This appears in the American Declaration of Independence and was the first words shown in the harrowing yet incredible war revenants museum in HCMC. As the world protested against the war, the atrocities that went one were captured by the war photographers. This resulted in some of the most powerful pictures that I had ever seen, and coupled with an event in the museum for the opening of an exhibition of war paintings, with army generals and war survivors taking part, made it all the more real.
The chemical weapons room was full of distressing pictures of its effects, and staggering statistics of the sheer volume of chemical warfare used. Children sharing the same birth year as me had their independence and Normal quality of life taken away. Horrific birth defects were still showing into the late 90's, so the scars of war carry on. Many of the street beggars are agent orange victims, so the horror of war is still there to see.
The antidote to this was to have a fabulous cup of coffee and do our own walking tour of the city.
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