DAVID M

Cu Chi update

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February 3rd 2015
Update from yesterday's post. I've heard from at least one fellow traveler that I should have written about a part of our visit to the Ci Chi tunnels, the part where they gave us AR15s and M16s and sent us into the jungle. Well not exactly. Anyway we were given a chance to try these rifles. Fun. A couple more pictures are attached. ... 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