a small victory in their long war against communism.