Cù Chi Tunnels: Vietnam

/ Operation Meatball/

CÙ CHI TUNNELS || Yesterday we explored the former Vietcong Tunnels at Cù Chi.

These tunnel systems hosted upwards of 10,000 VC troops, and spread miles and miles under the ground of the unsuspecting Americans (very similar in fact to the tunnels at Iwo Jima).

One of the vets on the trip told me he knew a Marine, small of stature standing at 5 ft 2. Because of his height he was “volun-told” to become a tunnel rat- climbing down into these tunnels looking for VC, hoping not to find them. A terrifying prospect regardless.

Since the war, the tunnels have been slightly widened today to accommodate visitors who want to explore them. But for the most part they remain intact - as they were.

Highly effective. Very intimidating. Brilliant warfare.

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