Visiting Viet Nam was an interesting experience for me who
lived through the Viet Nam War. I was opposed to the war and thought,
especially in the later years, we should get out. It was very difficult to
watch the movie at the War Remnant Museum which honored war heroes for killing
so many Americans. Remembering they were mostly our young boys hurt and I was
crying by the time the movie was over. The part of the Museum dedicated to
journalists was also very moving. Many were killed during the war as well.
The Cu Chi Tunnels, 120 miles underground, used by the Viet
Cong forces to fight the French and the Americans show the tenacity of the Viet Nam fighters during
the war.
The Viet Nam people suffered a lot during the war as did the
Cambodians who were both bombed excessively. They have decided to forgive and
forget. The north and south have moved forward and created a unified country, not without some issues, but Ho Chi Minh was a dedicated leader who had
his people's best interests at heart. I really believe he did what he thought
was best for his country and might have become more democratic or capitalistic
if he had lived longer. He choose communism partly because they were the only
people who helped him.
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