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Dr. Pierluigi Pisu working with PHD grad student Sara Mahon in the GATE (Graduate Automotive Technology Education) lab at CU-ICAR.
The tunnels of Củ Chi are an immense network of connecting underground tunnels located in the Củ Chi district of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country. The Củ Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the Vietnam War, and were the Viet Cong's base of operations for the Tết Offensive in 1968.
The tunnels were used by Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous guerrilla fighters
In der Umgebung von Cu Chi verlaufen mehr als 200 Kilometer, teilweise dreistöckig angelegte Tunnel, die im Vietnamkrieg als Rückzugsort und Nachschubwege genutzt wurden.
Teilweise lagen sie nur einen Steinwurf von der nächsten amerikanischen Basis entfernt.
Hier erklärt unser Guide gerade die damaligen Verhältnisse. Auf den Punkt gebracht: Tagsüber gehörte das Gelände den Amerikanern, nachts den Vietnamesen.