Vietnam unexploded ordnance, both bombs dropped by americans and land mines laid by both sides during the vietnam war, remain a big problem in central vietnam for children and adults alike. in response, crs has implemented a mine risk education program in quang tri province near the former khe sanh battlefield. this image shows the yard of a scrap metal merchant in tan hop. 80% of the steel comes from bombs, either exploded or unexploded. collecting and selling scarp metal has for long been an income for many poor people in the area
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Image id: 1194-2558
Release status: Not Model or Property Released
Shot date: May 2009
Upload date: August 2012
Artist: Sean Sprague
Release status: Not Model or Property Released
Shot date: May 2009
Upload date: August 2012
Artist: Sean Sprague
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