One baby to save a lot of people

Underground tunnels at Cu Chi village is more commonly known as an interesting historical sights and challenging. However, the hall which became the basis of the struggle under Vietcong militiamen in the war against the United States (1959-1975) kept a dark story. "Many tourists are more admired the heroic story of Vietcong fighters together with Vietnamese troops in the war against the French and the Americans who helped the South Vietnamese. However, there are some bitter memories, and the patient feels about 10 thousand fighters and citizens who have lived for decades in the narrow hallway and dark, "said Nhi Nguyen, a tour guide in Ho Chi Minh City.

One story that slash is the sacrifice of a mother surnamed Le who was forced to kill a newly born child in order to save the fate of many people in the underground tunnel. Nhi not know exactly when this story happened, but the incident took place during the Vietnam war against America.

"Age of the war, the government asked the woman not have sex with their partner during their stay in the tunnel. However, a female Vietcong sympathizer that time was already pregnant," said Nhi when Indonesia took the tourists from Ho Chi Minh City-Saigon-popularly called the tunnel in the village of Cu Chi, which took more than two hours of travel.

"My mother was forced to give birth in the basement. However, should a newborn baby, that poor child was crying loudly. It is very dangerous," said Nhi.

"Though a baby's cries could be heard above the ground. This is risky making U.S. forces find and attack the tunnel," continued the guide who was quite fluent in Indonesian.

So, the mother was not there another way besides kill her child stop crying. "The baby's nose and hold him until his son bekap not move again," said Nhi.

For the commanders and Vietcong fighters, step mother because Le is a heroic act could save many lives from attacks by artillery and warplanes bombing the U.S. into the tunnels of Chu Ci. However, she became very upset and fatal consequences.

"He felt very lost on the departure of his son who had been murdered. Then, after a united and independent Vietnam in 1975, the mother is disturbed his soul and then commit suicide," said Nhi borne by the story until it had burst into tears.

His boss, Hung Tran, revealed that the story was now always expressed our tour guide every time they take the tourists into the tunnels of Cu Chi.

"There are many more stories that illustrate the sacrifices of the people underground. Many of those who die due to bad sanitation and disease. Not to mention, exposed to bites of poisonous animals and insects that live underground," said Hung.

In addition, the community was forced to dig a new tunnel deeper to find water sources. "The action came after the U.S. forced them to do damage the Saigon River with Napalm bombs which pollute the water," says Hung.