Seventy years after First Indochina War, French relatives still searching for missing pilot

It has been nearly 70 years since the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, which lasted from March to May 1954 and ended in victory for Vietnam against the French forces. France is still trying to find the bodies of soldiers who went missing during the First Indochina War. Two men have spent decades searching for clues about the death of their uncle, who served in the French air force. We join them during their quest in northern Vietnam. Long Tran and Rosa Le Gall report.
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[@malpreece5008]

Fascinating history. Hope that family were able to find closure by visiting the resting place of their uncle.

[@liar-liar]

That's what they get for pleasing the US

[@Penny-mk7fv]

Big words from a poster using an American website and technology

[@lehoang3532]

That's actually the wrong way around. The US pleases France (up to, and including promotion of colonalism) so that France stays within NATO command and keep being anti-Soviet. By 1954, 80% of French military expenditure in Indochina (modern day Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia) was funded by the US