Vietnam a country that has survived over 100 years of civil war. Leaving the country in destruction, despair and making it one of the poorest country in south-east Asia till date.Vietnam war or also known as the second indochina war which started in 1959 till 1975. The war was fought between the communist North Vietnam (supported by China, North Korea and the Soviet Union) and South Vietnam (supported by the United States and several other countries) leaving more than 4 million Vietnamese, 2 million Laotians and Cambodians, and 58,159 U.S. soldiers dead.
But the most significant is the story of "My Lai" Massacre in March 16, 1968 where American Soldiers mass murder close to 500 unarmed civilian ranging from womens to childrens of all ages, wiping out an entire village and raping the womens. But out of the 46 American soldier charged of criminal offences, only William Calley is charge of war crimes and was sentences to a life-time in prison but was release 3 days after his conviction.
Basically, war only brings more pain and misery. But like all countries, there are trouble times in history and there are time of peaces. Vietnam is one such country, and it is their time to pull themselves together to build a stronger and better nation.
I'll post some photos of my trip in Vietnam. But I'll not post anything regarding about the Vietnam war. If you're interested just search Vietnam or Vietcong on google or youtube for more information.
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