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           *     *     *     *     * Flag of Singapore.      To be truthful, though, I did hit a bit of a speed bump upon reaching Singapore to pick up the 737 fresh from the paint shop.  The Vietnamese Government insisted all documentation on the pilots and aircraft be sent to them again, one document at a time.  We got stuck in Singapore for two weeks before the Vietnamese Government allowed us to fly the 737 to Vietnam.       Upon arrival at Saigon, I’ll be go to hell if the Communist Government didn’t ground us and start the “paper chase” all over again.      Exasperated, my Thai boss, Capt. Yai, put his foot down and insisted the Vietnamese Civil Aviation Authorities meet him at the aircraft and examine all the documentation at one time.  Reluctantly they met with Capt. Yai on board the 737, and began w...