After Allied forces discovered the vast tunnel network beneath the Iron Triangle in 1966, the war in Vietnam took on a ...
COLUMBIA — Cu Chi, Vietnam, 1967. Former Army Staff Sgt. C.W. Bowman stumbled into what appeared to him to be an underground hospital and was greeted by several Viet Cong soldiers drawing their ...
Tunnel rats were American and Australian volunteers sent into Viet Cong tunnel systems to recover intelligence, disarm traps, and hunt enemies in total darkness. Chosen for their size, nerve, and ...
Vietnam veteran Gary Spurling shares his harrowing experiences as a 'tunnel rat' and escort for fallen soldiers.