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mtncorg Says: The village of Vinh Moc is just north of the Ben Hai River mouth along the South China Sea coast. The town was just north of the DMZ and was an important supply point for Con Co Island some 28 km offshore. Heavy American aerial and artillery bombardment starting in 1966...
mtncorg Says: Highway 1 crosses the Ben Hai River 22 km north of Dong Ha. This was the old border between North and South Vietnam. An older bridge was painted half red - for the North - and half yellow - for the South, but this was destroyed in 1967. The small unused bridge was erected in...
mtncorg Says: Military cemeteries can be found in most districts of Vietnam. With the death totals in the hundreds of thousands, there are sadly no shortage of graves. Only the dead of the NVA and the NLF (Viet Cong) are laid to rest in these cemeteries. Those soldiers who died as a part...
mtncorg Says: From Quang Tri - 13 km south from Dong Ha on Highway 1 and around 60 km north of Hue - a local road signposted for 'La Vang' takes off to the west on the south side of the Quang Tri River and leads west for some 4 km to the ruins of the La Vang Catholic Church. The church...
mtncorg Says: Some 63 km west from Dong Ha along Highway 9 high in the Truong Son Mountains lies the little village of Khe Sanh. Lying 2 km north from the village and the large monument found on the highway is the former American combat base. The 75 day siege which started 21 January 1968...
mtncorg Says: This suspension bridge carries Highway 14 south from Highway 9 following one of the main routes of the Ho Chi Minh trail that extended south up the Kakrong Valley into the A Shau Valley. Originally, the bridge had been built with Cuban help in 1976, but was rebuilt in...
mtncorg Says: Further west from the Rockpile just before the little village of Ca Lau was the site of another artillery firebase that also featured a short-length airstrip. The base and airstrip were developed along the last level stretch of valley before Highway 9 begins its climb up...
mtncorg Says: A 230 meter high karst formation known locally as Tho Khe Tri some 26 km west of Dong Ha just off Highway 9 was the site of an important US Marine observation post. The site was manned in 1966 and supplied by helicopter. A large area could be seen from the top of the...
mtncorg Says: Highway 15 runs north from Highway 9 at the village of Cam Lo osm 10 km west of Dong Ha. Another 10 km north takes you past an unmarked dirt path that veers off into rubber plantations on the east side of the road. A 1.5 km walk takes you through the trees to the site of a...
mtncorg Says: James J Carroll was a captain in the 3rd Battalion of the 4th Marines. He died leading his men in action on 5 October 1966 from a friendly fire incident. The region around the DMZ had become a hotpoint for the war in Vietnam in 1966 as the NVA moved in with large numbers to...
mtncorg Says: Little remains of once was a vast supply and command center for the US/ARVN I Corps based along the southern edge of the DMZ. With the help of a local guide, we found one remaining concrete reinforced revetment that had probably been used by helicopter units. The revetment...
Dong Ha hotel: Slightly tatty hotel, with bargainable prices
Williebobs Says: This place reminded us of hotels in India. Bit tatty, generally ok, and no hot water (unless you paid $4 more). Ok overall though, and good central location (walk from the train and bus station). We thought their food was ok (there really is no choice in Dong Ha - the places...
mtncorg Says: 85% of the 86 million people living in Vietnam are Vietnamese. An additional 800,000 are Chinese with the remaining 11 million divided into some 52 other ethnic minority groups with most living in the mountains of the northern and central highlands. Here, west along Highway...
Williebobs Says: You're in Dong Ha, it's 4am and outside the station it looks the countryside (completely dark). When the sun comes up, turn right and walk all the way alongside the railway line until the big bridge. This is (almost) the junction of the famous Highways 1 and 9. Highway 1 is...
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This place reminded us of hotels in India. Bit tatty, generally ok, and no hot water (unless you paid $4 more). Ok overall though, and good central location...
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With the destruction of Quang Tri in the heavy fighting of 1972, Dong Ha was made the capital of Quang Tri province and it seems to have prospered as a result. Not only is it the capital, but it is an...
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