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War Cemetery, Dien Bien Phu

By Mark Bowyer | 27 Jan 2012

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Dien Bien Phu
Photo: Mark Bowyer
Dien Bien Phu
Photo: Mark Bowyer
Photo: Mark Bowyer

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War Cemetery, Dien Bien Phu

7 May St, Dien Bien Phu

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By Mark Bowyer 27 Jan 2012

A large military cemetery in the centre of town is the resting place for some of the Viet Minh fighters who lost their lives in the battle of Dien Bien Phu. The names of the fallen are inscribed on a large wall at the cemetery's entrance. If you've gotten carried away with the strategic and geopolitical significance of the battle, a visit to the cemetery will ram home the human cost of the battle.

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