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.