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Vinh Moc Tunnels Plan & Model

Vinh Moc Tunnels Plan & Model, Tinh Quang Tri

 Willettsworld Says:  The first photo shows a plan of the Vinh Moc Tunnels with entrances and exits. The different coloured tunnels correspond to how deep they are. I think the black... 

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Vinh Moc Tunnels

Vinh Moc Tunnels, Tinh Quang Tri

 Willettsworld Says:  The tunnels at Vinh Moc are a testament to human tenacity. Like the tunnels in the south at Cu Chi, soldiers and civilians took to the underground, literally,... 

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Ben Hai River

Ben Hai River, Tinh Quang Tri

 Willettsworld Says:  The Ben Hai River is at the centre of the DMZ, the official dividing point between Vietnam's north and south. Again, as elsewhere, there is precious little here... 

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Hien Luong Bridge

Hien Luong Bridge, Tinh Quang Tri

 Willettsworld Says:  We crossed over the modern road bridge over the Ben Hai River that marked the DMZ on our way along Highway 1 to visit the Vinh Loc Tunnels. Beside the bridge is... 

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Doc Mieu Base/Memorial

Doc Mieu Base/Memorial, Tinh Quang Tri

 Willettsworld Says:  This memorial is located on a small hill that overlooks the flat paddy fields and Ben Hai River that marked the DMZ, just to the north of the town of Gio Linh.... 

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Khe Sanh Memorial

Khe Sanh Memorial, Tinh Quang Tri

 Willettsworld Says:  This memorial is located in the town of Khe Sanh where the main road leads up to the American Base and another roads heads into the town. 

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Khe Sanh Combat Base - Museum

Khe Sanh Combat Base - Museum, Tinh Quang Tri

 Willettsworld Says:  There's a small museum here around which some military hardware is on display such as a bunker, spent ordinance, a Bell UH-1H Huey, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, M41... 

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Khe Sanh Combat Base - The Airstrip

Khe Sanh Combat Base - The Airstrip, Tinh Quang Tri

 Willettsworld Says:  The former airstrip has been fenced off behind the museum building but there's nothing much to see except for coffee and banana plantations. It is said, to this... 

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Khe Sanh Combat Base

Khe Sanh Combat Base, Tinh Quang Tri

 Willettsworld Says:  In January 1968, the Viet Cong launched a devastating attack on this base, located about 45km southwest of Dong Ha, as a diversion in preparation for the Tet... 

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Ho Chi Minh Trail & Dakrong Bridge

Ho Chi Minh Trail & Dakrong Bridge, Tinh Quang Tri

 Willettsworld Says:  The current incarnation of the Dakrong Bridge was built in 1975 after reunification. Just west of the main DMZ zone, the bridge was considered the beginning of... 

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Houses along Highway 9

Houses along Highway 9, Tinh Quang Tri

 Willettsworld Says:  Along the way to the Khe Sanh Combat Base you'll pass by several wooden stilt houses that belong to the Bru people. 

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The Rockpile

The Rockpile, Tinh Quang Tri

 Willettsworld Says:  The Rockpile is a high, isolated rocky outcrop that's located about 27km west of Dong Ha along Highway 9. It rises to an elevation of about 210 m (690 ft) above... 

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 Another relic of the war. This former church is riddled with bullet holes. If you have a vivid imagination you can just envision the deadly fight that must have... 

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 The Ben Hai River traverses the northern reaches of Quang Tri province, marking Vietnam's 17th parallel, which was used as the demarcation line between North and South Vietnam in 1954. The demarcation... 

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