Ho Chin Minh Trail

Bruce's Day- The DMZ

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June 18th 2007
Armed with many maps and a list of sites Bruce wanted to see, we took our journey to the Demilitarization Zone. We saw many parts of the Ho Chi Min Trail, the Avenue of Horror, Battle site of Quang Tri City in 1972, the Prisoner Exchange site in 1975, the Rock Pile,The Aitu Airstrip, and the actually DMZ line. Khe Sanh which was the site of a massive US Airbase was the most interesting to me. The ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more