Pete Michael of Philadelphia tramps through overgrowth. Photo: Carolyn Kaster / APFrom San Francisco Chronicle:
Pa. - The dirt paths that lead to Alpha Company's field headquarters are lined with overgrown grass and weeds. A canvas tent is protected by machine guns, sandbags and Army-green storage boxes. And lurking somewhere outside is the enemy: the Viet Cong.
But these aren't the jungles of southeast Asia, just the woods of small-town Pennsylvania, where 40 years after the fall of Saigon, military enthusiasts are beginning to re-enact the Vietnam War.
For decades, re-enactors have played out key events in the Revolutionary or Civil wars. Now they are illustrating one of the nation's most controversial conflicts - and paying tribute to veterans.
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My Comment: I have better things to do on a weekend .... but who am I to judge.
I think that reenacting is a good thing to do in a week-end
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