This is the Hoa Lo Prison where thousands of prisoners have lived, been tortured, and died. It opened up in the late 1800's and many Vietnamese communist supporters were sent here. During the Vietnam war, John McCain's plane was shot down over Hanoi and he spent 5 years here as a POW.
As we were walking in we saw some body guards with guns and wires in their ears....we waited to see who would come out of the building, Agustin took the camera and waited to see who it was. Thinking it was just a bunch of old people he didn't take the shot until they already passed, then snapped the camera- It was former US President Jimmy Carter! He was 2 feet away from us and we exchanged smiles! He was there with his wife and they had been in Vietnam for a Habitat for Humanity project. UNBELIEVABLE!
Esta es la prision de Hoa Lo en donde John McCain paso 5 anos como prisionero. Al llegar a la prision vimos en la entrada un par de hombres armados y con radios por lo que supusimos alguien importante estaba adentro, asique decidimos esperar para ver. Con la camara en mano esperando ver a alguien conocido vi salir un grupo de viejos pensando "quien vendra despues" pero los guardespaldas giraron indicando que el senor que habia pasado 5 segundos antes era la persona importante y al ver el rostro de Kelly impactada solo pude tomar la parte de atras con la camara, se trataba de Jimmy Carter ex presidente de los Estados Unidos.
Former President Jimmy Carter's butt!
Carter getting into his van outside the prison
This was the sewer pipe where 16 prisoners went through to escape
Senator John McCain on his visit to the prison......he had spent 5 years here as a POW
John McCain's Airforce uniform that he was wearing when he was shot down in the Vietnam War
Guillotine used on Vietnamese prisoners by the French-
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