Rust in Peace

Posted by Alfredo J. Martiz J. (Panama City, Panama) on 18 April 2007 in Miscellaneous.

Photo from a visit to the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The Vietnam War (also known as the Second Indochina War, the American War in Vietnam and the Vietnam Conflict) occurred from 1959 to April 30, 1975. The war was a successful effort by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV or North Vietnam) and the indigenous National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam, (also known as the Việt Cộng, Charlie or VC) to reunify Vietnam under a communist government.
The Vietnam War was finally concluded on 30 April 1975, with the Fall of Saigon. The war claimed 58,000 U.S. combat dead and the lives of between 2 and 5.7 million Vietnamese, a large number of whom were civilians.
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Comments (13)

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Ha! Great title and image Alfredo.

18 Apr 2007 3:14am

@Stu: Thank you Stu!

jotch from Panama

5.7 million dead, what a massacre.

18 Apr 2007 10:19am

@jotch: I agree with you jotch, Thank you for visiting and writing a comment!

Anne from White Rock, Canada

Such a terrible waste of lives!
A great photo with excellent detail! Wish all such weapons could just rust away! :(

18 Apr 2007 10:56am

@Anne: Thank you Anne, I also wish the same for all weapons!

Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A tragedy and a lesson to be remembered by the world! Nice photo Alfredo

18 Apr 2007 11:06am

@Kheoh Yee Wei: Thank you Kheoh!

Reza from Montreal, Canada

Great shot and message.

18 Apr 2007 2:11pm

@Reza: Thank you Reza!

badala from Leiria, Portugal

I agree with Reza.

18 Apr 2007 3:57pm

@badala: Thank you Badala!

aaxan from Tokyo, Japan

Nice shot, Alfredo.
The war was a massacre. Forcing Vietnamese to fight against Vietnamese is so cruel and shame.

18 Apr 2007 4:56pm

@aaxan: Thank you aaxan, I agree with your comment, war is so cruel and shame!

Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia

I echo the comments of the futile nature of war...
The shot is quite powerful, emphasizing the faceless-machine like nature of these weapons. Aptly titled, as always very nice work Alfredo.

18 Apr 2007 5:37pm

@Chris Sullivan: Thank you Chris!

Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States

Nicely done -- the "strong light of day" illuminates the war machine. It is very pertinent today.

18 Apr 2007 9:07pm

@Ken McCoy: Thank you Ken, as I said before, hope we can let go all of our differences and work together for great things!

paperdoll from pty, Panama

The lines are so neat and clean. Sharp picture, reminds me of the horrors of war. It also reminds me of a certain Megadeth album and song... humm...

18 Apr 2007 9:31pm

@paperdoll: Thank you Paperdoll, everything related to war is sad, hope we can reach a point of understanding each other and that we can let go all our differences. The Megadeth album is titled Rust in Peace, and the song is Rust in Peace...Polaris!