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DMZ Tour
The DMZ Tour

February 1st 2011
We were up dark and early and out the door by 6am for the DMZ tour. I know little about history in Vietnam or the Vietnam War, as my formal education taught me nothing; I was always too overwhelmed to study it on my own. We met our group and drove for a few hours in the cool, misty morning air. Our plan was to start north of the DMZ before lunch and the southern part after lunch. It's a stra ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Quang Tri » DMZ

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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