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Army Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam. About 7,000 UH-1s saw use during the Vietnam War
The war industry

October 17th 2008
There are many interesting exhibits in the War Remnants Museum (formerly named War Crimes Museum), Ho Chi Minh City (a.k.a. Saigon). One that caught my eye was an M-16 rifle imprinted with “General Motors, Hydramatic Division”. That got me thinking, if defense is an industry then war is a business? I did some research on the internet and confirmed that [url=http://wiki.gmnext.com/ ... 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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For me, travel is a learning experience. I am less interested in other travellers and prefer to meet the locals. No surprise, I usually travel alone. I might be an aspiring writer, but surely an amateur. I like to read about other’s experiences so why not share mine? I also enjoy photography; another thing I need to practise more. I try to write for a wide audience and make a commentary on my observations and experiences, usually with a negative tone but anyway ... Well, enough about me. I hope you enjoy my blogs, whoever you are.... full info
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