More than a museum

The War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City is more than a museum, it's a bold statement of communist propaganda outlining the horrific war crimes committed during the American War. Horrific pictures and commentary line the walls of this impressive gallery and tell stories of the atrocities carried out by American soldiers, including blatant massacres of women and children and widespread use of chemical weapons such as napalm and agent orange. In fact, the original name of the museum was The Museum of American and Chinese War Crimes, but was changed to avoid offending tourists from these countries. There's always two sides to every story, but the Vietnamese Government has done a really good job of making sure that their side rings loud and clear at museums, monuments, on posters, and in video documentaries all over Vietnam.