Abstract
PeaceTrees Vietnam has explosive ordnance disposal programs in Dakrong and Huong Hoa, the two westernmost districts of Quang Tri province bordering Laos. Huong Hoa was the scene of the Battle of Keh Sanh in 1968. These mountainous districts lack sufficient infrastructure and are afflicted by extreme poverty. The districts include a large number of ethnic minorities who have no written language, do not speak Vietnamese and suffer injuries from unexploded ordnance at a higher rate than the ethnic Vietnamese in the region. The war severely impacted the two districts, and about 80 percent of the territory is considered contaminated.
Recommended Citation
Yunker, Claire
(2015)
"PeaceTrees' EOD Program in Vietnam,"
The Journal of ERW and Mine Action
: Vol. 19
:
Iss.
1
, Article 3.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol19/iss1/3
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