The Lotus

Dateline Saigon: 1975

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March 8th 2011
The last helicopter has left the United States Embassy and we are left behind waiting for the army from the North to see what happens to our people. Although frightened, I feel a sense of inner peace that years of bloodshed will possibly come to an end. It is impossible to be terrified of death when I have constantly been witness to the cruelty of this war for so many years. I have lost family ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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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