Da Nang & The Fire Dragon Bridge

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January 4th 2022
Today Huy took us to the city where he grew up. Da Nang was the place where the first U.S. combat troops landed when the Marines came ashore in March 1965. Da Nang marks the halfway point between the capital in the north, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City in the south. It’s the fourth largest city in Vietnam. Huy explained how over the past 20 years the city has regenerated itself. Along wit ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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