Hỏa Lò Prison, sarcastically called the “Hanoi Hilton” by American POWs who were incarcerated and tortured there during the Vietnam War…
has a history of injustice and barbarism that goes much farther back in time.
I will allow the photographs to speak for themselves and leave you to sort out fact from fiction and objective from subjective truth…
*** Warning: Extremely Disturbing Images Below ***
Celebration of Party Loyalty
Original Prison Door
History of French Colonialism
Guillotine
American POWs
B52 Bomber Messages
International Support for Ho Chi Minh?
Anti-War Sentiments
John McCain Artifacts
It must have been an overwhelming experience for a person of your sensitivity to visit such a place…
Thanks for recognizing that, Ana. It takes one to know one. Peace.