Vietnam: Hanoi Part 7 - Hoa Lo Prison (The Hanoi Hilton)
Sep 3, 2022 10:58:26 #
I don't think I would have visited it. On a visit to Poland I stayed in the Visitor Center while the rest of the group toured a concentration camp. My imagination is too intense for those places. Good photos, though.
Sep 3, 2022 10:58:31 #
lnl
Loc: SWFL
Yes, this was my era as well. In college so there were deferments. As a female, the draft didn’t affect me, but the guys certainly were and by extension so were we. So many lives lost and limbs and mental health.
We have visited this former prison as well, and I found it dark and menacing and scary. I don’t understand how they could say prisoners were treated humanely. They weren’t.
It was interesting the Vietnamese called it “The American War”.
We have visited this former prison as well, and I found it dark and menacing and scary. I don’t understand how they could say prisoners were treated humanely. They weren’t.
It was interesting the Vietnamese called it “The American War”.
Sep 3, 2022 11:12:09 #
Sep 3, 2022 11:51:22 #
TriX wrote:
Completely agree. Forget, Hell no!
US Army I Corps RVN 1968-1969
US Army I Corps RVN 1968-1969
I agree. 18th MP Brigade
Sep 3, 2022 11:56:53 #
I am to some degree enjoying this series. But a trip to Saigon (Now Ho Che Min City) might be a better destination. There are more in the Southern region that would also be good places to visit. I think some Marines could give you suggestions as well. Most of what you have posted is pretty much the same in the Southern part of the country except got the Delta.
Sep 3, 2022 11:58:33 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Words won't come. A few thousand pounds of C4 and who cares about collateral damage
Plus 1.
Sep 3, 2022 13:50:17 #
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Sep 3, 2022 14:18:51 #
DAN Phillips wrote:
Through the years way too many Americans have bled suffered and died overseas for the cause of freedom. I have never owned a foreign made vehicle of any kind and never will!
Vietnam was hell if you were there or not!
Vietnam was hell if you were there or not!
I agree Dan. Thanks for commenting.
Sep 3, 2022 14:19:44 #
nimbushopper wrote:
Nice and accurate history report! It was the most feared place for me as a Naval Aviator from '68 to '72.
Thanks very much Gary. I appreciate your comments.
Sep 3, 2022 14:20:12 #
yssirk123 wrote:
I remember the draft and was fortunate enough to have gotten a number that was safe.
Thanks for commenting Bill.
Sep 3, 2022 14:20:23 #
Chout
Loc: Central Texas
I was issued orders in 1972 for Hakata, Japan. They were changed to RVN before I finished my AIT.
Phu Bai and Da Nang 1972-1973.
Phu Bai and Da Nang 1972-1973.
Sep 3, 2022 14:20:35 #
Sep 3, 2022 14:22:13 #
ecobin wrote:
Excellent photos, Mark.
War is hell and we should never forget what occurred. Your photos and others help with this.
War is hell and we should never forget what occurred. Your photos and others help with this.
Thanks very much Elliott. I sincerely hope so!
Sep 3, 2022 14:22:50 #
Ben's nana wrote:
Amazing shots, but very hard to view. A few of my childhood friends brothers ended up in one of these
Fran
Fran
Thanks so much for commenting Fran.
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