tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post910400359486677786..comments2024-03-27T09:44:59.329-04:00Comments on Free North Carolina: 18 Rare Photos of Northern and Central Vietnam in the Late 19th Century Brock Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-6095493569872292002018-11-08T11:36:56.457-05:002018-11-08T11:36:56.457-05:00Well said.Well said.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-59041622764846714102018-11-08T07:40:07.918-05:002018-11-08T07:40:07.918-05:00The tales of a life in an exotic city replete with...The tales of a life in an exotic city replete with a long-established culture and societal benefits is in stark contrast to my mental picture of the region and time, a picture formed from news reports and accounts from men recently returned from Vietnam. Those accounts were of a bitter and violent conflict, military corruption and incompetence, and fear. Very seldom, with the exception of some films of the day, were there substantive discussions of the well-established culture and people destroyed by aggression; the stories of civilian life in Vietnam are part of a strong education on a difficult time.Dan Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306436521768077821noreply@blogger.com