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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: A memorial honoring North Carolinians who were killed in the Vietnam War. Each name is engraved in a free-standing monolith in a 230-foot wide basin scooped out of the earth.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

A monument to war crimes: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 14; When post-war relations between Vietnam and the U.S. improved following former Secretary of State Robert McNamara's public annoncement that U.S. participation in the war was a mistake, this stone monument was moved to a less conspicuous location and the nearby...; By Lorraine Aragon.

National borders: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 6; Some Vietnamese Communists today point to early anti-French communist groups that emerged in North Vietnam in the 1930s, but no serious nationalist or communist movements emerged before World War II. The Japanese invaded French Indochina in 1940 and, as everywhere,...

French Indochina: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 1; The current national borders of Southeast Asia were not established until after World War II. What is now northern Vietnam was ruled by China for more than a thousand years, between the second century BCE and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Defoliation: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 11; During the Vietnam War, much of the region's dense forest and human settlements were destroyed by U.S. bombings and defoliation campaigns. Defoliants, including “Agent Orange,” were combinations of herbicides intended to kill trees and other plants...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Stone monument on U.S. crimes in Vietnam War at former U.S. Embassy in Saigon: A stone monument with a carved text detailing United States crimes in the Vietnam War stands outside the former U.S. Embassy in Saigon. When post-war relations between Vietnam and the U.S. improved following former Secretary of State Robert McNamara's public...; Format: image/photograph

War tourism: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 17; At two sites in Cu Chi, about 45 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the tunnels dug by Communist guerillas have been restored and are open for visitors. Tourists can enter some of the tunnels and examine supply storage areas as well as false entrances created...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Hanoi building left damaged from the Vietnam War: A Hanoi building damaged during the Vietnam War still stands closed with a missing roof, chipped stucco, and damaged paint. Graffiti is written on an outside wall. This style of building with arched door and windows, stucco over brick, and decorative columns,...; Format: image/photograph

Defoliant spraying in Vietnam War: A UH-1D helicopter from the 336th Aviation Company, United States Army, sprays a defoliation agent on a dense jungle area in the Mekong delta.; Format: image/photograph

Four large mortar shells and one grenade left from the Vietnam War: Four large mortar shells and one grenade left from the Vietnam War rest on the ground. They remain in the central Vietnam region formerly known as the Demiliarized Zone between the forces of the North and the South. Although once heavily forested, the area...; Format: image/photograph

North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial: This is the North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It is located between Lexington and Thomasville, North Carolina. It honors the North Carolinians who served and gave their lives in the Vietnam War.; Format: image/photograph

Underground resistance: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 12; When U.S. forces could not control the tunnel areas effectively with ground troops, they dropped bombs on the area, seriously damaging the tunnel network and surrounding land. At two sites in Cu Chi, about 45 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the tunnels...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Capitalism and commerce: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 4; In 1986, as the Cold War was ending, Vietnam began a series of market and social reforms, working to normalize its relations with the United States and open the country for tourism, which developed in the 1990s. Note that apartments, some with balconies, are...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Vietnam: Historical background: Vietnam has strong historical connections to China and India and has been ruled by both China and France. After turmoil and wars in the twentieth century, Vietnam embarked on a program of reform that has opened relations with the United States.; By Lorraine Aragon.

Central court of the Imperial City at Hue damaged during Vietnam War in 1968: Buildings in the central court of the Imperial City at Hué that were badly damaged during the Vietnam War are now topped with vegetation and surrounded by grassy fields. In 1968 the North Vietnamese army launched the Tet Offensive against U.S. troops who...; Format: image/photograph

Trap entrance into underground Vietnam War tunnel at Cu Chi: A trap entrance hole into an underground Vietnam War tunnel at Cu Chi is partially hidden by vines and leaves. During the 1960s, Communist guerillas dug these narrow tunnels that ran for about seventy-five miles from the countryside in Cu Chi west of Saigon...; Format: image/photograph

Steps and arched walkway inside Vietnam War tunnel at Cu Chi: Steps and an arched walkway are seen inside a Vietnam War tunnel at Cu Chi. The surfaces appear to be carved of packed earth. During the 1960s, Communist guerillas dug these narrow tunnels that ran for about seventy-five miles from the countryside in Cu Chi...; Format: image/photograph

Colored wall map of tunnels at Cu Chi used by Vietcong during Vietnam War: A colored wall map depicts the underground tunnels at Cu Chi used by Communist fighters, or Vietcong, during the Vietnam War. During the 1960s, Communist guerillas dug these narrow tunnels that ran for about seventy-five miles from the countryside in Cu Chi...; Format: image/photograph

Small hole in earthen mound leading to Vietnam War tunnel at Cu Chi: A small hole in the side of an earthen mound leads to the Vietnam War tunnel network at Cu Chi. The mound is surrounded by fallen leaves. During the 1960s, Communist guerillas dug these narrow tunnels that ran for about seventy-five miles from the countryside...; Format: image/photograph

My Lai: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 9; In 1968, U.S. forces considered the My Lai area to be a stronghold of Communist Vietnamese fighters (known as Vietcong) and their sympathizers. Repeated bombing of the region only increased the support of local civilians for the Communist fighters. After an...; By Lorraine Aragon.

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