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Rex_Hotel.jpgVietnam: 2012 visitRex Hotel: We stayed in the Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. The rooftop bar was a favorite watering hole for reporters and soldiers during the war.
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Embassy_Wall.jpgVietnam: 2012 visitEmbassy Wall: This is the wall that surrounded the US Embassy during the war. It was on the rooftop of the embassy that we remember helicopters flying US personnel and Vietnamese trying to flee the onrush of the North Vietnamese Army in 1975. That building has been torn down, and a US Consulate Building erected in its place.
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Reunification_Palace.jpgVietnam: 2012 visitReunification Palace: I can still remember the sight of North Vietnamese tanks crashing through the gates of this building that once was the government building of South Vietnam. Those tanks are still on the grounds.
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Street_vendor.jpgVietnam: 2012 visitStreet Vendor: I tried my hand at street vending, but decided retirement was still the best option for me!
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Crossing_the_street.jpgVietnam: 2012 visitCrossing the street: This is the correct way to cross the street in Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City). Look straight ahead and keep moving. Don't stop or make any sudden movements, and all those vehicles WILL miss you. It takes a little time to get used to it, and a lot of faith, but it works. I think the Vietnamese have only one traffic rule: Try not to run over the tourists.
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Tunnels.jpgVietnam: 2012 visitHere are a couple of pictures from our tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels.
Tunnels: My wife, Linda, and I explore a short portion of the tunnels.
Pretty creepy.
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M-16.jpgVietnam: 2012 visitM-16: My wife squeezes off a few rounds from an M-16. Note Vietnamese observer.
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The_old.jpgVietnam: 2012 visitWe saw a lot of same methods used during the harvest season, but some new ones, as well. We were fortunate to be there for the harvest season so Linda could see what that was like.
The Old: We saw lots of water buffalo.
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The_new.jpgVietnam: 2012 visitThe New: This is a new rice combine. They are making progress.
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Duc_Pho_2012.jpgHill at Duc PhoThis is the aerial picture from 1967, with an X marking the approximate spot where
the photo was taken, and the approximate location of my tent at the time.
That entire area from the X going north is a neighborhood now.
{A 2nd click of your mouse will enlarge the photo and provide a great view!}
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DY_2012.jpgBeen a lonnnnng time!Ft Sill, 1966 to Vietnam, 2012.
Danny returns to Vietnam in 2012; he is standing at the site of the former LZ Montezuma (renamed "Bronco" later).
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DY-Nam.jpgBack in Nam againDanny is walking along the road in the former LZ Uplift area and is picking up a piece of a sandbag in the roadway.
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