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Jason Going in the Basement

Saigon and Cu Chi Tunnels

January 29th 2011
Today was our first day in Ho Chi Minh City. We arrived last night and started right in first thing this morning. Our first stop was the Cu Chi tunnels. The tunnels were used as the revolutionary base of the Zone Party Committee and the High Command of Sai Gon in the 1960’s through 1975. The tunnels stretched over 200km and had a 60km path to Cambodia completely underground. They were actua ... read more
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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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