Visit to War Remnants Museum

Last Sunday a few of us visited the War Remnants Museum which is located along Vo Van Tan Street. The museum displays exhibits on war crimes, weapons and aircrafts used during the war. Most of the displays are well-kept. It was a hot sunday afternoon where not only the heat bothered us, but it was some of the pictures that were disturbing. It explained and showed how the vietnamese suffered during the war. This brought back memories of hearing stories about the Japanese Occupation in Singapore from my grandfather as he had a first hand experience of the 1942 war.

Fighter Aircraft

Empty Bomb Shells

Propeller Aircraft

Tiger Cages - used to hold prisoners of war. In the hot season, up to 14 POWs were squeezed into 1 cell; while in the winter, 3 POWs were held up in the cell and shackled to a long iron bar.