LIFESTYLES
A cemetery honoring Vietnamese soldiers, mostly
unidentiied, at Gio Linh. The government is using
DNA testing to identify the soldiers who died while
at war with the United States.
The remains of an ammunition cache near The
Rockpile used by the North Vietnamese and the
Viet Cong. Villagers near the site scavenged the
brass but left the lead rounds.
WEEKEND, MAY 21-22, 2016
Former Army airborne oficer Bob Durkin breaks
down after telling about a ierce battle in the A
Shau Valley. He is comforted by Marine Gene Miller,
one of the tour guides for Vietnam Battleield Tours.
A isherman from the Lang Co village waits for a bite near Dam Lap An bridge in Vietnam.
Vietnam, revisited
Photos by Skip Nichols ♦ More photos and video online at www.eastoregonian.com
Pieces of American aircraft shot down in North
Vietnam make a dramatic display at the War Memorial
in Hanoi.
Paula and Skip Nichols, and Phuoc, carry two baby
pigs purchased at Khe Sanh market for a Montagnard
village near the old DMZ and the Laotian border.
Marine Bill Stilwagen walks through the shell-pocked second loor classroom at Bo De
School near the DMZ.