Left one out dang it. I visited N Vietnam very briefly one afternoon. Got a very chilly reception.
Forget your "olive branch"?
That must have been it. Wandered up there not meaning to be an ass, hadn’t even farted, next thing you know there’s all these flashes on the ground and real bullets zinging by. But back then there was a reason I didn’t go anywhere without my Snake buddies. 20mm is too cool!