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Phong and I  
   

Phong and I

In front of a dam destroyed in the war
#13- War and Butterflies

August 7th 2010
8/6/10 and 8/7/10 Hoi An and My Lai I have a two-fold purpose in Hoi An; one is to meet with Phong, a Vietnamese war veteran, the other is to visit My Lai, site of a village massacre during the war. Mr. Phong 8/6/10 I learned about Phong during my Mekong Delta trip in Saigon. Two British girls recommended him to me and I tracked him down at a restaurant in Hoi An. ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

Vietnamese Flag 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
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