Pham Dinh Nguyen

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Buford resident Don Sammons stands in front of the population sign in Buford, Wyo. Vietnamese businessman Pham Dinh Nguyen flew to the U.S. for the first time and bought his own piece of the American dream: Buford. Mr. Nguyen, who bid $900,000 for Buford, runs a company in southern Ho Chi Minh City. (Associated Press)