Some of the 8,000 human skulls at the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center in Cambodia sit in a glass case.
Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (Cambodia) —
Some of the 8,000 human skulls at the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center in Cambodia sit in a glass case.
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In the village of Ban Nam Khem, almost completely annihilated in the 2004 tsumani, two fishing trawlers have been left in an empty lot a kilometer inland to commemorate the 6,000 victims in Thailand.
Ban Nam Khem (Thailand) —
In the village of Ban Nam Khem, almost completely annihilated in the 2004 tsumani, two fishing trawlers have been left in an empty lot a kilometer inland to commemorate the 6,000 victims in Thailand.
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At Hoa Lo Prison, aka the "Hanoi Hilton," dim lighting and effigies of shackled inmates combine with grainy footage of aerial combat and a French guillotine used to behead Vietnamese prisoners in an attempt to create a level of psychological immersion that feels like incarceration.
Hanoi Hilton (Vietnam) —
At Hoa Lo Prison, aka the "Hanoi Hilton," dim lighting and effigies of shackled inmates combine with grainy footage of aerial combat and a French guillotine used to behead Vietnamese prisoners in an attempt to create a level of psychological immersion that feels like incarceration.
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At the "Hanoi Hilton," you can see the flightsuit worn by U.S. Navy Lieutenant-commander John McCain during the Vietnam War. The former Republican presidential candidate spent five years in the prison after his A4E Skyhawk was shot down over Hanoi.
Hoa Lo Prison (Vietnam) —
At the "Hanoi Hilton," you can see the flightsuit worn by U.S. Navy Lieutenant-commander John McCain during the Vietnam War. The former Republican presidential candidate spent five years in the prison after his A4E Skyhawk was shot down over Hanoi.
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When Cambodian authorities renovated the Killing Fields in 2011, a series of mass graves where the Khmer Rouge executed and buried victims en masse, they turned it into a full-fledged tourism spectacle, with audio tours, benches, refreshment stalls and souvenir stands.
Killing Fields (Cambodia) —
When Cambodian authorities renovated the Killing Fields in 2011, a series of mass graves where the Khmer Rouge executed and buried victims en masse, they turned it into a full-fledged tourism spectacle, with audio tours, benches, refreshment stalls and souvenir stands.
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The Penang War Museum sits atop "Ghost Hill," beside Chinese graveyards and tower blocks. The place is believed by some to be haunted by a sadistic Japanese officer who terrorized locals and held public beheadings during World War II.
Penang War Museum (Malaysia) —
The Penang War Museum sits atop "Ghost Hill," beside Chinese graveyards and tower blocks. The place is believed by some to be haunted by a sadistic Japanese officer who terrorized locals and held public beheadings during World War II.
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A wave-shaped tsunami memorial at Ban Nam Khem, one of Thailand's worst-affected villages when a tsunami struck on December 26, 2004, is located 130 kilometers north of Phuket.
Ban Nam Khem (Thailand) —
A wave-shaped tsunami memorial at Ban Nam Khem, one of Thailand's worst-affected villages when a tsunami struck on December 26, 2004, is located 130 kilometers north of Phuket.
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