Operation Lam Son 719 Museum Location: Ban Dong Savannkhet N16° 38.088′ E106° 25.739′ There is museum dedicated to the battle that took place in this area on Feb 8, 1971 – Mar 25, 1971. The South Vietnamese Army was to throw everything at this area to try to stop the flow of Arms into…
Route 23: Savannakhet Tad Hay Bridge. Location: N16° 16.760′ E105° 57.534′ The Red Princes Bridge. Over the Xe Bang Heing River, this bridge was built in 1942 and designed by Souphanouvong who became the first President of Lao PDR in 1975. It was destroyed by the American bombing in 1967. South West of…
Electronic Warfare On the Ho Chi Minh Trail – Igloo White The war against the trucks on the Ho Chi Minh trail was an intense one. Day and night Fighter planes would be called in to hit targets on the trail, causing huge disruption to the supply line. The NVA though were masters at…
Tham Nam -Ban Nongboua Location; N17° 32.915′ E105° 44.863′ Caves played a huge part during the conflict in Laos, with the war against the Americans run from a massive cave complex housed in Xam Neua. Smaller caves served similar purposes, and were all very safe, natural shelters from the bombers above. Cant imagine…
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