Monday, February 15, 2010

This may look like a natural termite hill but this was how the Viet Cong hid there air ventilation to the tunnels. They would take small bamboo stick to clear the small outlets to the surface. The bottom of the hill had a small opening that you can see where air would come in but it was high enough off the ground that water couldn't come down through the vents.
They they dug the tunnels they would lift small baskets of dirt from below through these hidden outlets and then at night they would carry the dirt off to other areas.

These were the common footwear of the Viet Cong. The sole of the shoe is made out of tire rubber. They guarantee to last at least 30 years. Instead of a 10 year warranty on tires you can get a 30 year guarantee on footwear.


These men were showing how the shoes were made.



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