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In the News (Fri 18 Dec 09)

  
  Complex Images of Vietnam
He led us to battle and rice fields, mountain lookouts, vine-covered valleys, and villages and temples where the war was fought; as well, we visited sites such as the Cu Chi tunnels, the Quan Tri Bridge, Hoa Lo prison (known ironically as "The Hanoi Hilton"), and several museums and cemeteries.
Its most infamous building, Hao Lo prison, was known as the Hanoi Hilton.
A tour of what remains is chilling; cages, restraints and reminders of beyond-cruel punishments are shown with posted signs revealing their first use when the French tried to subjugate the Vietnamese.
www.travellady.com /Issues/Issue54/vietnam.htm   (2800 words)

  
 thinair: views of various geekage from 1,655 meters (5,430 feet) above sea level
It was a rare and unexpected opportunity for me to listen to authentic war stories.
Bill was shot down and spent ten months as a prisoner of war at the Hoa Lo prison in Hanoi.
It has come at a time when my mind is already buzzing with Linda's comments on literacy and democracy and Jefferson's belief that public education is the antidote to tyranny.
www.dobbse.net   (6399 words)

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