Wednesday, January 18, 2012

DMZ


DMZ is a military term that refers to a combat-free area between two enemies. The DMZ in Vietnam was near the 17th parallel and was created by an agreement known as the Geneva Accords. The DMZ extended 5 kilometers on each side of the Ben Hai River between North and South Vietnam.

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1885.html

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    4. This is very interesting. It is cool how there was a no combat zone.

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  2. I didnt know that there were DMZ's at all. Its very interesting that they had these.

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  3. I've heard of DMZ's before, but I had no idea that there had been one in Vietnam. I found it interesting that it separated the North and the South by a river and a few miles of land.

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  4. I never knew about DMZ's. I found it interesting to learn there was one used in the Vietnam War.

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    1. i have heard of DMZ's, but i didn't know much about them.

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  5. There is a lot showing on this picture. This article does a good job as well of explaining the horrible battles that took place along this line.

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