Doug, Andrea and John hit Vietnam's tourist attractions as well. Here, is one of the ancient Japanese bridges in Hoi An, a town noted for its architecture which miraculously survived the wars.
The beach at Sa Huyn, where Doug's Special Forces unit attempted to land in order to establish an A-camp. They were repelled multiple times and eventually gave up.
The beach at Sa Huyn, where Doug's Special Forces unit attempted to land in order to establish an A-camp. They were repelled multiple times and eventually gave up.
The only thing Doug brought home from Vietnam was this frog he found in a bombed out monastery, carved from Marble Mountain stone. In 2011, he took it home, facing east to bring the rains.
A Russian tank memorializes the fight at Lang Vay in 1968, where Doug's indigenous troops and his Special Forces unit were overrun (by the same tanks) while he was in the Da Nang Naval hospital. In 2011, Doug is in the beginning stages of a malaria attack when we stop here.