HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — U.S. officials are not attending the main public event commemorating the end of the Vietnam war in Ho Chi Minh City this week, according to a guest list released by the organizers and seen by NPR.

I wonder why the u.s isn’t joining thinking-about-it

Top of the list, announced at the final rehearsal for the April 30 military parade, are Vietnam’s biggest friends — Laos, Cambodia, Cuba and China.

What a fun list of friends. Bet there’s gonna be some fuckjng great food there

On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese troops stormed the Independence Palace in central Saigon — now known as Ho Chi Minh City — ending the almost 20-year war that caused great losses to both North and South Vietnam, as well as the South’s ally the United States.

What a fun twisting of history. Anyways get fucked America, it’s time to party!

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    I got a comrade who’s over there right now, there’s a portuguese association called Red Routes that organizes groups to go visit stuff, including portugal, red tourism basically.

    He just facetimed me to show me his bus going through Hanoi, pretty cool place, crazy amount of motorcycles compared to cars. Kinda regretting a little bit that I didn’t go with him.