The Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, abbreviated as V-DMZ, was a demilitarized zone at the 17th parallel in Quảng Trị province that was the dividing line between North Vietnam and South Vietnam from 21
Photo taken from the north side of the DMZ at the Route 1 crossing. The guard tower on the left is a re-creation and spires seen in the distance through the arch are a new monument.
The Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam, March 1968, looking west toward Laos.
Monument to the DMZ
Bến Hải River
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The Bến Hải River is a river in central Vietnam which became an important landmark in the partition of the country into a northern and a southern zone along the 17th parallel by the Geneva Accords of
Hien Luong Bridge across the Ben Hai River
Memorial portal to Ho Chi Minh, at the Hien Luong Bridge
Looking across the Bến Hải River toward North Vietnam, March 1968.