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Vietnam - Tour of Duty

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September 5th 2006
So we have finished our tour in 'Nam, did some patrolling, sniping, infiltration of native population and recon of key sites. Although we didn't know exactly what to expect of Vietnam, mostly we'd heard good things, so we were looking forward to our tour of duty. It was pretty good but - and we suppose it had to happen after 10 months of travelling - we came away a little underwhelmed. Feels like ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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