Amy at the Cu Chi tunnels

A Rifle in One Hand and a Plow in the Other

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April 22nd 2006
I would be remiss if I did not include an entry on one of the most important events in recent Vietnamese history, which is what we Americans refer to as the Vietnam War and the Vietnamese call the American War. The day after I arrived in Saigon, Lili and I visited the Cu Chi tunnels. These are part of the extensive system of tunnels that that Viet Cong used to carry troops and supplies during 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