My Son / My Lai Masacre

US troops assumed non-VC members in the village would have gone to the market at the time they entered. Hence everyone present was considered VC - and were subsequently masacred. Mostly women and children (347 total), some shot at point blank range - effectively executed, and not a single shot was fired by the supposedly VC villagers... It reminded me distinctly of Cambodia.

Touristy things

May 27th 2007
Well, the last two days, I have really felt like a tourist! We had been a bit lazy so we decided to do the City Tour with one of the operators... It was only 5 dollars and appeared to save a day of agro from Tuk Tuk drivers, but seriously not worth it! First on the itinerary was the War Remnants Museum, its role to study, collect, preserve and display exhibits on the war, war crimes and its im ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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