RON
I don't think I'll retire there, but it's sure alot nicer than the last time I was there in late '66-early '67. Nice paved streets, everybody has electricity and a TV, and a smile and a wave for ya. The place had a traffic light, for chris'sake.
Didn't get to spend alot of time there, but that's okay. I didn't come back here looking for anything in particular. It was pretty cool just to see if I had the balls to walk those streets unarmed. This was a very dangerous area back in the day, and I had alot of scarey times around there. I did it, and it Don't Mean Nuthin'. I would have liked to of made it up to Dak To, but time didn't allow. I really wanted to get some pics for ya. Like James has said though, it's hard to find where these bases were up here. They've built over them, or planted coffee, pepper, or some other crop on them. The mountains are just as steep and wooded, though. Still some rough country.
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Tom
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