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Triumphant Return to Vietnam

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December 18th 2010
After having been drafted into the Army in 1968 by the US government, sent to Viet Nam against my will, I returned to the States after a year in the South as a peace-nik and dedicated pot smoker. The weed was good, grew wild, and was dirt cheap--and very available during the late 60s. And I was just a punk privileged kid, full of crap and naive, exploiting the plentitude of herbal abundance to the ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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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