Chu Chi Tunnels

The Chu Chi tunnels are 250 km of narrow underground passages between villages and underground facilities that allowed the Viet Cong to appear and disappear almost like ghosts during the Vietnam war. These tunnels were all built by hand using only small hand tools. These tunnels are a badge of pride to the people, from these small tunnels they used small artillery and land mines to combat tanks and a more heavily armed forces. This area is littered with destroyed tanks and underground bunkers. I could not fit down the entrance hole and I was only in a tee-shirt not in military gear and carrying any weapons. When the soldier at the tunnel saw me taking his picture, he made a peace sign, I was moved by his simple, yet profound gesture at this tunneled and scorched piece of the earth.