War Museums are plentiful in Hanoi and Saigon, all the better to re-enforce the trauma that war has brought this country. The suffering of the victims of chemical and biological warfare continues today, maiming new generations, and was particularly striking. Agent Orange didn't only maul thse who were sprayed, but also often mutilated their offspring. The atrocities in the name of war were not only inflicted on innocent civilian Vietnamese, but in a deplorable twist of fate, American GI's were the recipient of their government's experiments. Check out what the U.S. state department has to say.
One of my favorites of the old propaganda posters. I think they captured his smile pretty nicely.
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