50 years later, Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists

Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists 50 years after the fall of Saigon

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50 Years Later, Vietnam's Battlefields Draw Retrospective Veterans and Other Tourists

Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books.

50 years later, Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists

Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books. And thousands of Americans and Vietnamese know them as the graveyards of loved ones who died fighting more than a half-century ago.Today the battlefields of Vietnam are sites of pilgrimage for veterans from both sides who fought there, and tourists wanting to see firsthand where

With the acclaimed 1986 masterpiece Platoon, Hollywood rebel and politically conscious director Oliver Stone takes us on a journey through one of the most tumultuous chapters in modern history – the Vietnam War. It is now 50 years since the fall of Saigon and the end of the war. Since then, no other film has managed to convey the reality of the individual soldier like Stone’s incredibly moving and often heartbreaking film from 1986, a cinematic …

Many coffee shops in Ho Chi Minh City have become "hot" cultural destinations when decorated with bold national identity, attracting many young people to check-in and spread the spirit of pride on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the country's reunification.

Ho Chi Minh City lights up for 50th anniversary of reunification

Downtown streets are adorned with national flags, vibrant floral displays, and colour-changing LED lights stretching along major boulevards, creating a vivid, dynamic urban landscape. Iconic landmarks such as the Central Post Office, the Municipal Theatre, and the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee building are bathed in artistic lighting, evoking memories of a heroic past while affirming a vision of a promising future. But beyond the physical …