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| | Ho Chi Minh Trail turns tourist highway : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | The trail, which featured prominently in the Vietnam War, has been added to itineraries of the country's booming tourist industry, with promoters cashing in on its history, landmarks, and the novelty of being able to motor, bike or even walk down the length of the country in the footsteps of bygone communist guerrillas. |
 | | Given Ho's standing as a national icon, the village draws an average of 1.5 million domestic visitors and a smattering of foreigners each year. |
 | | It was on one of Ho's birthdays, on May 9, 1959, that construction of the trail began with the establishment of Military Transport Division 559, made up of 440 young men and women. |
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