First Morning in America

Lee M Vo

The campus so tranquil

In early morning dew

Velvety chill

Brushing…Brushing my cheeks

Ah! Orange blossoms

So white, so crisp

Intoxicating

Fragrance bursting in my lungs

Never saw an orange orange before!

A wonder in my hand, indeed

So firm yet so smooth

Sinful, mouthwatering treat

Walking in a heavenly dream

Leaving all my hardship behind

The path to my future

So open and so bright.

Lee M Vo

(San Dimas, California

February 23, 1967)

1971 - 1975: Worked for the Republic of Vietnam,

Central Intelligence Organization.

1975 – 1993: Was imprisoned (1975-1985) after the war then released.

Got married in 1986 and have two sons.

1993 till present: Moved to the United States as a refugee.

Worked for the State of California,

Department of Motor Vehicles (1994 – 2013)

2015: Published the book “Thank You, America!”

under the pen name of Minh Fullerton.

It is as a memoir of an 18 year journey to Freedom.

Adding a daughter-in-law (wife of my older son) in 2012:

Võ Minh Lý

aka Lee McRae Vo

Group One, USAID scholarship 1967,

studied at Cal State Fullerton.