Day 2: AM Củ Chi, Vietnam



The light at the end of the tunnel


A.M. in Cu Chi, Vietnam



































for more pictures of Củ Chi below,

Improvised Traps in Vietnam War





Tapioca, a daily staple for them in the past




Comments

  1. ~margo~5/06/2017 9:03 PM

    Fascinating info! I was reading a Harry Bosch novel called The Black Echo and your blog came up while I was searching for info about the "black echo". Good job.

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    1. Don S8/24/2017 5:58 PM

      Thanks, Margo!

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    2. Don S8/24/2017 6:05 PM

      By the way, I couldn't breathe trying to crawl inside it.

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