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Vietnam roar

The Vietcong are as distant a memory as the �Grunts� of the US forces who fought them during the Vietnam War � except in the pitches of the country�s bizarre tourist trade. By Nick Meo

Bob might be a paunchy middle-aged builder back home in Essex, but you can see a gleam of martial determination in his eye as he pays $60 for a clip of ammo for his rented M-60 and instructs his Thai girlfriend to sit at the bar, sip her rice wine, and watch.