Captain Dick Saye Will Go to Viet Nam; Family Will Reside in Greenville Captain and Mrs. Dick Saye and sons, Richard and Danny, home from two and one-half years in Villefranche, France, are establishing a home in Greenville for Mrs. Saye and sons while Captain Saye does tour of duty in Viet Nam. During the ten and one-half years of Marine enlistment, Saye and family have been stationed in Quantico, Virginia, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and the recent base on Riveria, France. As commanding officer of a Marine detachment of fifty enlisted men of USS Springfield (CLG-7), the flagship of the 6th fleet, Saye has seen duty in the Mediterranean during the month long cruises. European land travel was enjoyed by the family during the intervening time-off periods. Mrs. Saye, along with other Marine wives on occasion, "followed the ship" meeting schedule stops at ports, including most of the seaport countries from Denmark to all southern port cities. Mrs. Saye, the former Mary Dee O'Dell of Greenville, had a busy life. She had a class in hula dance, the students coming mainly from service families. She learned French, "a necessity for contact in trade, for shopping was impossible without a command of the language," she explained. The sons, Richard, 7, and Danny, 4, easily learned conversational French from contact in the French schools where no English is spoken beginning at the age of two for Danny in kindergarten. Mrs. Saye spoke of the leisurely life observed in the native customs. "Shopping is done daily in separate markets for every kind of food needed. The businesses, the supermarkets, are rare and prices are high." Captain Saye was impressed with the crowds of strollers. "The sidewalks would be crowded with French people out for the evening walk. Any old car seem sufficient for ownership for many residents, as there were not long distances to go. Promenading was a way of enjoying life," he said. Mrs. Saye told of work done in the Missionary and Military Church, a Protestant non-denominational church and Sunday School sponsored by the Trans World Raid of Monte Carlo. Mrs. Saye was superintendent of the base Sunday School, now in its fourth year, the only such organization on the Riveria. One hundred fifty was the average attendance. Saye, who was a 1953 Celeste High School graduate, Arlington State college and East Texas student, is certified for promotion to the rank of major. He will leave in mid-October from Camp Pendleton, San Diego, for thirteen to fifteen months duty in Viet Nam. The family will be at home at 1802 Gibbons Street, Greenville. Mrs. Joe O'Dell and the late Mr. O'Dell of Greenville are the parents of Mrs. Saye. Parents of Captain Saye are Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Saye of Celeste. (October 14, 1966, The Celeste Courier)