THE CU CHI TUNNELS OF VIET NAM iIt was one of the weirdest tourism experiences we've ever had. As though Fellini and Disney had teamed up to do 'Nam. At the beginning of the tunnel complex, there's a wall draped with clothing ... vests, cone shaped peasant hats, capes in camouflage colors. Oh yes, and rifles. Real rifles, but thankfully without the ammo. You can rent these things. And wear them ...

The Tunnels, the Australian story reproduced from the book No Need For Heroes The Aussie's who discovered the Viet Cong's tunnels by Sandy MacGregor as told by Jimmy Thompson. The book is available for purchase from Calm Pty Ltd at www.calm.com.au The deployment of 3 Field Troop (3 Fd Tp), Royal Australian Engineers to Vietnam under the command of Alec (Sandy) MacGregor was part of a continuum ...

Cu Chi Tunnels Here I am standing on top of a ventilation shaft made to look like a termite mound for the Cu Chi Tunnels northwest of Saigon. I am trying to breathe after struggling through the tunnels which had been supposedly redesigned to accomodate foreign tourists. Notice how sweaty I am. I felt lucky to emerge alive! I had to fold my shoulders in order to proceed through the narrow passage ...