https://jennifer.blogs.com > Central Vietnam - January 2005

« Back to Central Vietnam - January 2005

Cham Statue

Cham Statue

My Son, Vietnam

There were a few remaining statues at My Son...not many though. Vietnamese guerillas used the Cham Temple as a radio station and as a base to shoot at US helecopters. The US bombed back.

A French scholar sent a letter to President Nixon asking that the US quit bombing this precious archeological site. Unfortunately, it was too late...

Permalink