Well fed and suitably watered was to be a fairly short day to Xepon, we scouted a few options around VIllabouri and came across the Halo people dealing with UXO's
Hardly state of the art protection, these guy's get paid $3 a day.
Worksheets showing type of ordnance to be found.
Turns out it was a mortar shell to be disposed of.
All the villages in this area boast some form of war scrap, they make nice flower troughs !
Creative display outside the Poverty Reduction Office in Xepon.
The new bridge in Xepon partly funded by Russia.
Boats made from fuel cells off aircraft.
Just off the bridge the slipway littered with these boats made from aircraft parts.
No idea what this was just judging by the bullet holes its war related.
The old bank safe in old Xepon.
Inside the safe.
Preserved frontage of damaged Wat in the same location.
Bomb craters litter this site.
We headed back to Phin and the memorial buildings and war wreckage on display.
We stopped by the Halo offices to try and gather some information, some of the munitions on display.
An enjoyable visit to the war museum.
An easy day and time to check into the Viengxay hotel, great value in the annexe buildings.
Found some interesting info on the downed helicopter on display at the Phin junction.
More info can be found here : http://peteralanlloyd.com/back-part-2/the-wreckage-of-a-us-helicopter-shot-down-in-laos-during-the-vietnam-war/
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Excellent and diverse coverage; thanks for documenting these important relics Bob.
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