A G.I. Goes To Thailand . . . When George Martinez graduated from high school in Blythe, California, and joined the United States Air Force, he never expected to gain the title of Khun Kru, which means "respected teacher" in Thailand. George was deployed to Vietnam from 1968 to 1972, where he trained as a firefighter. Uninterested in dead-end activities on his days off, George found himself unexpectedly teaching English classes in the remote jungle villages surrounding Ubon, Thailand, and at a private Buddhist school. As a firefighter, he survived enemy attacks and other dangers, but...