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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Rising and Hau Dinh

Why tourists are flocking to Vietnam’s battlefields, 50 years on from the war

More than 50 years after the Vietnam War gripped the world's attention, the battlefields where countless lives were lost have become poignant pilgrimage sites for veterans and tourists alike.

Locations like Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, and Khe Sanh, once synonymous with conflict and etched in the annals of history, now draw visitors seeking to understand the war's impact firsthand.

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